Chapter 24

Question 1

What is IP address

Answer 1

They are internet protocol addresses and all are unique. They are virtual addresses and not hardware addresses. It is 32 bit number.

Question 2

What is host

Answer 2

Any computer that connects to internet using TCP/IP protocol is called host.

Question 3

What are 2 parts of IP address

Answer 3

1. Prefix (Identifies the physical network to which the computers are attached)
2. Suffix (Identifies an individual computers/hosts on network)

Question 4

What is network number

Answer 4

In IP address, the physical network in an internet is assigned a unique value known as network number.

Question 5

Does network number always unique

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Does network number assigned globally and suffix assigned locally

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

What is class of IP address

Answer 7

How many bits allocated on suffix and prefix determine the class. How many actual physical network and how many host we can connect to physical network is determined by class of IP address.

Question 8

What is class full addressing scheme

Answer 8

The original class of IP addresses is known as class full addressing scheme. It gives a kind of standard of classes so we can use them according to our needs.

Question 9

What are total classes for IP address

Answer 9

Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E