Part one of term paper
A numeric code that identifies a particular computer on the Internet . Just as a street address identifies the location of your home or office , every computer or network on the Internet has a unique address, too. You register your address with InterNIC as both a name , which is referred to as the domain name , and a number ( 198.137.240.100 ...

Part two of term paper
... addresses. Class A addresses are for very large companies. Both Class A and Class B addresses are very hard, if not impossible, to get. Usually, companies will get multiple Class C addresses. Internet address The address can be split into a network number (or network address) and a host number unique to each host on the network and sometimes also a subnet address. The way the address is split depends on its "class", A, B or C as determined by the high address bits: Class A - high bit 0, 7 ...