A key component of the Internet and how it works revolves around the Domain Name System, otherwise known as DNS. The underlying technology behind the Internet, is that when a computer needs to ...

This lets your computer find and load it properly. How does a DNS server work? When you enter a URL, what you're really doing is asking your computer to find and connect to another IP address .

The Domain Name System converts website names into IP addresses so your computer can understand the query. Here's what that means. Skip to Main Content.