DNS 1

Question 1

What is DNS?

Answer 1

DNS (domain name system) is like the phonebook of the internet.

Question 2

What does DNS do?

Answer 2

DNS translates host names to ip addresses.

Question 3

What does the DNS recursor do?

Answer 3

The DNS recursor is a server designed to receive queries from client machines through applications such as web browsers. The recursor is responsible for making additional requests to satisfy the client’s DNS query.