COMPUTER NETWORKING

Detailed explanation-1: -In the TCP/IP architecture, the label assigned to a process is called a port address. A port address in TCP/IP is 16 bits in length. A port address is a 16-bit address represented by one decimal number as shown. The following Figure shows two computers communicating via the Internet.

Detailed explanation-2: -In computing, a logical address is the address at which an item (memory cell, storage element, network host) appears to reside from the perspective of an executing application program. A logical address may be different from the physical address due to the operation of an address translator or mapping function.

Detailed explanation-3: -Internet addresses. The Internet Protocol (IP) uses a 32-bit, two-part address field. Subnet addresses. Subnet addressing allows an autonomous system made up of multiple networks to share the same Internet address. Broadcast addresses. Local loopback addresses.