rootzonen

Rootzonen, also known as root zones, are the top-level domains (TLDs) in the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy. They are the final segment of a domain name, appearing after the last dot. Rootzonen are managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and its designated operators. There are two types of rootzonen: generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). gTLDs are intended for global use and include well-known examples like .com, .org, and .net. ccTLDs are specific to particular countries or territories and are denoted by two-letter country codes, such as .us for the United States or .uk for the United Kingdom. The root zone file is a critical component of the DNS, containing information about the authoritative name servers for each TLD. This file is distributed to all DNS root servers worldwide, ensuring that domain name resolution can occur efficiently and accurately. Rootzonen play a fundamental role in the functioning of the internet, enabling the translation of human-readable domain names into IP addresses that computers use to identify each other on the network.