DNS Record Types

Question 1

A

Answer 1

Host; provides IP to FQDN resolution

Question 2

AAAA

Answer 2

provides IPv4 to FQDN resolution

Question 3

PTR

Answer 3

pointer; provides resolution from FQDN to IP address (reverse lookup)

Question 4

SoA

Answer 4

Start of Authority; provides address of server authoritative for the zone

Question 5

NS

Answer 5

lists name servers for the zone

Question 6

SRV

Answer 6

service records; lists critical network services and their IP addresses

Question 7

CNAME

Answer 7

Alias

Question 8

MX

Answer 8

Mail