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'''Root Zone''' refers to the top of the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). It contains all the top level domain name delegations such as the [[gTLD]]s [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.jobs]], all the country code top level domains ([[ccTLD]]s) for example [[.us]], [[.uk]] [[.ph]] including the entire list of all the root servers.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/about/glossary/ Glossary]</ref>
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'''Root Zone''' refers to the top of the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). It contains the names and the numeric IP addresses for all the top level domain names such as the [[gTLD]]s [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.jobs]], all the country code top level domains ([[ccTLD]]s) for example [[.us]], [[.uk]] [[.ph]] including the entire list of all the root servers.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/briefings/019/ www.isoc.org]</ref>
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The  management of the DNS root zone was handled by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]). Its functions include assigning the operators of top level domains and maintenance of the technical and administrative details of the TLDs.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/root/ Root Zone Management]</ref>  The data base of the root zone contains the records of the operators of the gTLDs and ccTLDs.
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The  management of the DNS root zone was handled by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]). Its functions include assigning the operators of top level domains and maintenance of the technical and administrative details of the TLDs.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/root/ Root Zone Management]</ref>   
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==Root Server Operators==
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The data base of the root zone contains the records of the operators of the gTLDs and ccTLDs.The root server operator include:<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/briefings/019/ Root Server Operators]</ref>
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* A - VeriSign Global Registry Services
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* B - Information Sciences Institute
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* C - Cogent Communications
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* D - University of Maryland
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* E - NASA Ames Research Center
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* F - Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.
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* G - U.S. DOD Network Information Center
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* H - U.S. Army Research Lab
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* I - Autonomica/NORDUnet
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* J - VeriSign Global Registry Services
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* K - RIPE NCC
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* L - ICANN
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* M - WIDE Project
    
==References==
 
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