What does an IP address do?

Answer 1

An IP address is a number that identifies your computer and the network area it is a part of. Every device directly connected to the internet has a unique address. Home and office machines typically have IP addresses that reflect the hierarchy of the network they are on.

You can think of an IP address as being similar to a postal address. It describes where to send data so that it reaches it's destination.

Answer 2

"IP" stands for Internet Protocol. It is generally called an "IP Address". IP addresses are used to identify your computer on local networks, and on the internet. It is basically your identity on the internet so sites can keep track of who has been to their site. IP addresses are strings of nuibmers like xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The numbers can also be used to identify where to person's computers is based on a certain string of numbers in the IP address.

Answer 3

IP addresses are assigned by the network and gives a source and destination to where the data sent and received will go. Imagine this is the same as the postal system for anywhere in the world. Without physical addresses, how would the company that you bought this item for know where to send it to you?

Answer 4

The IP address of a computer, or any other object in a network, is their identity and address on which you can communicate with them.

So when you for example want to send a message to an other computer in your network, you have to enter their IP Address as the target of your message.

Answer 5

With the persons you can shut down there computer and even get into there computer to hack files. There are many more things you can do.

Answer 6

IP (Internet Protocol) role is to identify the machine via the IP address. IP address is the same concept as postal address.

Answer 7

Internet Provider. ie: Bigpond