DNS

Domain Name System (DNS) is an industry standard TCP/IP (Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) suite protocol. Basically, DNS is a “user name resolution” system; it converts alpha-numeric names into numeric IP address and vice-versa.

Understanding DNS

When you type in Google.com in your browser’s address bar, it’s a DNS server that maps this website name (i.e. Google.com) to the IP address of the server where the website is actually hosted.

How Does DNS Work

DNS protocol works as a “Server DNS” and “Client DNS.”

It is a part of the application layer of the TCP/IP reference model.

DNS is widely used in the Internet as well Intranet environments for naming conversions.… Read the rest