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DNS (Domain Name System)

  • DNS service translates the domain name into corresponding IP address.
  • DNS servers takes domain name and return back corresponsing IP address.
  • Each domain name is typically served by one or more DNS servers for redundancy.
  • Command to get IP address from domain name: nslookup www.google.com

Top Level Domains

Examples: .com, .in, .np, .ca