2.5 – Structures of an IP Address

Question 1

IPv4

Answer 1

32 bits

• x . x . x . x = 32 bits
• x = 8 bits [0–255]

Question 2

Octet

Answer 2

each x is an octet because it represents 8 bits

• 1st Octet = limited to 1-223
• Because of classes of IP addresses