A company's application is hosted by an internet provider at app.example.com. The company manages with Amazon Route 53. Which Route 53 record should be created to address this?

The correct answer is C. CNAME record. another domain name (e.g., app.example.com). This allows users to access the application using the company’s custom domain while DNS resolution automatically points to the external hostname. Alias records are used for AWS resources like CloudFront or ELB, not external

Submitted by tunde_lagos· Mar 5, 2026Networking

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Options

AA record
BAlias record
CCNAME record
DPointer (PTR) record

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A
3% (1)
B
10% (3)
C
83% (24)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

another domain name (e.g., app.example.com). This allows users to access the application using the company’s custom domain while DNS resolution automatically points to the external hostname. Alias records are used for AWS resources like CloudFront or ELB, not external

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#Route 53#CNAME record#DNS

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