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Did you know? The world's DNS system — which converts domain names into IP addresses — is powered by just 13 "root servers". They are scattered around the world, managed by 12 different organisations. If they all fail at once, the entire internet goes silent.

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The world's DNS system — which converts domain names into IP addresses — is powered by just 13 "root servers". They are scattered around the world, managed by 12 different organisations. If they all fail at once, the entire internet goes silent.

Het wereldwijde DNS-systeem — dat domeinnamen omzet naar IP-adressen — wordt aangedreven door slechts 13 "root-servers". Ze staan verspreid over de wereld, beheerd door 12 verschillende organisaties. Als ze allemaal tegelijk uitvallen, valt het hele internet stil.

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