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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. There are three basic steps in _______________: 1. Enable GlobalNames zone support. 2. Create the GlobalNames zone. 3. Populate the GlobalNames zone.
deploying a GlobalNames zone
DNS server
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Netlogon
2. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
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standard
Service location (SRV)
3. ______ in DNS refers to the process of using time stamps to track the age of dynamically registered resource records.
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Aging
Refresh Interval
4. 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
aging
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Expires After
GlobalNames zone
5. 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.
Minimum (Default) TTL
NRPT
standard
primary
6. 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.
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
%systemroot%System32Dns
manually enlist
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
7. DNS delegations are automatically used to separate ______ in a single forest.
parent and child AD DS domains
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
%systemroot%System32Dns
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
8. 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
deploying a GlobalNames zone
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
AD Zone Replication Scope page
accepted
9. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.
manually enlist
NS record and an associated A record
aging
notification
10. This operation reloads the secondary zone from the local storage.
Netlogon
Transfer From Master
stub
Reload
11. The most common resource records you need to create manually include the following:
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Expires After
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
AD Zone Replication Scope page
12. 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.
Transfer From Master
time stamp
Minimum (Default) TTL
DNS server
13. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.
decreases
Refresh Interval
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
Aging
14. ______ 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.
Trust anchors
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
parent zone to a child zone
Aging
15. You can perform a delegation only from a ________________.
use more than one name to point to
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
delegate
parent zone to a child zone
16. For a DC to fall within the scope of such a directory partition - you must ______ that DC in the partition.
NRPT
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
manually enlist
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
17. 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
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
18. What are the server requirements for storing a zone in AD?
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
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.
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
DNS zone
19. 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
Transfer From Master
CNAME resource records
notification
manually enlist
20. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
DomainDnsZones
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
21. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
trust anchor
the cache life of a resource record
22. You use Group Policy to configure DNS clients to _________________.
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
DNS server
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
stub
23. 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.
public key
primary
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
24. To add an NS record - double-click any existing NS record in DNS Manager and add the server data to the ______ tab.
manually enlist
Name Servers
digitally sign
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
25. 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.
aging
Service location (SRV)
use more than one name to point to
Remove stale
26. You must be a member of the ______ group to create an application directory partition.
deploying a GlobalNames zone
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
Remove stale
Enterprise Admins
27. 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
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
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.
AD Zone Replication Scope page
28. To enlist other DNS servers in the partition - type the following command:
disabled
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
Group Policy
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
29. Alias resource records are sometimes called canonical names (CNAME). These records allow you to ______ a single host.
disabled
use more than one name to point to
parent zone to a child zone
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
30. A ______ is a database containing records that associate names with addresses for a defined portion of a DNS namespace.
DNS zone
digitally sign
Reload
stub
31. 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.
%systemroot%System32Dns
Standard zones
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
32. DNSSEC in Win Server 2008 R2 allows a ______ to validate DNS data on behalf of its Win 7 clients.
Scavenging
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
masters
DNS server
33. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created: ______
asymmetric encryption
ForestDnsZones
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
34. To create a custom application directory partition - type the following command:
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
enable zone transfers
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
35. 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.
Refresh Interval
GlobalNames zone
stub
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
36. 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.
the cache life of a resource record
accepted
DomainDnsZones
%systemroot%System32Dns
37. 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.
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
Retry Interval
38. 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
ForestDnsZones
the cache life of a resource record
accepted
asymmetric encryption
39. 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: _______.
time stamp
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
DNS zone
Transfer From Master
40. Used to facilitate the resolution of single-label computer names in a large network.
primary
Secondary
DNS zone
GlobalNames zone
41. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in a particular domain
DomainDnsZones
deploying a GlobalNames zone
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
ForestDnsZones
42. To enable GlobalNames zone support - At an elevated command prompt - type the following: ______.
aging
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
Notify
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
43. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.
will not
Enterprise Admins
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
standard
44. Win 7 clients can be configured to request DNSSEC through the Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) in ______.
digitally sign
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
Group Policy
masters
45. A ______ is a public key for a remote DNS server that is trusted and able to provide DNSSEC responses.
trust anchor
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
Secondary
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
46. DNSSEC enables a DNS server to ______ the resource records in its zones.
digitally sign
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Standard zones
ForestDnsZones
47. 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.
parent and child AD DS domains
Remove stale
notification
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
48. 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
enable zone transfers
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
Enterprise Admins
delegate
49. The ______ service uses SRV records to locate DCs in a domain by searching the domain for the LDAP service.
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
Netlogon
50. 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 ______.
accepted
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
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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.