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NTIA’s Role in Root Zone Management

December 16, 2014

Below is a slide presentation outlining NTIA’s role in the management of the Internet’s root zone file, which includes the authoritative listing of information related to all top-level domains (TLDs), and the root WHOIS database, a separate database that contains contact information associated with each TLD and other registry information.

NTIA’s Role in Root Zone Management
Topics
IANA functions
Domain Name System