The domain name service (DNS) is a distributed database that allows users to communicate with other computers by:
A) assigning IP addresses to different domain names.
B) mapping host names to domain names.
C) creating IP addresses that are unique to servers.
D) assigning domain names to different IP addresses.
E) mapping host and domain names to IP addresses of computers.

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DNS maps host and domain names to IP addresses, allowing users to access computers using human-readable names instead of numeric IP addresses.

The Domain Name Service (DNS) Is a Distributed Database That