CyberCertPrepSecurity FundamentalsNetworking FundamentalsEASYFree question
What is the primary purpose of DNS (Domain Name System)?
- A.To encrypt web traffic
- B.To assign IP addresses to devices automatically
- C.To translate domain names into IP addresses
- D.To filter malicious websites
Why C is correct
DNS translates human-readable domain names (like www.example.com) into IP addresses (like 93.184.216.34) that computers use to identify each other on the network. Without DNS, you would need to memorize numerical IP addresses for every website.
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