IP Addresses: The Internet’s Home Numbers

Every device on the Internet has a unique number called an IP address (Internet Protocol address).
It’s like your digital street address.
For example:

• IPv4 address → 192.168.1.2
• IPv6 address → 2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334

Without IP addresses, your messages wouldn’t know where to go.