3.8. Name Resolution Methods
Internet host names are used because they are easier to remember than the long dotted decimal IP addresses. A host name is typically the name of a device that has a specific IP address and on the Internet is part of what is known as a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). An FQDN consists of a host name and a domain name. An example of an FQDN is hostname.company.com.
Although we have phone numbers and can remember them when we need to, life would be difficult if we had to remember the phone numbers of all our friends and associates. We might be able to remember the numbers of as many as 10 friends and relatives, but after that, things would get a bit difficult. Therefore, we remember their names and have directories ...
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