5.2 - DNS Flashcards by Sarin Patel

Q

Domain Name System (DNS)

A

Maps names to IP Addresses

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Record Type: A

A

Name -> IP address

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Record Type: NS

A

authoritative nameserver (“refferals”)

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Q

Record Type: MX

A

mail server

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Q

Record Type: CNAME

A

canonical name

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Q

PTR

A

IP -> Name (“reverse lookup”)

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Q

AAAA

A

Name -> IPv6 address

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