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Practice CPA®CPA ISC Practice Exam 5Question 05

Easy1 markMultiple Choice

Area I: Information SystemsIT InfrastructureNetworkingArea I

CPA · Question 05 · Area I: Information Systems

Which component of IT architecture is primarily responsible for translating domain names (like www.aicpa.org) into IP addresses that computers use to communicate?

Answer options:

A.

DHCP Server

B.

Web Server

C.

DNS Server

D.

Proxy Server

How to approach this question

Recall the function of core network services.

Full Answer

C.DNS Server✓ Correct

DNS Server

The Domain Name System (DNS) server translates human-readable domain names into IP addresses.

Common mistakes

Confusing DHCP (assigning IPs) with DNS (resolving names).

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