In the early days of the internet, it is just consisted of small number of computers that are bonded together with modems and telephone lines. It is noted that you could only make internet connections by giving the IP or Internet Protocol address of the computer that you wished to establish a link with. However, the mere use of the Internet Protocol or IP address could only be applicable if there were only a few hosts out there, for the reason that it became awkward as more and more internet systems are coming online.
With that major dilemma, the concept of domain name emerged. Prior to the introduction of the Domain Name System, the first noted solutions to the such dilemma was a simple text file that is maintained by the Network Information Center that handles the responsibility for mapping names to IP addresses. But then, the text file became so huge that many people found it too tough to manage. As such, the University of Wisconsin in 1983 created the Domain Name System which has the capability to map text names to IP addresses automatically. And from that introduction, the concept of the IP address and domain names is made known to man.
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