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WHAT IS A NETWORK OR IP ADDRESS?

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NETWORK  ADDRESS It is more commonly known as IP address. It is the numeric address of a computer connected to the network. Is an asset of numbers called as 'octets' or 'dotted decimal' notation that identifies any network device. most common IP address: 192.168.1.1 IP VERSIONS IPv4 or IPversion4                    - is the standard version IPv6 or IPversion6                   - is the advanced version Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) I Pv4 addresses are canonically represented in dotted notation, which consists of four decimal numbers, each ranging from 0 to 255, separated by dots.  Each pair represents a group of 8 bits (octet) of the address. picture is from:  https://www.comms-express.com/infozone/article/ipv4/ Classes of  IP Address Class A - 1 to 126 Class B - 128 to 191 Class C - 191 to 223 Class D - 224 to 239 Class E - 240 to 255 Note: function value: 127 for mu