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What Is The Need of DNS

The document discusses what DNS is and how it converts domain names to IP addresses. It also covers different types of domains like generic, country, and inverse domains. It defines what the World Wide Web is and how pages are interconnected through hyperlinks. Finally, it provides a definition of email as a method to send electronic messages between computers over the Internet.

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What Is The Need of DNS

The document discusses what DNS is and how it converts domain names to IP addresses. It also covers different types of domains like generic, country, and inverse domains. It defines what the World Wide Web is and how pages are interconnected through hyperlinks. Finally, it provides a definition of email as a method to send electronic messages between computers over the Internet.

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What is the Need of DNS?

Every host is identified by the IP address but remembering numbers is very difficult for people also
the IP addresses are not static therefore a mapping is required to change the domain name to the IP
address. So DNS is used to convert the domain name of the websites to their numerical IP address.

Types of Domain

There are various kinds of domain:

Generic domains: .com(commercial), .edu(educational), .mil(military), .org(nonprofit organization),


.net(similar to commercial) all these are generic domains.

Country domain: .in (India) .us .uk

Inverse domain: if we want to know what is the domain name of the website. Ip to domain name
mapping.

What is World Wide Web (WWW, W3)?

The World Wide Web -- also known as the web, WWW or W3 -- refers to all the public websites or
pages that users can access on their local computers and other devices through the internet. These
pages and documents are interconnected by means of hyperlinks that users click on for information.
This information can be in different formats, including text, images, audio and video.

What is an Email?

Email stands for Electronic Mail. It is a method to send messages from one computer to another
computer through the Internet. It is mostly used in business, education, technical communication,
and document interactions.

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