What is IP, and what are the different versions of IP?

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IP stands for Internet Protocol. It is a set of rules that governs the format of data packets sent over a network.

IP is responsible for addressing and routing packets across the internet.
There are two versions of IP: IPv4 and IPv6.
IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses and supports approximately 4.3 billion unique addresses.
IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses and supports an enormous number of unique addresses.
IPv6 was introduced to address the depletion of IPv4 addresses.

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Internet protocol

Ipv4, Ipv6

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It is a unique address given to the systems which are connected to the  network to communicate over different network. 
Versions are ipv4 and ipv6.

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