4. ICANN AND THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM NAVIGATING THE INTERNET www . bgllp . com Top-Level Domain Name Third-Level Domain Name Second-Level Domain Name
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9. ICANN AND THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM NAVIGATING THE INTERNET www . bgllp . com Local DNS Server Q: Where is .com? A: Try root DNS Root DNS Server Q: Where is .com? A: Try .com gTLD server .COM gTLD Server Q: Where is .com? A: Found it! Q: Where is .bgllp.com? A: Try 2 nd -Level DNS 2 nd Level DNS Server Q: Where is .bgllp.com? A: Found it! Q: Where is www.bgllp.com A: Try 3 rd -Level DNS 3 rd Level DNS Server Q: Where is www.bgllp.com? A: Found it!