Wednesday 7 October 2015

IP ADDRESSES!

What is an IP address?
IP means Internet Protocol and an IP address is a numerical label given to every device in a computer network that uses an Internet Protocol for communication, e.g. computer and printer.

How to find your public IP address?
To find your own IP address you can just go on Google and type in IP address and it should come up with your 32 digit number.

If you are connected to a LAN (local), find your private IP address. What does an IP address connect?
That would be those network computers that are linked to a router and share the same IP address. Included in that number are home/office networks. All routers have an IP address built in.
 
What is the difference between static and dynamic IP addresses?
A static IP address is an address that does not change over time unless changed manually,. A Dynamic IP address is an address that keeps on changing

What is the IP address of famous websites such as bbc.co.uk, twitter.co.uk and youtube.co.uk?

 bbc.co.uk = 212.58.246.93

twitter.co.uk = 128.242.240.244
YouTube.co.uk = 208.65.153.238
 
 
When and why could we want to use IP addresses to trace and track people?
If someone commits a crime or something dangerous is happening they can track that device down and go and sort it out.

No comments:

Post a Comment