McKi_IPrAd Flashcards
A 32-bit address scheme
IPv4 address
IPv4 addresses are capable of this many possible addresses
4.2 billion
Each section of an IPv4 address is referred to as this
Octet
An IPv4 address is comprised of this many octets
4
Each octet in an IPv4 address contains this many bits
8
IPv4 addresses are written in this format
Decimal
Each octet in an IPv4 address is separated by this
Period
This is the range of possible values in each octet of an IPv4 address
0 thru 255
A 128-bit address scheme
IPv6 address
IPv6 addresses allow for this many unique addresses
340 undecillion
Each section of an IPv6 address is referred to as this
Quartet
An IPv6 address is comprised of this many quartets
8
Each quartet in an IPv6 address represents this many bits of data
16
IPv6 addresses are written in this format
Hexadecimal
Each quartet in an IPv6 address is separated by this
Colon
These are the ranges of possible values in each quartet of an IPv6 address
0 thru 9, A thru F
Binary bits are represented by these
1’s or 0’s
Method of simplifying an IPv6 address by hiding consecutive all-zero blocks
Compression
Method of simplifying an IPv6 address by trimming leading zeros
Suppression
Types of IP addresses not visible to the public
Private IP address
Range of Class A IPv4 addresses
10.0.0.0 thru 10.255.255.255