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Thus, [[ICANN]] must ensure the stability of the [[DNS]] is preserved even is this may lead to the limitation of alternate roots which could cause conflicts.  

Thus, [[ICANN]] must ensure the stability of the [[DNS]] is preserved even is this may lead to the limitation of alternate roots which could cause conflicts.  

The [[DNS]] works based on a hierarchy. In this way, when a resolver is looking for information concerning a domain name, such as "www.icannwiki.com", it will be given access to the resource record about ".com" by one of the root servers, which informs the resolver which computers have authoritative information about the names within the .com [[TLD]]. The resolver then sends a query to one of those authoritative ".com" nameservers asking for details regarding "icannwiki.com". A query will eventually reveal thh IP address of the computer designated by the name "www.icanwiki.com". <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/icp/icp-3.htm ICANN and the authoritative root]</ref>

The [[DNS]] works based on a hierarchy. In this way, when a resolver is looking for information concerning a domain name, such as "www.icannwiki.org", it will be given access to the resource record about ".org" by one of the root servers, which informs the resolver which computers have authoritative information about the names within the .org [[TLD]]. The resolver then sends a query to one of those authoritative ".org" nameservers asking for details regarding "icannwiki.org". A query will eventually reveal thh IP address of the computer designated by the name "www.icanwiki.org". <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/icp/icp-3.htm ICANN and the authoritative root]</ref>

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==References==

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