what is an IP Address

An IP address (or Internet Protocol address) is a unique address that certain electronic devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network using Internet protocol. It is a logical address assigned to a device in the network. Current version of IP address is Ipversion6. it is a 128 bit address. But it is not largely implemented. Current popular version in Ipv4. it is a 32 bit address. For example 61.11.124.160. IP addresses are managed and created by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). The IANA generally allocates super-blocks to Regional Internet Registries, who in turn allocate smaller blocks to Internet Service Providers (ISP) and enterprises.