Jim Campbell
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An IP Address is like a phone number for your computer.
Александр Прокудин
alexandre.prokoudine@gmail.com 2011

# Что такое IP-адрес?

"IP address" stands for Internet Protocol address, and each device that is connected to a network (like the internet) has one.

An IP address is similar to your phone number. Your phone number is a unique set of numbers that identifies your phone so that other people can call you. Similarly, an IP address is a unique set of numbers that identifies your computer so that it can send and receive data with other computers.

В настоящее время большинство IP-адресов представляют собой четыре группы цифр, разделённые точкой, например: `192.168.1.42`.

An IP address can either be dynamic or static. Dynamic IP addresses are temporarily assigned each time your computer connects to a network. Static IP addresses are fixed, and do not change. Dynamic IP addresses are more common that static addresses - static addresses are typically only used when there is a special need for them, such as administering a server.