WHAT IS TCP OR IP?

IP address is a numerical identifier assigned to each machine in IP network.

•An IP address allows a host on one network to communicate with a host on a different network, regardless of the type of LAN the host is connected to. IP addresses are hierarchical in nature.

•An IP address is 32 bits long.

•IP address are represented in Dotted-decimal form, like 172.16.3.53 or rarely in Hexadecimal like AC 10 IE 35.

Example of IP are:-

IP (Internet Protocol)
IPSec (Internet Protocol Secured)
IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6)
HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switched)
SMTP (Simple Mail Transmission Protocol)
POP (Post Office Protocol)
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)