DNS

What is DNS?

The DNS, or Domain Name System, is like the Internet's phonebook. The DNS translates the numerical IP addresses that computers use to connect into human-friendly, easy-to-remember domain names. The DNS makes browsing the Internet much easier. After all, you likely can’t remember “185.87.187.6”, but you can remember openprovider.com!

Example:

Imagine you want to visit a website by typing its name, say "www.google.com," into your browser. Your computer needs the corresponding IP address to find and display the website. This is where DNS comes in. When you enter the website's name, your computer contacts a DNS server. This server acts as the phonebook and looks up the IP address connected to the domain name. Once found, the DNS server sends this information back to your computer, which allows it to connect to the correct IP address and load the website.