Review the following list of key terms:
DNS (domain name system) A system for naming resources on TCP/IP networks.
domain name A name assigned to a hierarchical partition of the DNS namespace.
FQDN (fully qualified domain names) The name generated by concatenating a hostname with a domain name.
hostname A single name used to identify a computer (host).
LMHosts A file that associates IP addresses to NetBIOS names.
resource record An entry added to zone files. There are a number of resource record types, and each type has a specific purpose.
WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) A WINS server is a Microsoft implementation of a NetBIOS name server.
zone file The configuration files used by DNS servers. These text files are used to configure DNS servers.
