what is the difference between setting up a Domain and a DNS server? Do the two correspond to each other in any relative way?

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what is the difference between setting up a Domain and a DNS server? Do the two correspond to each other in any relative way?
 
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A domain name identifies an Internet resource, typically a website. Beyond that, it also functions as a collection of computing devices that are all members of the same business. For example, Google has a website and its employees will have a number of servers, desktops and laptops which are a part of it. In this sense, a domain is used for inter-device connectivity and to provide centralised services.

DNS stands for Domain Name Service, and all it does is translate an IP address to a domain name. For example, instead of remembering something like 10.180.41.70, you simply type www.whatever.com and DNS links the two together.
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bill001g

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There is a huge difference between just getting a domain and having a dns server and hosting the domain yourself. Unless you are a large company you would not tend to host a domain on one of your own servers. Now there is also a difference between a DNS that is acting only internally to your network and hosts internal names and proxy external dns and a real dns server that owns a domain on the internet.

DNS is actually a very advanced topic on how all these pieces hook together. You are best off starting with one of the many wiki pages on dns and then come and ask specific questions.
 
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A domain name identifies an Internet resource, typically a website. Beyond that, it also functions as a collection of computing devices that are all members of the same business. For example, Google has a website and its employees will have a number of servers, desktops and laptops which are a part of it. In this sense, a domain is used for inter-device connectivity and to provide centralised services.

DNS stands for Domain Name Service, and all it does is translate an IP address to a domain name. For example, instead of remembering something like 10.180.41.70, you simply type www.whatever.com and DNS links the two together.
 
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