About the Domain Name System

This section discusses key concepts of the domain name system.

Purpose of DNS

The domain name system maps domain names to information associated with these names, such as IP addresses.

DNS Components

DNS components include:

A distributed database consisting of domain names and associated information

A hierarchical system of domain name servers that maintain the database and use it to respond to requests for information about a particular domain name, such as its IP address

Domain name resolvers that

Accept requests from users

Satisfy information requests by building and submitting properly formulated queries to one or more name servers or by retrieving information from a local host file

Return information to users

Cache information for future use

Types of Name Servers

There are two types of name servers in the domain name system:

Local servers maintain information for resources within a local zone. It is up to individual net- work administrators to determine the scope of a local zone.

Root servers maintain information in higher-level domains than do local servers.

Typically, when a user requires information about a domain name, the resolver queries a local server. If local servers cannot provide the information, root servers are queried next.

Naming Conventions

Each node in the domain name system has a globally unique domain name that consists of its own name, which is called a label, and the labels of all superior nodes.

DNS Name Example

Here is an example of a domain name. Note that labels are separated by periods:

mn07.amalgamated.com

In this example, mn07 is part of the higher-level domain called amalgamated.com.

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