FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

WEB BROWSERS TECHNOLOGY

THE INTERNET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A URL is directed to an IP by looking up which kind of server?
A
Web
B
Food
C
DNS
D
Email
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The browser sends a message, called a recursive DNS query, to the network to find out which IP or network address the domain corresponds to. The query goes to a recursive DNS server, which is also called a recursive resolver, and is usually managed by the internet service provider (ISP).

Detailed explanation-2: -URL Redirects To set up URL forwarding, you can modify the DNS record for a domain name to point to a different web address. When users visit the original URL, the DNS redirects to the new URL. There are two types of URL redirection: permanent and temporary.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Address Mapping record (A Record)-also known as a DNS host record, stores a hostname and its corresponding IPv4 address.

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