INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COMPUTER NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET
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Question
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Root-Level Server
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Fully qualified domain name server
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Top-Level Server
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TCP/IP Server
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Detailed explanation-1: -The root server directs the query based on the top-level domain–the .com, .edu or .org in the URL. This is a more specific part of the lookup.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: At the top of the DNS hierarchy are the root name servers. The root name servers are the highest-level DNS servers in the entire namespace, and they maintain information about the top-level domains.
Detailed explanation-3: -A TLD refers to the last chunk of a DNS name, such as “.com"; each TLD has its own set of name servers which are responsible for their leg of the name resolution process. The root zone (".") is to the root name servers as a TLD is to the name servers run specifically for that TLD.
Detailed explanation-4: -A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet after the root domain. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space.