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IPv4 - Dotted Decimal Notation

Computer-to-computer communication (i.e., networking) requires two very basic things:

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Let's face it, doesn't it irritate you that computer systems use binary numbers? Really? Why not use the decimal system like everyone else?

[^1]: The order of these hexadecimal numbers could actually be reversed depending upon the particular computer architecture. In other words, the two 16-bit numbers might be expressed as E366 and F852, instead of 66E3 and 52F8 respectively, depending upon whether the computer architecture used the "little endian" notation or "big endian" notation. "Endianness" is beyond the scope of these articles, but more information can be found here and here.

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