Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “What is DNS resolve?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)**DNS resolve (DNS resolution)** is the **process of converting a domain name into an IP address** using DNS. **Key point:** DNS resolve is a preparatory step that only answers the question of "where to connect", not loading a site or transferring data.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)Image**DNS resolve (DNS resolution)** is the **process of converting a domain name into an IP address** using DNS. In simpler terms: **DNS resolve is the moment when the computer finds out a site's IP address from its name**. --- ## What "resolving a name" means When you type in the browser: ``` example.com ``` the computer **does not know** where this site is located. It has to **resolve the name**, that is, answer the question: > "What IP address corresponds to this domain name?" This process is called **DNS resolve**. --- ## How DNS resolve happens (step by step, simply) 1. The application (browser) wants to open a site 2. It starts **DNS resolve** 3. The system reaches out to DNS: - first it checks the local cache - then the DNS server 4. DNS returns the IP address 5. The application connects to the server **by IP** Only after DNS resolve does the actual network connection begin. --- ## What takes part in DNS resolve The process can involve: - the browser cache - the operating system cache - a recursive DNS server - authoritative DNS servers But for an interview, the main point is: **DNS resolve = domain name -> IP address**. --- ## A common point of confusion DNS resolve is not: - loading a site - an HTTP request - transferring data DNS resolve is a **preparatory step** that only answers the question of *"where to connect"*. --- ## Real-life example DNS resolve is like: - finding a phone number by a name in your contacts - only after that can you actually call The name is the domain The number is the IP address --- ## Short interview answer Remember this formulation: > **DNS resolve is the process of resolving a domain name, in which DNS is used to convert a site's name into the corresponding IP address needed to establish a network connection.**For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.