2.2. Task 2.2: Naming Network Devices
Each device worth accessing in your network has an address that must be known. Network devices can also be named, so finding them is a more intuitive process, just like being able to look up a phone number by using a name. A name can be linked with an IP address, and this association can be logged in a database that can then be accessed by others. As a result, you can contact the device by using its name without ever knowing its address, because name resolution occurs automatically and behind the scenes. All you have to know is the name of the device.
Device names need to make sense to those that access the resources the devices serve. Often the name is found by searching an index of devices by type. So ...
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