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Google gets into DNS

Google has launched a new service that it expects will boost web speeds and performance for users.

The leading Internet search and advertising company has inaugerated a public DNS service that users can configure to access through their own Internet connections.

DNS servers translate human readable domain names into the physical IP addresses of web, email and other Internet servers, allowing users to navigate using "Uniform Resource Location" (URL) names rather than the numerical quad-dot addresses that are actaally used to access servers on the Internet.

DNS services are normally handled by the user’s Internet service provider (ISP). But Google claims that its own public DNS service will provide better performance than most ISPs currently offer.

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