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IP address and domain name???!!!!?
Explain the relationship between a domain name and an IP address
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
an ip address and a domain name are like.. ur house address and if u name it something...
for example...
A-23 purple street... --- IP address
PALM OAKS --- domain name
i hope that clarifies it .. lame attempt at analogies hehe :)
- 1 decade ago
Actually an IP address and domain name refer to the same location. Basically a Domain Name Service (DNS) server maintains a list of names (e.g. www.yahoo.com) and their corresponding ip address (e.g. 209.131.36.20). This way you don't have to remember IP addresses
Source(s): http://www.cablesupply.com/ - ?Lv 45 years ago
Having a human friendly call for a working laptop or computing device. you attempt memorising instruments of four numbers for each computing device you're able to desire to make a connection to (which comprise web content and e mail addresses). DNS servers.
