It's sounds technical but quite simply, each time you visit a website from your web browser on a mobile, tablet, laptop or PC, your device completes a DNS Lookup which matches the IP address with a domain name, similar to how you match up a telephone number with a contact in your address book or contact list.
The same process is carried out when you send an email or connect to a server.
This makes it easier for 'Humans', to remember a name to access resources or send information over the internet, rather than trying to remember the IP address of websites, email addresses or web based services.
The DNS settings on a domain name can be managed and configured to suit any specific requirements, such as email, web hosting, networks and servers.
What are the DNS records?
Every type of DNS record contains the following items:
- Name: The host or domain.
- Type: The record's purpose.
- Value: The target IP address or text.
- TTL: Time to Live, which determines how many seconds a server should cache the record before fetching a fresh copy.
When it comes to the type of DNS records, each one is categorised and used for different functions.
