| What is DNS?: |
DNS
: On the Internet
, computers have an IP address
which is a purely numerical address (e.g. 216.71.173.244). These addresses are not easy for people to remember and are not descriptive of the website. The Domain Name
System was set up which converts meaningful domain names into numerical addresses. As the number of websites increases the current 12 digit IP addresses are running out. ISPs have a pool of IP addresses which are dynamically allocated to users each time the connect and then returned to the pool when then disconnect.
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