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Domain Naming Service
- In addition to an IP address, computers can have an
easy-to-remenber domain name
- For example, java.sun.com
- A service called a Domain Naming Service (DNS)
translates from domain name to Internet address
- When A wants to request data from a domain name:
- It asks the DNS for the numeric Internet Address
- It includes the numeric address with the request for data
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