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'''Root Zone''' refers to the top of the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). It contains  the names and the numeric IP addresses for all the top level domain names such as the [[gTLD]]s [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.jobs]], all the country code top level domains ([[ccTLD]]s) for example [[.us]], [[.uk]] [[.ph]] including the entire list of all the root servers.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/briefings/019/ www.isoc.org]</ref>
 
'''Root Zone''' refers to the top of the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). It contains  the names and the numeric IP addresses for all the top level domain names such as the [[gTLD]]s [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.jobs]], all the country code top level domains ([[ccTLD]]s) for example [[.us]], [[.uk]] [[.ph]] including the entire list of all the root servers.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/briefings/019/ www.isoc.org]</ref>
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The management of the DNS root zone was handled by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]). Its functions include assigning the operators of top level domains and maintenance of the technical and administrative details of the TLDs.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/root/ Root Zone Management]</ref>   
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The administration of DNS root zone is handled by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]). Its functions include assigning the operators of top level domains and maintenance of the technical and administrative details of the TLDs.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1591 RFC 1591]</ref>   
    
==Root Server Operators==
 
==Root Server Operators==
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