| domain | dnsperf.com |
| summary | This content discusses three key components of the Domain Name System (DNS):
1. Authoritative DNS Providers: These are entities that have the responsibility for a specific domain name, managing its DNS records and providing authoritative answers to queries about that domain. Examples include Google (public DNS) and OpenDNS.
2. Public DNS Resolvers: These are services that answer DNS queries on behalf of end-users. They don't manage DNS data but retrieve it from authoritative servers or cache previous responses. Popular public DNS resolvers include Google Public DNS (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) and Google DNS (198.48.100.1).
3. DNS Root Servers: These are the foundation of the DNS hierarchy, responsible for translating human-readable domain names into IP addresses. There are 13 root servers distributed globally, maintaining a database of domain name space information and directing queries to more specific servers.
In summary, authoritative providers manage specific domains, public resolvers answer user queries, while root servers serve as the foundation for translating domain names into IP addresses. |
| title | DNS Performance - Compare the speed and uptime of enterprise and commercial DNS services | DNSPerf |
| description | Compare the speed and uptime of enterprise and commercial DNS services |
| keywords | performance, providers, uptime, public, root, servers, data, location, world, period, last, days, type, quality, filters, premium, tests |
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| nslookup | A 63.176.8.218, A 35.157.26.135 |
| created | 2025-11-08 |
| updated | 2025-11-08 |
| summarized | 2025-11-13 |
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