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Domain Name System (DNS)

The document describes the domain name system (DNS) process using an example iterative query for the domain name "ahmad.com". It involves the following key steps: (1) The root server is queried for the ".com" top-level domain. (2) The root server refers the query to the .com DNS server. (3) The .com DNS server is then queried. (4) The .com server refers the query to the authoritative name server for "google.com". (5) The authoritative name server for "google.com" is then queried to retrieve the IP address for "ahmad.com".

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Domain Name System (DNS)

The document describes the domain name system (DNS) process using an example iterative query for the domain name "ahmad.com". It involves the following key steps: (1) The root server is queried for the ".com" top-level domain. (2) The root server refers the query to the .com DNS server. (3) The .com DNS server is then queried. (4) The .com server refers the query to the authoritative name server for "google.com". (5) The authoritative name server for "google.com" is then queried to retrieve the IP address for "ahmad.com".

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Domain Name System (DNS)

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