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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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.






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






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






16. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. 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 ______.






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. 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.






27. 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:






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






33. 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 ______.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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