Chapter 8
The Internet Protocol
Objectives
Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:
What is the purpose of an IPv4 address?
How do you convert between decimal and binary systems?
How are IPv4 addresses and subnets used together?
What are the different IPv4 address classes?
What is the difference between the public and private IPv4 address ranges?
What are unicast, multicast, and broadcast addresses?
Key Terms
This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.
Introduction (8.0.1)
You know that you need a router to get outside of your local network. Routers alone can‛t ...
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