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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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






2. 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.






3. 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 ______.






4. 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






5. 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.






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. ______ 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.






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






31. 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 ______.






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






33. 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.






34. 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: _______.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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:






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.






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






47. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.






48. 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.






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






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