Difference between revisions of "Root nameserver"
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[[Root name server]] (alternatively spelled, [[root nameserver]] or, simply, [[root server]]; hereinafter, the ''Server'') is a name server for the [[root zone]] of the [[DNS|Domain Name System]] ([[DNS]]) of the [[Internet]]. | [[Root name server]] (alternatively spelled, [[root nameserver]] or, simply, [[root server]]; hereinafter, the ''Server'') is a name server for the [[root zone]] of the [[DNS|Domain Name System]] ([[DNS]]) of the [[Internet]]. | ||
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| + | The ''Server'': | ||
| + | #Maintains: | ||
| + | #*All the records in the [[root zone]]; | ||
| + | #*A list of [[TLD nameserver]]s | ||
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| + | the authoritative name servers for the appropriate top-level domain (TLD) | ||
| + | #Directly answers requests for records in the [[root zone]]; and | ||
| + | #Answers | ||
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| + | requests by returning a list of the authoritative name servers for the appropriate top-level domain (TLD). The root name servers are a critical part of the Internet infrastructure because they are the first step in translating (resolving) human readable host names into IP addresses that are used in communication between Internet hosts. | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 12 January 2019
Root name server (alternatively spelled, root nameserver or, simply, root server; hereinafter, the Server) is a name server for the root zone of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.
Functions
The Server:
- Maintains:
- All the records in the root zone;
- A list of TLD nameservers
the authoritative name servers for the appropriate top-level domain (TLD)
- Directly answers requests for records in the root zone; and
- Answers
requests by returning a list of the authoritative name servers for the appropriate top-level domain (TLD). The root name servers are a critical part of the Internet infrastructure because they are the first step in translating (resolving) human readable host names into IP addresses that are used in communication between Internet hosts.
