QUESTION 27 OF 30

What is a private IP address, and when would you use this?

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"Private IP addresses are used to identify user nodes on internal networks, also known as intranets. These maintain the anonymity of the users to anyone outside of Cisco. When users need to transmit data across the Internet, their addresses are translated into public IP addresses using NAT protocols. I use private IP addresses to keep internal user addresses secure. I also sometimes use them when I need to duplicate IP addresses on separate networks which do not see each other except when connected over the Internet."

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