Types of DNS records)

From http://www.hscripts.com/tools/HDNT/dns-record.php

A domain name is a unique name that you choose for your web site. All
Websites are identified only by their names called as domain names. Each
Domain name has a unique IP address. This page helps you to find the IP
Address for given hostname.
This tool converts the hostname to IP address.

Types of DNS records:

A record: Address Record maps a hostname to a 32-bit IPv4 address.

Aaaa record: AAAA record IPv6 address record maps a hostname to a 128-bit IPv6 address.

Cname record: Canonical name record is an alias of one name to another.

MX record: Mail exchange Record maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain.

PTR record: Pointer record maps an IPv4 address to
Canonical name for that host. Setting up a PTR record for a hostname in
The in-addr.arpa domain that corresponds to an IP address implements reverse DNS lookup for that address.

NS record: Name Server record maps a domain name to a list of DNS servers authoritative for that domain.

SOA recordStart of authority record specifies the DNS server providing authoritative information about an internet domain.

SRV record: It is a generalized service location record.

TXT Record: This record is used to implement the sender policy framework.