Flashcards on IP addresses, mask and subnets
IP Addresses, Subnet Masks, and Subnets Explained
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IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting
25 cards
Card 1
Question: What is an IP address?
Answer: An IP address is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. Its prim
Card 2
Question: What is the most widely deployed version of the Internet Protocol?
Answer: IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4).
Card 3
Question: How many bits are in an IPv4 address?
Answer: An IPv4 address is a 32-bit number.
Card 4
Question: How are IPv4 addresses typically represented to be easier for humans to read?
Answer: They are typically represented in dotted-decimal notation.
Card 5
Question: How is a 32-bit IPv4 address divided for dotted-decimal notation?
Answer: It is divided into four 8-bit segments, known as octets.
Card 6
Question: What is an example of an IPv4 address in binary and its dotted-decimal equivalent?
Answer: The binary IP address `11000000.10101000.00001010.00000001` translates to `192.168.10.1` in dotted-decimal notation.
Card 7
Question: What is the decimal range for each octet in an IPv4 address?
Answer: Each octet can range from 0 to 255 in decimal.
Card 8
Question: Why can each octet in an IPv4 address range from 0 to 255?
Answer: Because 8 bits can represent 2⁸ = 256 unique values.
Card 9
Question: What are the two main logical parts of every IPv4 address?
Answer: The network portion and the host portion.
Card 10
Question: What does the network portion of an IPv4 address identify?
Answer: The network portion identifies the specific network to which a device belongs.