What is dns ? What is AD ? Concepts on windows and Linux.

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DNS is a system that translates domain names into IP addresses. AD is a directory service used for authentication and authorization.

DNS stands for Domain Name System and is used to translate domain names into IP addresses
AD stands for Active Directory and is a directory service used for authentication and authorization in Windows environments
Windows and Linux both use DNS to resolve domain names to IP addresses
Linux uses a file called /etc/resolv.conf to configure DNS settings
Windows uses the DNS Client service to resolve DNS queries
AD is used to manage users, computers, and other resources in a Windows environment
Linux uses LDAP for directory services instead of AD

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