FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is a correct definition of DNS?
A
An internet service that is used to detect errors
B
An internet service that stores data in large quantities for different companies
C
An internet service that provides a messaging service for users to communicate
D
An internet service that translates alphabetic names into IP addresses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The domain name system (DNS) is a naming database in which internet domain names are located and translated into Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. The domain name system maps the name people use to locate a website to the IP address that a computer uses to locate that website.

Detailed explanation-2: -DNS, or the Domain Name System, translates human readable domain names (for example, www.amazon.com) to machine readable IP addresses (for example, 192.0.2.44).

Detailed explanation-3: -Domain Name System (or Service) is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Because domain names are alphabetic, they’re easier to remember. The Internet however, is really based on IP addresses.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is “option 3". CONCEPT: DNS, which stands for Domain Name System, maps domain name into Internet Protocol (IP) address. Hence, the DNS maps the IP addresses to a hierarchy of domain names.

Detailed explanation-5: -DNS translates domain names to IP addresses so browsers can load Internet resources. Each device connected to the Internet has a unique IP address which other machines use to find the device.

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