IPUX CS101A manual Hex, Intranet, Internet address, IP address

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HEX	Short for hexadecimal refers to the base-16 number
	system, which consists of 16 unique symbols: the
	numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F. For example, the
	decimal number 15 is represented as F in the
	hexadecimal numbering system. The hexadecimal
	system is useful because it can represent every byte (8
	bits) as two consecutive hexadecimal digits. It is easier
	for humans to read hexadecimal numbers than binary
	numbers.
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Intranet	This is a private network, inside an organization or
	company that uses the same software you will find on the
	public Internet. The only difference is that an Intranet is
	used for internal usage only.
Internet	The Internet is a globally linked system of computers that
	are logically connected based on the Internet Protocol
	(IP). The Internet provides different ways to access
	private and public information worldwide.
Internet address	To participate in Internet communications and on Internet
	Protocol-based networks, a node must have an Internet
	address that identifies it to the other nodes. All Internet
	addresses are IP addresses
IP	Internet Protocol is the standard that describes the layout
	of the basic unit of information on the Internet (the
	packet) and also details the numerical addressing format
	used to route the information. Your Internet service
	provider controls the IP address of any device it connects
	to the Internet. The IP addresses in your network must
	conform to IP addressing rules. In smaller LANs, most
	people will allow the DHCP function of a router or
	gateway to assign the IP addresses on internal networks.
IP address	IP address is a 32-binary digit number that identifies
	each sender or receiver of information that is sent in
	packets across the Internet. For example 80.80.80.69 is
	an IP address. When you “call” that number, using any
	connection methods, you get connected to the computer
	that “owns” that IP address.

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