Saturday, November 8, 2014

Domain Name System (DNS)

The 2nd topic in 2nd quarter comp-sci, DNS.

Source:  www.inetdaemon.com
Domain Name System or DNS is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services or any resource connected to the internet or a private network. DNS is used to identify domains the at different levels in the domain hierarchical tree.

When you enter an alphanumeric address, your computer needs to understand what IP numeric addresses it needs to contact. DNS completes the job.

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