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    DNS

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    DNS translates human-readable domain names to IP addresses needed for computers to communicate on the internet. It works by having recursive DNS servers query root servers and top-level domain servers to determine the authoritative DNS server with the IP address record for a requested domain, which is then cached and provided to the requesting user's computer so it can access the website. Key components of DNS include DNS resolvers, recursive servers, root servers, top-level domain servers, and authoritative name servers.

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    DNS translates human-readable domain names to IP addresses needed for computers to communicate on the internet. It works by having recursive DNS servers query root servers and top-level domain servers to determine the authoritative DNS server with the IP address record for a requested domain, which is then cached and provided to the requesting user's computer so it can access the website. Key components of DNS include DNS resolvers, recursive servers, root servers, top-level domain servers, and authoritative name servers.

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    DNS translates human-readable domain names to IP addresses needed for computers to communicate on the internet. It works by having recursive DNS servers query root servers and top-level domain servers to determine the authoritative DNS server with the IP address record for a requested domain, which is then cached and provided to the requesting user's computer so it can access the website. Key components of DNS include DNS resolvers, recursive servers, root servers, top-level domain servers, and authoritative name servers.

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    DNS

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    DNS translates human-readable domain names to IP addresses needed for computers to communicate on the internet. It works by having recursive DNS servers query root servers and top-level domain servers to determine the authoritative DNS server with the IP address record for a requested domain, which is then cached and provided to the requesting user's computer so it can access the website. Key components of DNS include DNS resolvers, recursive servers, root servers, top-level domain servers, and authoritative name servers.

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    DNS, or Domain Name System, is a crucial component of the internet infrastructure that

    translates human-readable domain names into numerical IP addresses. This translation


    is essential because computers, servers, and networking equipment communicate using
    IP addresses, which are numerical identifiers.

    Here's how DNS works:

    1. Domain Names: Users typically access websites using domain names (e.g.,
    www.example.com) rather than IP addresses. These domain names are easier for people
    to remember.
    2. DNS Resolution: When you enter a domain name into a web browser, your computer
    initiates a DNS resolution process. It first checks its local cache to see if it already knows
    the corresponding IP address for the given domain. If the information is not found
    locally, it proceeds to the next step.
    3. DNS Query: If the IP address is not in the local cache, your computer sends a DNS
    query to a recursive DNS server. Recursive DNS servers are responsible for finding the IP
    address associated with the requested domain.
    4. Root DNS Server: If the recursive DNS server does not have the required information, it
    starts the resolution process by querying one of the 13 root DNS servers. These root
    servers maintain a list of authoritative DNS servers for top-level domains (TLDs).
    5. TLD DNS Server: The root DNS server responds to the recursive server with the IP
    address of the TLD DNS server (e.g., .com, .org, .net) responsible for the specific top-
    level domain of the requested domain.
    6. Authoritative DNS Server: The recursive DNS server then queries the authoritative
    DNS server for the specific domain. This server is responsible for maintaining the DNS
    records for the domain.
    7. DNS Records: The authoritative DNS server responds to the recursive server with the IP
    address associated with the requested domain. This information is then cached at the
    recursive server for future use and sent back to the user's computer.
    8. Website Access: Armed with the IP address, the user's computer can now connect to
    the web server hosting the requested website, and the content is retrieved and
    displayed in the user's web browser.

    Key components of DNS include:

     DNS Resolver: The client-side software or service that initiates the DNS resolution
    process on behalf of a user's device.
     Recursive DNS Server: The server that performs DNS queries on behalf of the client. It
    may cache DNS records to speed up future queries.
     Root DNS Server: One of the 13 authoritative servers at the top level of the DNS
    hierarchy. They point to the authoritative servers for top-level domains.
     TLD DNS Server: Authoritative servers responsible for top-level domains like .com, .org,
    .net, etc.
     Authoritative DNS Server: The DNS server that holds the actual DNS records for a
    specific domain.

    DNS plays a crucial role in making the internet user-friendly by allowing people to
    access websites using human-readable names rather than numeric IP addresses.

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