Which one of these TCP/IP options on your workstation is responsible for handling the conversion of a web site name to its TCP/IP address?
A) TCP/IP Address
B) Subnet Mask
C) Gateway
D) DNS
The answer: D) DNS
If you want to do any conversion from a host’s fully-qualified domain name to a TCP/IP address, you’ll usually ask a Domain Name System (DNS) server to provide the conversion. For your workstation to know the location of the DNS server, you’ll need to include the TCP/IP address of the DNS server in your TCP/IP configuration.
The incorrect answers:
A) TCP/IP Address
Your local workstation’s TCP/IP address won’t help with the conversion between domain names and IP addresses.
B) Subnet Mask
The subnet mask of a device is used to determine which subnet a device uses. Although this will help you with routing outside of your subnet, it won’t help you determine the IP address of a web site.
C) Gateway
The gateway configuration on a device is responsible for pointing your computer to its default router to other IP subnets.
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