Question

Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) represents each IP address as a 32-bit binary number. Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) represents each IP address as a 128-bit binary number. Which of the following best describes the result of using 128-bit addresses instead of 32-bit addresses?

Answer 1

296 times as many addresses are available

Answer 2

The result of using 128-bit addresses instead of 32-bit addresses is that 2⁹⁶ times as many addresses are available.

What is an IP address?

An IP address is the abbreviation for internet protocol address and it refers to a unique set of numbers that are assigned to a computer and other network devices, in order to successfully differentiate them from one another in an active network connection.

In computer networking, the internet protocol (IP) address is made up of two (2) main versions and these include;

• Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4).

• Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6).

Since IPv4 represents each IP address as a 32-bit binary number, result of using 128-bit addresses instead of 32-bit addresses is that 2⁹⁶ times as many addresses are available.

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