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Computer Network/Networking Layers - Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model

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7 - Application Layer

Domain Name System/Service (DNS)

Created on Mar 17, 2019 · Last Modified on Jul 14, 2025

Domain Name System/Service (DNS)
  • is an internet application service that maps IP addresses to Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) and vice versa
  • categorized as a 7 - Application Layer

DNS Uses

  • TCP for Zone transfer
  • UDP for DNS queries

Subpages

  • DNS Attacks
  • DNS Client
  • DNS Encryption
  • DNS Message Format
  • DNS Query (Lookup - Recursive - Iterative - Non-Recursive)
  • DNS Resource Records/Entries (DNS RR)
  • DNS Server (DNS Resolver - Root Server - Top-Level Server - Authoritative Server)
  • DNS Zone
  • Host Name / Hostname - Domain Name - Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) - Absolute Domain Name (ADN) - Partially Qualified Domain Name (PQDN) - Relative Domain Name (RDN)