DNS delegation of terp.umd.edu updated: May 22, 2013 4:08:20 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
terp.umd.edu.
.
(b,e,c,a,f,m,d,j,h,i,l,k,g).root-servers.net.
2
terp.umd.edu.
edu.
(d,g,c,a,f,l).edu-servers.net.
3
terp.umd.edu.
umd.edu.
(ns1,noc,ns2).umd.edu.
We pick b.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about terp.umd.edu and learn that edu is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask d.edu-servers.net where we learn that umd.edu is delegated to three name servers, including ns1.umd.edu (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: