Domain Name System

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Contents 1 History of DNS 2 Name Syntax And Rules Of DNS 2.1 Top-Level Domains 2.2 Name Syntax And Type 3 Implementation of DNS 3.1 Mapping Domain Names To Addresses 3.2 Domain Name Resolution 3.3 Caching 3.4 Domain Name System Message Format 3.5 Abbreviation Of Domain Names 4 Security Concerns 5 Domain Registration 6 References 7 See Also 8 External Links

History of DNS

DNS^[1]

Name Syntax And Rules Of DNS

Top-Level Domains

Name Syntax And Type

Implementation of DNS

Mapping Domain Names To Addresses

Domain Name Resolution

Caching

Domain Name System Message Format

Abbreviation Of Domain Names

Security Concerns

Domain Registration

References

1. Comer, D. E. (2006). The domain name system (DNS). Internetworking with TCP/IP (Fifth ed., pp. 419-441). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
2. "What is DNS?: Domain Name System(DNS)". Retrieved on 2009-04-07
3. "History of the Domain Name System". Retrieved on 2009-04-07.
4. "Domain Name System (DNS) History". Retrieved on 2009-04-07.

See Also

External Links

• "How DNS Works: Domain Name System(DNS)".

--Jacky Ng (Ngck) 00:22, 7 April 2009 (EDT)