GSLC Question #136: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B. DNS. DNS (Domain Name System) is the internet's distributed naming system that resolves human-readable domain names (e.g., example.com) into IP addresses (e.g., 192.0.2.1) that networking equipment uses to route traffic. It functions like a phone book for the internet. The other optio

Question

Which of the following is used to translate domain names into the numerical (binary) identifiers associated with networking equipment for the purpose of locating and addressing these devices worldwide?

Options

ADFSR
BDNS
CDFS
DEFS

Explanation

DNS (Domain Name System) is the internet's distributed naming system that resolves human-readable domain names (e.g., example.com) into IP addresses (e.g., 192.0.2.1) that networking equipment uses to route traffic. It functions like a phone book for the internet. The other options are unrelated: DFSR (Distributed File System Replication) replicates files across servers; DFS (Distributed File System) provides a unified namespace for shared folders; EFS (Encrypting File System) is a Windows file encryption feature.

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