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What is a domain and a DNS?

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Domain Name and DNS
Domain names are hostnames that provide more memorable names to stand in for numeric IP addresses. e.g 4goodhosting.com is a domain name. DNS stands for Domain Name Server. It tells visitors of your website where your actual domain is hosted. e.g DNS for 4goodhosting.com is ns3.4goodhosting.com & ns4.4goodhosting.com.

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