The Domain Name Service (DNS) is one of the fundamental building blocks on which the internet is built, and is an extensive entity that contains a vast amount of information in its database. In reality, we generally only use a small part of the DNS's capability, and here we explain how the components of a DNS server fit together.
The Domain Name Service (DNS) is one of the fundamental building blocks on which the internet is built. Although we identify internet-connected computer systems - web servers, FTP servers and so on...
To continue reading this article...
Join Computing
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
- Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
- Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
- Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
- Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
- Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders