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What protocol allows us to use a domain name like .com instead of an ip address?

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The answer is DNS (Domain Name System)

IP addresses are difficult to remember and therefore, the internet allows you to specify a computer using a host name. The same case happens to DNS. It maps domain names to IP addresses. Domain names are alphabetic making them easier to remember.



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