Devices are given IP addresses.
Define the term dynamic IP address.
Mark scheme
Award one mark for:
- (An IP address that) can change / is not permanent (1)
Allow a changing IP address.
Allow a temporary IP address.
Allow it is assigned each time the device connects to the internet.
Do not accept an IP address that is assigned (automatically) by a router/DHCP without any idea that it can change.
Do not accept static IP address / fixed IP address / an IP address that never changes (this is a static IP address).
Example answers and how they were marked
An IP address that can change each time the device connects to the internet.
Why: States that the IP address can change (1).
An IP address that is assigned automatically by a router.
Why: Describes assignment only; the mark scheme does not accept assignment without the idea that the address can change.
An IP address that never changes.
Why: Confuses dynamic with static; the Do not accept line applies.