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DNS Resolver: Translates website names into IP addresses
ex. nslookup [website]
Will give you Name and IP address
DNS registrar: Allows you to buy or rent website addresses if available
Purpose: Keeps records of registered domains
Root Name Server: Top of the DNS hierarchy that directs website traffic queries to the correct TLD
Purpose: Reads website extension to give direction
ex. .com, .org, .gov, .edu, etc
TLD Name Server (Top-Level Domain Name Server): Manages domain extensions to help find the correct address by pointing your network to the site's name server (Authoritative Name Server)
Authoritative Name Server: Stores the original DNS records for a specific domain name
A - Address Record used to resolve a name to an IPv4 address (most common record)
CNAME - Canonical Name Record to alias one name to another
AAAA - Address Record used to resolve a name to an IPv6 address
PTR - A pointer that uses reverse DNS lookup (maps IP address back to Domain name)
MX (Mail Exchange) - Records for used for emails
NS (Name Server) record - Provides the name of the Authoritative server within a domain
SRV - A resource record that specifies hostname and port number for specific services.
SOA (Start of Authority) - Records administrative information about DNS zones