{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Atom","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.atom.com\/blog","author_name":"Thom Davies","author_url":"https:\/\/www.atom.com\/blog\/author\/thom\/","title":"What is DNS? A Beginner's Guide to the Domain Name System - Atom","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JnIBA6yp6g\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atom.com\/blog\/what-is-dns-domain-name-system\/\">What is DNS? A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to the Domain Name System<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atom.com\/blog\/what-is-dns-domain-name-system\/embed\/#?secret=JnIBA6yp6g\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is DNS? A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to the Domain Name System&#8221; &#8212; Atom\" data-secret=\"JnIBA6yp6g\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.atom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DNS.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1792,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"if you\u2019re starting a business and registering a domain name, then you might need to dig a little deeper. For example, you need to understand the domain name system, or DNS. Let\u2019s start simple: the DNS is often likened to the phonebook of the internet, and it\u2019s the way that browsers find out where to access website files. It\u2019s just like how you\u2019d look up someone\u2019s phone number in the Yellow Pages (okay, in the 1990s)."}