Difference between revisions of "How the Domain Name System Works"
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Acronym: '''D'''omain '''N'''ame '''S'''ystem | Acronym: '''D'''omain '''N'''ame '''S'''ystem | ||
| − | The DNS is a system made up of many servers and databases whose job it is to resolve [[ | + | The DNS is a system made up of many servers and databases whose job it is to resolve [[Domain Name]]s to [[IP Address]]es. |
The Domain Name System is a distributed database arranged hierarchically. Its purpose is to provide a layer of abstraction between other Internet services (web, email, etc.) and the numeric addresses (IP addresses) used to uniquely identify any given machine on the Internet. | The Domain Name System is a distributed database arranged hierarchically. Its purpose is to provide a layer of abstraction between other Internet services (web, email, etc.) and the numeric addresses (IP addresses) used to uniquely identify any given machine on the Internet. | ||
Revision as of 05:28, 20 September 2010
Acronym: Domain Name System
The DNS is a system made up of many servers and databases whose job it is to resolve Domain Names to IP Addresses.
The Domain Name System is a distributed database arranged hierarchically. Its purpose is to provide a layer of abstraction between other Internet services (web, email, etc.) and the numeric addresses (IP addresses) used to uniquely identify any given machine on the Internet.