What is an IP address?

 

 

 

 

 Basically IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique numerical value that is assigned to any computer or printer on a computer network that uses an internet protocol for communication purpose. Protocol is basically rules (for Network its rules for communication).
IP address serves for two basic purposes:
1. Host or network interface identification
2. Location Addressing

For exploring more about IP addressing read on wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address