Q: Concerning IP address shortages, what is the most important difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
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Q: In terms of IP address scarcity, what is the primary difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
- It will be less expensive for a company to have multiple IPv6 addresses as compared to IPv4 addresses.
- There are many, many more potential IPv6 addresses than IPv4 addresses.
- IPv6 addresses are simpler and therefore easier to remember than IPv4 addresses.
- IPv6 addresses are more secure.
Explanation: A 32-bit address space is used by IPv4, which results in around 4.3 billion distinct addresses being available. On the other hand, Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) utilizes a 128-bit address space, which provides a much greater number of addresses at around 340 undecillion (3.4 × 10^38). The problem of IP address depletion, which is a worry with IPv4, is addressed by the substantial number of addresses that are available with IPv6.
