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Distributed systems often store the same data on multiple nodes to improve availability, fault tolerance, read scalability, and geographic performance . Replication introduces a difficult question: when one copy changes, how quickly must every other copy reflect that update?

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed naming system that translates human-readable domain names (like example.com) into IP addresses used by machines to communicate over the internet.

A distributed system is a group of independent computers that communicate over a network and cooperate to provide one service. Applications use distributed architectures to handle more traffic, improve availability, process data closer to users, and continue operating when individual components fail

Domain Name System (DNS) is the distributed naming system that translates human-readable domain names into IP addresses used by computers and networks.

The CAP theorem describes a fundamental constraint in distributed data systems : during a network partition, a system cannot guarantee both strong consistency and full availability for every request.