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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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1. 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.






2. There are three basic steps in _______________: 1. Enable GlobalNames zone support. 2. Create the GlobalNames zone. 3. Populate the GlobalNames zone.






3. 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: _______.






4. If either of the default application directory partitions is deleted or damaged - you can re-create them in DNS Manager by right-clicking the server node and choosing ______.






5. In this way - digital signatures use ______ cryptography to prove that information is unspoofed and unchanged.






6. 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






7. Win 7 clients can be configured to request DNSSEC through the Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) in ______.






8. 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






9. What is the name of the record that contains a hash of the public key in a delegated subdomain?






10. To enable aging for a particular zone - you have to enable this feature both at the ______ level.






11. 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.






12. You can perform a delegation only from a ________________.






13. To ______ a zone is to create a new zone for a subdomain within a DNS namespace and relinquish authority of that new zone.






14. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.






15. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created. List them.






16. 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.






17. To enable GlobalNames zone support - At an elevated command prompt - type the following: ______.






18. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in every domain in an AD forest.






19. DNSSEC enables a DNS server to ______ the resource records in its zones.






20. The most common resource records you need to create manually include the following:






21. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.






22. ______ in DNS refers to the process of using time stamps to track the age of dynamically registered resource records.






23. ______ are public keys from other zones that are used to validate digitally signed records originating from those zones and from delegated subdomains that are also DNSSEC-compatible.






24. Public key cryptography provides ______ - which means that separate keys are used to encrypt and decrypt data.






25. 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.






26. Consequently - when aging is enabled - dynamically registered resource records can be scavenged after ___ days by default.






27. What are the server requirements for storing a zone in AD?






28. What does the 10 refer to in the following example: _ldap._tcp SRV 0 0 389 dc1.lucernepublishing.com.SRV 10 0 389 dc2.lucernepublishing.com.






29. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.






30. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.






31. To configure notifications - click ______ on the Zone Transfers tab when zone transfers are enabled.






32. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.






33. DNSSEC in Win Server 2008 R2 allows a ______ to validate DNS data on behalf of its Win 7 clients.






34. 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






35. The ___________________ dialog box enables you to modify two key settings related to aging and scavenging: 1. the no-refresh interval 2. and the refresh interval






36. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in a particular domain






37. What kind of zones do not automatically perform time stamping on dynamically created resource records?






38. ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. To create a custom application directory partition - type the following command:






42. The value you configure in the ______ text box determines the default Time to Live (TTL) that is applied to all resource records in the zone. The default value is one hour.






43. To add an NS record - double-click any existing NS record in DNS Manager and add the server data to the ______ tab.






44. 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.






45. The value you configure in the ______ text box determines the length of time that a secondary server - without any contact with its master server - continues to answer queries from DNS clients. After this time elapses - the data is considered unrelia






46. The four options presented on the _____________________ are the following: 1. To All DNS Servers In This Forest 2. To All DNS Servers In This Domain 3. To All DCs In This Domain 4. To All DCs Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition






47. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created: ______






48. You use Group Policy to configure DNS clients to _________________.






49. DNS delegations are automatically used to separate ______ in a single forest.






50. The _____ option stores the zone in the domain partition. Every DC in the local domain will receive a copy of the zone - regardless of whether the DNS Server role is installed on that DC.