Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 4 - Networking and the Internet - Chapter Review Problems - Page 211: 21

Answer

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Work Step by Step

The role of a name server is to translate domain names into IP addresses. When a user types a domain name (e.g., www.example.com) into a web browser, the name server is responsible for resolving that domain name to the corresponding IP address (e.g., 192.0.2.1) of the server hosting the website.
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