CompTIA Network+®: Deluxe Study Guide

Chapter 7. IP Addressing

THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA NETWORK+ EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

• 1.3 Identify the following address formats

  • IPv6

  • IPv4

• 1.4 Given a scenario, evaluate the proper use of the following addressing technologies and addressing schemes

  • Addressing Technologies

    • Public vs. private

    • DHCP (static, dynamic APIPA)

  • Addressing schemes

    • Unicast

    • Multicast

    • Broadcast

An IP address is a software address, not a hardware address—the latter is hard-coded on a Network Interface Card (NIC) and used for finding hosts on a local network. IP addressing was designed to allow hosts on one network to communicate with a host on a different network regardless ...