1.4. Domain name history

History of Domain Names

The domain name system emerged in 1983 as a revolutionary method of identifying computers and websites on the internet. ARPANET pioneered the initial domain name structure, creating a hierarchical naming system that could translate human-readable website addresses into numerical IP addresses. By 1984, the first top-level domains like .gov, .edu, .com, .mil, and .org were … Read more

Evolution of DNS

The Domain Name System (DNS) emerged in the early days of ARPANET as a solution to map complex numerical IP addresses to human-readable domain names. Prior to DNS, network administrators manually maintained a single text file called HOSTS.TXT which listed all computer network addresses. Paul Mockapetris created the original DNS protocol in 1983, revolutionizing how … Read more