Every webpage is basically a long string of numbers. But that is the kind of mayhem from which the Domain Name System (DNS) rescues us.
It’s the internet’s phonebook and helps convert domain names (which are easier for humans to remember) into numerical IP addresses (which computers use to communicate). The Domain Name System (DNS) has played a crucial role in the Internet since the Web2 era and it’s always been responsible for the prompt and accurate direction of our digital requests: