Query

A request for records of a certain name to be sent to a certain DNS server.

A query is properly answered by:

An answer section, containing any records the server has that answer the query.

An authority section, containing NS records indicating where to look for more information.

an additional section, containing any additional records that might be useful in interpreting the answer and authority sections. This typically includes A records that give the IP addresses for hosts named in the first two sections.