{"id":265,"date":"2025-07-12T18:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T18:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=265"},"modified":"2025-07-12T18:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T18:01:14","slug":"dns-domain-name-system","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/","title":{"rendered":"DNS (Domain Name System)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Domain Name System (DNS)<\/strong> is like the phone book of the internet. When you type a web address like <code>www.easydoes.tech<\/code>, DNS translates that readable name into a numerical <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;IP Address&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;An &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;IP address&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; (Internet Protocol address) is a unique string of numbers assigned to every device connected to a network. It acts like a digital mailing address, letting devices identify and communicate with each other across the internet or local networks. There are two types: &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;IPv4&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; (e.g., &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;192.168.1.1&amp;lt;\/code&amp;gt;) and the newer &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;IPv6&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; format, which supports far more devices. Your public IP address helps websites recognize your location and identity, while local IPs organize traffic inside your home network.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/ip-address\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>IP address<\/a> that servers and browsers use to find each other. This lookup happens behind the scenes almost instantly. DNS servers are managed by your ISP or third-party providers (like Google or Cloudflare), and choosing a reliable DNS service can improve speed, <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Security&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Measures to keep your accounts and personal information safe from bad actors online.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/security\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>security<\/a>, and access to blocked content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Domain Name System (DNS) is like the phone book of the internet. When you type a web address like www.easydoes.tech, DNS translates that readable name into a numerical <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;IP Address&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;An &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;IP address&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; (Internet Protocol address) is a unique string of numbers assigned to every device connected to a network. It acts like a digital mailing address, letting devices identify and communicate with each other across the internet or local networks. There are two types: &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;IPv4&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; (e.g., &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;192.168.1.1&amp;lt;\/code&amp;gt;) and the newer &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;IPv6&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; format, which supports far more devices. Your public IP address helps websites recognize your location and identity, while local IPs organize traffic inside your home network.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/ip-address\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">IP address<\/a> that servers and browsers use to find each other. This lookup happens behind the scenes almost instantly. DNS servers are managed by your ISP [&#x2026;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-265","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DNS (Domain Name System) | EasyDoes.Tech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DNS (Domain Name System) - EasyDoes.Tech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Domain Name System (DNS) is like the phone book of the internet. When you type a web address like www.easydoes.tech, DNS translates that readable name into a numerical IP address that servers and browsers use to find each other. This lookup happens behind the scenes almost instantly. DNS servers are managed by your ISP [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EasyDoes.Tech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-12T18:01:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/\",\"name\":\"DNS (Domain Name System) - EasyDoes.Tech\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-12T18:01:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-12T18:01:14+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"DNS (Domain Name System)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/\",\"name\":\"EasyDoes.Tech\",\"description\":\"Tech made simple, for everyone\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#\/schema\/person\/b8b165d957a45333263c46dac3fd9e0a\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#\/schema\/person\/b8b165d957a45333263c46dac3fd9e0a\",\"name\":\"The Prof\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/easydoes-tech-logo-1024x683.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/easydoes-tech-logo-1024x683.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":683,\"caption\":\"The Prof\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"DNS (Domain Name System) | EasyDoes.Tech","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"DNS (Domain Name System) - EasyDoes.Tech","og_description":"The Domain Name System (DNS) is like the phone book of the internet. When you type a web address like www.easydoes.tech, DNS translates that readable name into a numerical IP address that servers and browsers use to find each other. This lookup happens behind the scenes almost instantly. DNS servers are managed by your ISP [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/","og_site_name":"EasyDoes.Tech","article_modified_time":"2025-07-12T18:01:14+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/","url":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/","name":"DNS (Domain Name System) - EasyDoes.Tech","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-07-12T18:01:13+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-12T18:01:14+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/glossary\/dns-domain-name-system\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DNS (Domain Name System)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#website","url":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/","name":"EasyDoes.Tech","description":"Tech made simple, for everyone","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#\/schema\/person\/b8b165d957a45333263c46dac3fd9e0a"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#\/schema\/person\/b8b165d957a45333263c46dac3fd9e0a","name":"The Prof","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/easydoes-tech-logo-1024x683.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/easydoes-tech-logo-1024x683.png","width":1024,"height":683,"caption":"The Prof"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/easydoes.tech"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266,"href":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/265\/revisions\/266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/easydoes.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}