DNS translates names to addresses in Intro to Computing - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the sentence to explain what DNS does.

Intro to Computing

DNS translates a website's [1] into its IP address.

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AIP address

Bdomain name

CMAC address

Dport number

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Confusing IP address with domain name

Thinking DNS translates IP to domain name

DNS converts the human-friendly domain name (like example.com) into a computer-friendly IP address.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the sentence to describe what an IP address is.

Intro to Computing

An IP address is a unique [1] that identifies a device on the internet.

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Anumber

Bname

Cpassword

Dlocation

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Thinking IP address is a name

Confusing IP address with password

An IP address is a unique number assigned to each device connected to the internet.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the sentence about DNS.

Intro to Computing

DNS translates IP addresses into [1] so users can remember websites easily.

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Aport numbers

BMAC addresses

Cdomain names

Demail addresses

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Mixing up domain names and IP addresses

Confusing DNS with other network services

DNS actually translates domain names into IP addresses, but it also helps reverse lookup so users can remember names instead of numbers.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to complete the DNS lookup process.

Intro to Computing

When you type a [1] in your browser, DNS finds the [2] to connect you to the website.

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Adomain name

BIP address

Cemail address

DMAC address

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using IP address in the first blank

Confusing email or MAC address with website addresses

Typing a domain name triggers DNS to find the IP address so your browser can connect to the website.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to describe DNS translation.

Intro to Computing

DNS servers [1] domain names to [2] addresses by checking [3] records.

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Atranslate

BIP

CDNS

Dstore

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using 'store' instead of 'translate' for the first blank

Confusing DNS with IP in the third blank

DNS servers translate domain names to IP addresses by checking DNS records.