How Are Computers Named
The logical way to name computers is using domains
- All educational institutions .edu
- U Dub .washington.edu
- CSE .cs.washington.edu
- Me spiff.cs.washington.edu
The physical way to name computers is using an internet protocol address, or IP address
- spiff.cs.washington.edus IP address is: 128.95.1.207
- cs.washington.edu’s IP address: 128.95.1.4
- washington.edu’s IP address: 140.142.15.163
A domain name server (DNS) looks up human readable names and converts them to IP addresses for the Internet routers