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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. ______ 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.






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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 ______.






27. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.






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. 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.






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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.






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.






43. 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: _______.






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






45. A ______ is a database containing records that associate names with addresses for a defined portion of a DNS namespace.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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