Services Flashcards
1
Q
DNS
Domain Name System
A
A global and highly distributed network service that resolves strings of letters into IP addresses for you
2
Q
Domain name
A
The term we use for something that can be resolved by DNS.
Ex: www.weather.com
3
Q
Name Resolution
A
The process of using a DNS to turn a domain name into an IP address
4
Q
5 primary DNS types
A
- Caching
- Recursive
- Root
- TLD
- Authoritative
5
Q
Anycast
A
A technique that’s used to route traffic to different destinations depending on factors like location, congestion and link health
6
Q
Top-Level Domain
TDL
A
Represents the top of the hierarchical DNS name resolution system.
Ex: .com, .org, .edu etc.
