Domain names & IP addresses
Domain names are the familiar, easy-to-remember names for computers on the Internet
- e.g., amazon.com, icann.org, nic.or.kr
Domain names correlate to Internet Protocol numbers (IP numbers) (e.g., 98.37.241.130) that serve as routing addresses on the Internet
The domain name system (DNS) translates domain names into IP numbers needed for routing packets of information over the Internet