DNS, or Domain Name System, is a fundamental technology that translates human-readable domain names into machine-readable IP addresses. When you enter a domain name in your web browser, such as "google.com," your device sends a request to a DNS server to obtain the corresponding IP address that is associated with that domain name. This IP address is then used to establish a connection with the server that hosts the website or service you are trying to access. DNS is essential to the functioning of the internet because it simplifies the process of connecting to websites and services. Without DNS, users would need to enter the IP address of each website they wanted to access, which would be difficult to remember and error-prone. DNS also provides a way to distribute domain name registrations and ensure that each domain name is unique. DNS operates through a distributed system of servers, with each server responsible for maintaining a portion of the overall domain name space. ...