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domain name system (DNS) | A system that maps uniquely hierarchical names to specific Internet addresses |
host | A computer that other computers can use to gain information. In network architecture, a host is a client or workstation |
fully qualified domain name (FQDN) | The complete domain name of an Internet computer, such as www.CIWcertified. com |
root-level server | A server at the highest level of the Domain Name System. |
top-level domain | The group into which a domain is categorized, by common topic (company, educational institution) and/or geography (country, state |
domain name server | A server that resolves domain names into IP addresses. |
virtual domain | A hosting service that allows a company to host its domain name on a third-party ISP server |
shared domain | A hosting service that allows multiple entities to share portions of the same domain name |
cloud computing | Software, infrastructure and platform services that are hosted by a remote data center and provided to organizations over the Internet |
crowd sourcing | A problem-solving model in which a task ordinarily performed by one person is outsourced to a large group or community in order to obtain and analyze large amounts of data |