What is a fully qualified domain name? If you're watching this video, chances are you're already familiar with what a domain name is. This is what you type on your web browser like ninja one.com. However, you might not be as familiar with fully qualified domain names. In this video, we'll discuss what FQ DNS are and why they're so important. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to Ninja One's IT Video Hub for more tech content like this, what is a fully qualified domain name? A fully qualified domain name simply put is like a website's complete address. Internet networks can access FQ DNS more accurately and there is no confusion when it comes to which server or resources being accessed. In line with that, here are the three components that make up a fully qualified domain Name, the host name, the domain name, and the top level domain or TLD. There are four main benefits for using an FQDN. These are enhanced network security, improved domain management, simplified troubleshooting, and improved DNS management for IT administrators. Relying on fq DNS is especially helpful in managing large networks and diagnosing network issues. Fq DNS make it easy to track virtual machines and databases even if IP addresses change. In addition, these addresses can be used to restrict access and enhance organizational security. Now let's discuss how to determine an FQDN on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. You can find an FQDN on windows, either via control panel or command prompt. The FQDN will be under device specifications within the system and security for command prompt type IP config slash all to pull up the domain name, it will be under primary DNS suffix for Mac S devices, open system settings and go to general. The FQDN will be displayed at the top of the about section. You can also find an FQDN using terminal. Open the app, then type host name F, and press enter. This command will pull up the FQDN finding. The FQDN on Linux is a simple process done on terminal open terminal on your Linux system. Enter the command host name hyphen A and press enter. Keep in mind that the hyphen A is case sensitive. While you may be swamped with information, just remember FQ DNS. Allow for precise internet connection thereby making your domain more accessible to users on the backend. Administrators can use FQ DNS to easily track all the devices and servers housed within a specific domain as well as migrate to new servers. For additional information, check out our official blog post on fully qualified domain names linked in the description below.