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Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful? Please rate your experience Yes No. The root zone includes delegations that lead directly or indirectly to all other zones in the hierarchy. Any server that can query the DNS root server can use the information in the delegations to find any name in the namespace. Recursive name resolution is the process by which a DNS server uses the hierarchy of zones and delegations to respond to queries for which it is not authoritative.

In other configurations, servers forward all queries that they cannot answer to another server. Forwarding and root hints are both methods that DNS servers can use to resolve queries for which they are not authoritative.

The following illustration describes how DNS resolves a name by using root hints. Forwarding enables you to route name resolution through specific servers instead of using root hints. The following illustration describes how DNS resolves a name by using forwarding. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful?