DNS is to Devices as Google is to People
Thanks to search engines like google, locating articles, blogs, opinions, and even bona fide information on the Internet is as simple as posing a question in a web browser. Just type in your query then click on one of the search engine results to access the corresponding content. Of course, between the point when you click on a result and arrive at the linked page, the critical function of the domain name system (DNS) performs its crucial yet hidden role. Each search result displays text to the searcher representing content they can expect to find if they click on it. With the hypertext markup language (HTML), behind the text lies the corresponding uniform resource locator or URL. The URL is in the form of a web address that you might enter into your web browser, like www.google.com. Names are helpful for humans using the Internet to identify desired destinations, but your laptop, mobile, watch, etc., generically "device," connects to your destination using the Internet Prot...