Why do Domain Names work?
DNS resolution includes translating a hostname (such as www.example.com) into an IP address that computers can understand (such as 192.168.1.1). Each Internet-connected device has an IP address, which is required to identify the correct Internet device, much as a street address is required identify a certain residence. A translation must take place between what a user types into their web browser (example.com) and the machine-friendly address required to find the example.com webpage when they want to load it. It’s important to understand the many hardware components that a DNS server must pass through in order to learn the method underlying DNS resolution. The DNS lookup happens “behind the background” for the web browser and doesn’t involve any user input.
