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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Used to facilitate the resolution of single-label computer names in a large network.
Aging
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
Standard zones
GlobalNames zone
2. To enable aging for a particular zone - you have to enable this feature both at the ______ level.
Trust anchors
server level and at the zone level
aging
Aging
3. To create a custom application directory partition - type the following command:
the cache life of a resource record
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Secondary
4. The refresh interval is the time after the no-refresh interval during which time stamp refreshes are ______ and resource records are not scavenged. The default refresh interval is 7 days.
accepted
disabled
1. Start of Authority (SOA) record that defines basic properties for the zone. 2. NS record signifying the name of the server or servers authoritative for the zone.
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
5. Any of three events can ________________: When the refresh interval of the primary zone's SOA resource record expires - When a server hosting a secondary zone boots up - When a change occurs in the configuration of the primary zone and this primary
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
aging
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
6. During this operation - the server hosting the local secondary zone determines whether the serial number in the secondary zone's SOA resource record has expired and then pulls a zone transfer from the master server.
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
Trust anchors
server level and at the zone level
Transfer From Master
7. There are three basic steps in _______________: 1. Enable GlobalNames zone support. 2. Create the GlobalNames zone. 3. Populate the GlobalNames zone.
standard
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
deploying a GlobalNames zone
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
8. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.
DomainDnsZones
disabled
use more than one name to point to
will not
9. DNSSEC enables a DNS server to ______ the resource records in its zones.
GlobalNames zone
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
digitally sign
deploying a GlobalNames zone
10. The ______ option stores the new zone in the Domain-DnsZones partition. Every DC in the local domain and on which the DNS Server role is installed will receive a copy of the zone.
DomainDnsZones
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
DNS zone
11. The no-refresh interval is the period after a time stamp during which a zone or server rejects a ______ refresh. The default no-refresh interval is 7 days.
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
time stamp
Remove stale
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
12. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.
the cache life of a resource record
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
NRPT
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
13. By right-clicking a secondary zone in the DNS Manager console tree - you can use the shortcut menu to perform the following secondary zone update operations:
DNS server
standard
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Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
14. Public key cryptography provides ______ - which means that separate keys are used to encrypt and decrypt data.
Group Policy
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
asymmetric encryption
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
15. To configure notifications - click ______ on the Zone Transfers tab when zone transfers are enabled.
Expires After
Notify
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
16. A ______ zone provides original read-write source data that allows the local DNS server to answer DNS queries authoritatively about a portion of a DNS namespace.
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Refresh Interval
use more than one name to point to
primary
17. You can perform a delegation only from a ________________.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
primary
deploying a GlobalNames zone
parent zone to a child zone
18. The ______ option stores the zone in the user-created application directory partition specified in the associated drop-down list box.
standard
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
Service location (SRV)
delegate
19. A secondary zone will not be recognized as a valid name server until it contains a valid copy of zone data. For the secondary zone to obtain this data - you must first ______ to that server.
A DS record
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NRPT
enable zone transfers
20. The ______ option stores the new zone in the ForestDnsZones partition. Every DC in the entire forest and on which the DNS Server role is installed will receive a copy of the zone.
digitally sign
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
Group Policy
Name Servers
21. TTL values are not relevant for resource records within their authoritative zones. Instead - the TTL refers to ______ in nonauthoritative servers. A DNS server that has cached a resource record from a previous query discards the record when that reco
DomainDnsZones
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
the cache life of a resource record
22. In this way - digital signatures use ______ cryptography to prove that information is unspoofed and unchanged.
Retry Interval
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
public key
DomainDnsZones
23. For a DC to fall within the scope of such a directory partition - you must ______ that DC in the partition.
Standard zones
DNS zone
delegate
manually enlist
24. A ______ is a data structure in AD that distinguishes data for different replication purposes.
partition
%systemroot%System32Dns
deploying a GlobalNames zone
asymmetric encryption
25. This operation performs a zone transfer from the secondary zone's master server regardless of the serial number in the secondary zone's SOA resource record.
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
AD Zone Replication Scope page
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
26. This operation reloads the secondary zone from the local storage.
Reload
A DS record
notification
primary
27. Together - aging and scavenging provide a mechanism to ______ resource records - which can accumulate in zone data over time. Both aging and scavenging are disabled by default.
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
Remove stale
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
28. To ______ a zone is to create a new zone for a subdomain within a DNS namespace and relinquish authority of that new zone.
ForestDnsZones
delegate
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Secondary
29. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.
Name Servers
the cache life of a resource record
decreases
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
30. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.
will not
NRPT
Service location (SRV)
Enterprise Admins
31. When the zone is stored in a file instead of AD - by default the primary zone file is named zone_name.dns - and this file is located in the ______ folder on the server.
%systemroot%System32Dns
enable zone transfers
disabled
standard
32. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in every domain in an AD forest.
ForestDnsZones
Enterprise Admins
enable zone transfers
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
33. The source zones from which secondary zones acquire their info are called ______ - and the data copy procedures through which this info is regularly updated are called zone transfers.
masters
Group Policy
enable zone transfers
deploying a GlobalNames zone
34. Active Directory-integrated zones perform time stamping for dynamically registered records by default - even before aging and scavenging are enabled. However - primary standard zones place time stamps on dynamically registered records in the zone onl
Standard zones
NRPT
aging
Group Policy
35. A ______ is a database containing records that associate names with addresses for a defined portion of a DNS namespace.
Aging
parent zone to a child zone
DNS zone
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
36. The first step in preparing a zone for DNSSEC is to back up the current zone data. To back up a zone - type the following command at an elevated command prompt: _______.
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
the cache life of a resource record
Transfer From Master
A DS record
37. What are the server requirements for storing a zone in AD?
parent zone to a child zone
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
Minimum (Default) TTL
38. What is the name of the record that contains a hash of the public key in a delegated subdomain?
trust anchor
A DS record
use more than one name to point to
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
39. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.
%systemroot%System32Dns
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
Secondary
digitally sign
40. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.
Standard zones
Transfer From Master
disabled
will not
41. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
CNAME resource records
Scavenging
asymmetric encryption
42. When scavenging is not enabled - you can perform manual scavenging in zones by right-clicking the server icon in the DNS Manager console tree and then choosing ______.
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
ForestDnsZones
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
NRPT
43. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.
Remove stale
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
notification
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
44. When you do not store a zone in AD - the zone is called a ______ zone - and zone data is stored in text files on the DNS server.
delegate
primary
standard
Notify
45. What kind of zones do not automatically perform time stamping on dynamically created resource records?
disabled
Standard zones
DNS zone
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
46. A ______ zone is similar to a secondary zone - but it contains only those resource records necessary to identify the authoritative DNS servers for the master zone.
NS record and an associated A record
stub
Standard zones
Reload
47. The value you configure in the ______ text box determines how long a secondary server waits before retrying a failed zone transfer. Normally - this time is less than the refresh interval. The default value is 10 minutes.
NRPT
Secondary
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Retry Interval
48. ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.
will not
parent zone to a child zone
Refresh Interval
Scavenging
49. The most common resource records you need to create manually include the following:
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
Secondary
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
aging
50. The ______ allows you to specify the DNS query suffixes - prefixes - FQDNs - or reverse lookup subnets for which a Win 7 or Win Server 2008 R2 client will request DNSSEC.
Aging
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
DomainDnsZones
NRPT