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Qualification BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Computing

Unit number and title 10: Website Design & Development

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1) DNS
the purpose
The domain name system (DNS) is a central part of the internet, providing a way to match the name (a website you're looking for) to the
numbers (addresses for the website). Anything connected to the internet - laptops, tablets, mobile phones, websites - has Internet Protocol
(IP) addresses made up of numbers.
types
Recursive Queries
In recursive queries, the DNS client provides the host name, and the "must" DNS Resolveer provides an answer—it responds with the
relevant resource record or an error message if it is not found. The solve solveer begins the recursive query process, starting from DNS Root
Server, until a competent Name Server is found (for more on The Authorized Name Server see DNS Server Type below) that contains the IP
address and other information for the requested host name.

Recurring queries
In recurring queries, the DNS client provides the host name, and the DNS Resolveer returns the best possible answer. If the DNS solveer has
relevant DNS records in its cache, it returns them. Otherwise, it refers to the DNS client to the root server or other competent name server
near the most necessary DNS zone. The DNS client must then repeat the query directly against the DNS server to which it was mentioned.

Non-recursive query
A non-recursive query is a query in which the DNS Resolveer already knows the answer. It immediately returns the DNS record because it
has stored it in a local cache or queries the dns name server that is competent to the record, which means that it definitely keeps the correct
IP for that host name. In both cases, no additional query loops are required (as in recursive or recurring queries). Instead, a response is
immediately returned to the customer.

Domain
Domain names are managed using a worldwide system of domain registrars and databases. The
Domain Name System (DNS) provides mapping between human readable computers
server name and IP address used by the network device. DNS s knowledge and
domain registrar basics that will help domain management account administrators for SaaS
apps and services, including Google Apps for Business and Microsoft Office 365 for
professionals and small businesses.
It's helpful to have a basic understanding of DNS and the differences between domain registrars
and domain hosting services. Understanding these terms can help you understand how to sign up
and domain management.
Domain names are used in URLs and email addresses. Domain names are constructed in levels. For example, mail.contoso.com is
a domain name with the following three levels:
.com is the top-level domain
contoso is the second-level domain
mail is the third-level domain
The most common 1 st level domains today are: .com, .org, .net
DNS records are used to direct traffic to and from your domain. These records link the domain name to a specific IP address. The
following table describes commonly used DNS records and their functionality.
Name server record Identifies which name servers are the authoritative name
servers for a specific domain. DNS information can be cached
in several name servers for a period of time, but when the
cache expires, non-authoritative name servers contact the
authoritative name server for updated information about a
domain.

A record (address record) Associates a domain name with an IP address.

CNAME (Alias or canonical name) record Specifies that the domain name is an alias of another
canonical domain name. When a name server looks up a
domain and finds a CNAME record, it replaces the first
domain name with the CNAME and then looks up the new
name

MX (mail exchanger) record Identifies the server to which email is directed. It also
contains a priority field so that mail can be directed to
multiple servers in a prescribed order.

SPF (sender policy framework) An email validation system designed to help prevent email
spoofing and phishing.

SRV (service record) Specifies information about available services. SRV records
are used by Skype and Exchange Online to coordinate the
flow of information between Office 365 services.

TTL (time-to-live) The amount of time that a DNS record is retained or cached
by a name server or other servers before the server does
 another lookup on the authoritative name server. You use this
to control the number of queries made to a given name
server.

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A communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more of the bodies of an information system communication
system to communicate through any type of variations of a physical quantity. Protocols define rules, syntax, grammar, and
synchronization of communications and error recovery methods as possible.

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