Suppose you're a kid and looking for your mom. Your mom has her real name (ip address), but you ask everyone in the room, where's "my mom" (DNS name).
The people in the room (DNS services) realize who you're looking for, and point you in the direction of mom.
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Suppose you're a kid and looking for your mom. Your mom has her real name (ip address), but you ask everyone in the room, where's "my mom" (DNS name).
The people in the room (DNS services) realize who you're looking for, and point you in the direction of mom.