Domain Name System (DNS)

Hosts

individual hosts refer to separate computers or services through a domain

Subdomains

subdomain extends the parent domain

Full Qualified Doamin Name (FQDN)

Name Servers

A computer designated to translate domain names into IP addresses.

Name servers give answers to queries about domains under their control. Otherwise, they point to other servers or serve cached copies of other name server's data

Zone Files

Simple text file that contains the mappings between domain names and IP.

Stored in Name Servers

Top-Level Domain (TLD) Name Registrars

An organization that manages the reservation of Internet domain.

Eg: Vietnam government manages the reservation of .vn domain.