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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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1. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. A ______ is a data structure in AD that distinguishes data for different replication purposes.






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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.






14. You must be a member of the ______ group to create an application directory partition.






15. 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






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 ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.






17. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.






18. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.






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.






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






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






22. This operation reloads the secondary zone from the local storage.






23. 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.






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. ______ 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.






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






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






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






33. The value you configure in the ______ text box determines how long a secondary DNS server waits before querying the master server for a zone renewal. The default value for this setting is 15 minutes.






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






38. For a DC to fall within the scope of such a directory partition - you must ______ that DC in the partition.






39. 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.






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






41. 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 ______.






42. 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:






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






44. 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.






45. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.






46. A ______ is a public key for a remote DNS server that is trusted and able to provide DNSSEC responses.






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






48. 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.






49. The ______ option stores the zone in the user-created application directory partition specified in the associated drop-down list box.






50. 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 ______.