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Next, these numbers are used to identify the location and the server that contains the information we need.

Whenever you open a website, your browser sends a request to the Domain Naming Server, where the human-readable URL is converted into a machine-readable set of numbers. Internet Protocol (IP) address is a set of numbers that play a two-pronged role in a network – one to identify a device uniquely and the other to identify its location. This unique address is called the IP address. In other words, every device on a network has a unique address that helps with its identification. Just like how individuals are unique, devices are unique too! Not in a physical sense but by the way they identify themselves in a network.