DNS

Internet system that translates domain names to IP addresses.

DNS

Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet’s phonebook. It translates human-readable domain names (like example.com) into numerical IP addresses (like 192.0.2.1) that computers use to locate each other on the network.

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DNS is an acronym for Domain Name System, which originated in the late 1980s.

DNS is like a phonebook for the internet, translating website names (like google.com) into numbers computers use to find them.

What is DNS? It translates domain names into IP addresses
How does it work? DNS servers store records that map domain names to IP addresses
Why is DNS important? It allows users to access websites using easy-to-remember names instead of complex IP addresses

Internet protocols

BIND PowerDNS

Internet

infrastructure network protocol