| Address (A) record – This type of record is used to translate a domain name to a specific IPv4 address. |
| Address (AAAA) record – This type of record is used to translate a domain name to a specific IPv6 address. |
| Canonical name (CNAME) record – This type of record is used to specify a secondary name (commonly referred to as alias) for an existing A or AAAA record. |
| Mail Exchange (MX) record – This type of record is used to direct the mail communications for specific domains on the Internet. The record includes a priority and mail exchange agent domain name (this references an existing A, AAAA, or CNAME). |
| Start of Authority (SOA) record – This type of record is typically configured with the creation of a zone and includes authoritative information about a specific domain name. |
| Name Server (NS) record – This delegates the authoritative name servers for a specific domain, this record is also typically configured with the creation of the zone (in simple configurations). |