Securelynkx Networks Network Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

An IP address is a unique numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

• IP addresses are used to identify and locate devices on a network

• There are two types of IP addresses - IPv4 and IPv6

• IPv4 addresses are 32-bit numbers written in decimal format (e.g. 192.168.1.1)

• IPv6 addresses are 128-bit numbers written in hexadecimal format (e.g. 2001:0db8

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) assigns IP addresses to devices on a network, while DNS (Domain Name System) translates domain names to IP addresses.

• DHCP dynamically assigns IP addresses to devices on a network

• DNS translates domain names to IP addresses

• I have experience configuring DHCP and DNS servers in network setups