Route 53 Flashcards
How we got Route 53 name?
DNS port is 53; Due to which we got the name Route 53
What is Route 53?
Route 53 is DNS service for AWS.
What is DNS?
DNS is used to convert human readable domain names into IP addresses.
What is IPv4?
32 bit network address
What is IPv6?
128 bit network address
What is top level domain?
Last word in domain name is top level domain.
What is second level domain?
second word from last in domain name is second level domain.
What is top level domain for “.com”?
.COM is top level domain
What is top & second level domain for “.co.uk”?
.UK is top level domain
.CO is second level domain
Top level domain names are controlled by which authority?
IANA - Internet Assigned Number Authority
What enforces uniqueness of domain names?
ICANN
In which database all DNS must be register?
WhoIS database
Popular domain register?
Amazon, go-daddy etc.
What is SOA?
Start of Authority record.
What SOA stores?
Every DNS hold SOA records which stores data regarding: Name of server that supply data admin for zone current version file TTL value
What is NS record?
Name Server Record is used by top level domain servers to direct traffic to the content DNS server which holds SOA record.