{"id":24496,"date":"2022-02-02T14:38:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/domains-understanding-dns\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:17:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:17:04","slug":"domains-understanding-dns","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/domains-understanding-dns\/","title":{"rendered":"Domains: Understanding DNS"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote data-identifyelement=\"465\"><p>This article provides you with information regarding the Domain Naming System (DNS)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"466\">\n<p data-identifyelement=\"468\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"471\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>DNS<\/strong> is an intricate part of how the internet works. It is often compared to a phone book, but instead of connecting phone numbers to people, it connects IP addresses to domain names.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"474\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Domain names are alphabetic and therefore easier for humans to remember. The Internet, however, is based on IP addresses, where every computer (host) is assigned a unique IP address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"476\">\n<p data-identifyelement=\"478\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"480\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>DNS made easy :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"483\">\n<p data-identifyelement=\"485\"><span class=\"fr-video fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable\"><iframe class=\"fr-draggable\" style=\"width: 632.983px; height: 355.993px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/72snZctFFtA?&amp;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"488\">\n<p data-identifyelement=\"490\">\n<hr data-identifyelement=\"492\" \/>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"493\"><strong>TIP:\u00a0<\/strong>More information regarding Domain name functions can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/category\/domains-and-company-registrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides you with information regarding the Domain Naming System (DNS) \u00a0 DNS is an intricate part of how the internet works. 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