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One of the ideas behind the internet is the fact that you can type in a friendly name and get directed to the site instead of the more unfriendly IP address. How is this possible?
The type of server is called the DNS server (or Domain name server)
The two can be easily compared to a phone book. Need to figure out a phone number? You look up the last name. Same idea, instead the phone number is the IP address, and the last name is the friendly name of the site (such as "answers.com")
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What kind of guidelines are there for domain names of an email address?
The guidelines for domain names of an email address are that it has to match the hostname and must use hyphens and dots. The name must use letters and or digits.
The third part of the domain name indicates the kind of organization that uses address what is the government organizations?
Domain names ending in .gov are governmental organizations.
The third part of the domain name indicates the kind of the organization that uses address. what is the abbreviation for the government organization?
.gov
What kind of DNS record is likely to be returned when a Web browser tries to resolve the domain part of a URI?
An A (address) record
How can you know the IP address of the computers connected to a server in Linux?
Depending on what kind of server it is, connections can be very transient. The 'netstat -nat' command should print out a list of current TCP connections.
What is the third part of the domain name indicates the kind of organisation that uses the address. What is the abbreviation commonly used for academic organisations.?
ac
How do you make a private server?
Need to know what kind of server
What kind of IP address of a given host might change each time it comes onto a network?
A dynamically assigned IP address. This is often assigned by a DHCP server, using the DHCP protocol.
What does Kind mean in English?
The German word Kind translates as child.
What is the web address of a domain name?
The domain name is the part of the URL of a site that includes the site's name (example: answers) and the suffix indicating what kind of organization it is (.com for commercial). Another example is: name (wikipedia) and suffix (.org for nonprofit organization.)
What kind of computer stores IP addresses?
Every computer connected to a network stores its own IP address, this includes small gadgets with network capabilities like some cell phones or the iPod touch .A DNS - Domain Name Server - works as a sort of phone directory for computers and stores lots of IP addresses. But a DNS is not a kind of computer, it is just a program that in principle could run anywhere.
Is a print server a kind of dedicated server?
Manages printers and print jobs
