What is the Full Form of IP ?

IP - Internet Protocol

Internet Protocol Address is used to identify each host in the Internet. The protocol is the part of the TCP/IP Protocol suite and resides in the Internet layer. It is an unreliable, connectionless protocol that is always used with transmission control protocol (TCP), which is a connection-oriented protocol.

The Services Provides by the IP Protocol include:

• Addressing - IP Addresses are unique addresses which gets assigned to each device related to the Internet. These addresses are used to discover every machine on the net.
• Routing - It is the duty of the network layer to address the undertaking of moving the packets from supply to destination, it's miles called Routing.
• Fragmentation - IP fragments the datagram into positive portions, in keeping with the scale which can be treated by using the network.

There are five one-of-a-kind instructions of IP Addresses (IPv4) - Class A, B, C, D and E. Each class has distinct range of legitimate IP addresses:

Class A     1.0.Zero.1 to 126.255.255.254
Class B     128.1.Zero.1 to 191.255.255.254    
Class C     192.0.1.1 to 223.255.254.254    
Class D     224.Zero.Zero.Zero to 239.255.255.255    
Class E     240.Zero.0.Zero to 254.255.255.254