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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. 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.
notification
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
digitally sign
2. 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.
public key
Remove stale
NS record and an associated A record
CNAME resource records
3. The ______ service uses SRV records to locate DCs in a domain by searching the domain for the LDAP service.
Netlogon
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Service location (SRV)
4. The ______ option stores the zone in the user-created application directory partition specified in the associated drop-down list box.
%systemroot%System32Dns
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
5. Consequently - when aging is enabled - dynamically registered resource records can be scavenged after ___ days by default.
DNS zone
ForestDnsZones
enable zone transfers
14
6. 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.
enable zone transfers
Secondary
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
Scavenging
7. Public key cryptography provides ______ - which means that separate keys are used to encrypt and decrypt data.
asymmetric encryption
Scavenging
enable zone transfers
Group Policy
8. 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.
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
trust anchor
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
%systemroot%System32Dns
9. 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
GlobalNames zone
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
partition
standard
10. 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.
Retry Interval
manually enlist
A DS record
Service location (SRV)
11. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.
Minimum (Default) TTL
Name Servers
Secondary
DNS server
12. A ______ is a public key for a remote DNS server that is trusted and able to provide DNSSEC responses.
will not
trust anchor
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
13. ______ 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
ForestDnsZones
NRPT
Service location (SRV)
14. 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.
%systemroot%System32Dns
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
AD Zone Replication Scope page
primary
15. What is the name of the record that contains a hash of the public key in a delegated subdomain?
Trust anchors
trust anchor
A DS record
CNAME resource records
16. Win 7 clients can be configured to request DNSSEC through the Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) in ______.
DomainDnsZones
DNS server
Netlogon
Group Policy
17. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
manually enlist
parent and child AD DS domains
disabled
18. 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.
DomainDnsZones
Standard zones
Notify
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
19. 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
AD Zone Replication Scope page
masters
the cache life of a resource record
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
20. A ______ is a database containing records that associate names with addresses for a defined portion of a DNS namespace.
notification
DNS zone
NS record and an associated A record
Standard zones
21. DNSSEC enables a DNS server to ______ the resource records in its zones.
digitally sign
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
CNAME resource records
DNS server
22. 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.
Refresh Interval
stub
GlobalNames zone
DNS server
23. The most common resource records you need to create manually include the following:
Name Servers
Minimum (Default) TTL
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
Notify
24. You can perform a delegation only from a ________________.
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
AD Zone Replication Scope page
parent zone to a child zone
aging
25. This operation reloads the secondary zone from the local storage.
masters
will not
Reload
ForestDnsZones
26. 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.
aging
asymmetric encryption
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
Expires After
27. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.
Standard zones
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
manually enlist
28. 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: _______.
Refresh Interval
disabled
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
Standard zones
29. 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 ______.
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
partition
Refresh Interval
Standard zones
30. 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:
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Name Servers
Refresh Interval
time stamp
31. 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.
will not
A DS record
masters
Reload
32. 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
AD Zone Replication Scope page
Secondary
Reload
Enterprise Admins
33. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.
A DS record
accepted
aging
will not
34. You use Group Policy to configure DNS clients to _________________.
will not
Notify
asymmetric encryption
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
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
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
asymmetric encryption
Trust anchors
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36. For a DC to fall within the scope of such a directory partition - you must ______ that DC in the partition.
manually enlist
DNS zone
partition
aging
37. 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.
NS record and an associated A record
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
digitally sign
Minimum (Default) TTL
38. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created. List them.
Minimum (Default) TTL
Expires After
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.
Service location (SRV)
39. Alias resource records are sometimes called canonical names (CNAME). These records allow you to ______ a single host.
notification
use more than one name to point to
DNS zone
%systemroot%System32Dns
40. 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.
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Retry Interval
A DS record
NRPT
41. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
Service location (SRV)
14
42. 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.
parent zone to a child zone
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Secondary
43. 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
aging
Secondary
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
DNS server
44. DNSSEC in Win Server 2008 R2 allows a ______ to validate DNS data on behalf of its Win 7 clients.
use more than one name to point to
DNS server
the cache life of a resource record
CNAME resource records
45. To create a custom application directory partition - type the following command:
partition
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
Netlogon
Enterprise Admins
46. In this way - digital signatures use ______ cryptography to prove that information is unspoofed and unchanged.
server level and at the zone level
public key
Notify
standard
47. To configure notifications - click ______ on the Zone Transfers tab when zone transfers are enabled.
aging
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
Notify
parent zone to a child zone
48. Used to facilitate the resolution of single-label computer names in a large network.
GlobalNames zone
Netlogon
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
Group Policy
49. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
Remove stale
delegate
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
50. 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
ForestDnsZones
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
CNAME resource records
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master