What was the motivation to replace hosts files with a more scalable name resolution process?

What will be an ideal response?


The hosts file naming system worked fine when the Internet was still the province of a few university geeks and some military guys, but when the Internet grew to about 5000 systems, it became impractical to make every system use and update a hosts file. This created the motivation for a more scalable name resolution process.
 

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Compare and contrast analog and digital RF signals.

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The ________ options ensures that slides fit within the paper size no matter what the slide size

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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 __________ programming language is the precursor to languages such as C++, C#, and Java.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which standard offers authentication, authorization, and accounting?

A. DES B. RADIUS C. MS-CHAP D. Network Access Servers (NAS)

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