| '''Root Zone''' refers to the highest level of the [[DNS|Domain Name System]] (DNS) structure. It contains the names and the numeric IP addresses for all the top level domain names such as the [[gTLD]]s ([[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]]), including [[new gTLD]]s ([[.xyz]], [[.club]], [[.google]]), as well [[CcTLD]]s ([[.us]], [[.uk]], [[.ar]]) and [[IDN]]s ([[.在线]], [[.عرب]], [[.संगठन]]) in the root zone file.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/briefings/019/ www.isoc.org]</ref> | | '''Root Zone''' refers to the highest level of the [[DNS|Domain Name System]] (DNS) structure. It contains the names and the numeric IP addresses for all the top level domain names such as the [[gTLD]]s ([[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]]), including [[new gTLD]]s ([[.xyz]], [[.club]], [[.google]]), as well [[CcTLD]]s ([[.us]], [[.uk]], [[.ar]]) and [[IDN]]s ([[.在线]], [[.عرب]], [[.संगठन]]) in the root zone file.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/briefings/019/ www.isoc.org]</ref> |
− | The DNS root zone contains over 11,000 gTLDs, CcTLDs and IDNs that are delegated to the Root Zone Database.<ref> | + | The DNS root zone contains over 1,500 gTLDs, CcTLDs and IDNs that are delegated to the Root Zone Database.<ref> |