Write a note on IP address and give its characteristics.

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Internet internally follows number based addressing system. Numeric address of a computer is called IP address by a scheme called Domain Name System (DNS). The IP address consists of four numbers from 0 to 255, separated by dots. 

The characteristics of an IP address are as follows: 

1. IP addresses are unique. 

2. IP addresses are global and standardized.

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