What is the purpose of a CNAME record?

The correct answer is B. to associate an alias to a canonical domain name. A CNAME (Canonical Name) record is used in DNS to map an alias name to the canonical (true) domain name. This allows multiple domain names to refer to the same resource without

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Ato map a domain name to an IP address
Bto associate an alias to a canonical domain name
Cto identify the authoritative name server for a domain
Dto direct email to a mail server

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D
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A CNAME (Canonical Name) record is used in DNS to map an alias name to the canonical (true) domain name. This allows multiple domain names to refer to the same resource without

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