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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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1. 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 ______.






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






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






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






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






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






7. To enlist other DNS servers in the partition - type the following command:






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Also recommended for use in the following scenarios: When a host specified in an A resource record in the same zone needs to be renamed - When a generic name for a well-known server such as www needs to resolve to a group of individual computers tha






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:






14. 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






15. 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 ______.






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. For a delegation to be implemented - the parent zone must contain a _____ and an _____ (called a glue record) pointing to each authoritative server of the delegated domain.






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






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






23. 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.






24. Used to facilitate the resolution of single-label computer names in a large network.






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






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






27. 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.






28. The ______ service uses SRV records to locate DCs in a domain by searching the domain for the LDAP service.






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






30. 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.






31. Alias resource records are sometimes called canonical names (CNAME). These records allow you to ______ a single host.






32. 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: _______.






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. 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.






35. 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.






36. 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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.






50. 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.