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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Public key cryptography provides ______ - which means that separate keys are used to encrypt and decrypt data.
partition
use more than one name to point to
Notify
asymmetric encryption
2. This operation reloads the secondary zone from the local storage.
A DS record
Reload
Minimum (Default) TTL
asymmetric encryption
3. The ______ option stores the zone in the user-created application directory partition specified in the associated drop-down list box.
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
Reload
Standard zones
Expires After
4. To enable aging for a particular zone - you have to enable this feature both at the ______ level.
server level and at the zone level
Transfer From Master
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
5. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created: ______
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
%systemroot%System32Dns
Reload
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
6. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
will not
7. 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 ______.
Aging
Retry Interval
Expires After
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
8. 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.
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
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.
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
9. ______ in DNS refers to the process of using time stamps to track the age of dynamically registered resource records.
deploying a GlobalNames zone
Expires After
Aging
Netlogon
10. 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
parent and child AD DS domains
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
aging
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
11. 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.
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
parent zone to a child zone
12. The ______ service uses SRV records to locate DCs in a domain by searching the domain for the LDAP service.
use more than one name to point to
Netlogon
A DS record
trust anchor
13. 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
CNAME resource records
parent and child AD DS domains
enable zone transfers
asymmetric encryption
14. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in every domain in an AD forest.
Name Servers
asymmetric encryption
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
ForestDnsZones
15. 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.
Remove stale
Netlogon
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
DNS zone
16. 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
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
DNS zone
the cache life of a resource record
17. 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.
decreases
NS record and an associated A record
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
parent zone to a child zone
18. 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.
DomainDnsZones
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
time stamp
19. 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.
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
ForestDnsZones
Refresh Interval
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
20. 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.
Trust anchors
Transfer From Master
14
Reload
21. 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
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Expires After
Notify
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
22. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.
Refresh Interval
manually enlist
notification
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
23. 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:
A DS record
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
disabled
aging
24. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
Retry Interval
delegate
25. ______ 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
aging
standard
Service location (SRV)
26. 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.
DNS zone
primary
Trust anchors
Transfer From Master
27. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.
Service location (SRV)
decreases
Minimum (Default) TTL
deploying a GlobalNames zone
28. A ______ is a public key for a remote DNS server that is trusted and able to provide DNSSEC responses.
trust anchor
Remove stale
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
Retry Interval
29. A ______ is a database containing records that associate names with addresses for a defined portion of a DNS namespace.
DNS zone
parent and child AD DS domains
Name Servers
AD Zone Replication Scope page
30. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.
GlobalNames zone
Secondary
DomainDnsZones
use more than one name to point to
31. 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
Enterprise Admins
the cache life of a resource record
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
32. 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.
Enterprise Admins
stub
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
33. To enlist other DNS servers in the partition - type the following command:
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Name Servers
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
time stamp
34. To create a custom application directory partition - type the following command:
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
Enterprise Admins
35. ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.
Scavenging
enable zone transfers
Name Servers
Aging
36. What are the server requirements for storing a zone in AD?
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
DNS zone
A DS record
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
37. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in a particular domain
14
DomainDnsZones
Retry Interval
A DS record
38. DNS delegations are automatically used to separate ______ in a single forest.
Standard zones
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
Expires After
parent and child AD DS domains
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.
DNS zone
Retry Interval
enable zone transfers
Secondary
40. 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.
delegate
Retry Interval
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
digitally sign
41. 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.
manually enlist
Refresh Interval
Group Policy
%systemroot%System32Dns
42. 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.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Standard zones
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
43. 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
manually enlist
Aging
A DS record
44. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.
DomainDnsZones
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
decreases
Remove stale
45. 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.
Notify
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
accepted
46. 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
Netlogon
enable zone transfers
NS record and an associated A record
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
47. What is the name of the record that contains a hash of the public key in a delegated subdomain?
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Minimum (Default) TTL
A DS record
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
48. 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
CNAME resource records
AD Zone Replication Scope page
Name Servers
parent and child AD DS domains
49. 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
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
will not
50. DNSSEC in Win Server 2008 R2 allows a ______ to validate DNS data on behalf of its Win 7 clients.
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
Refresh Interval
DNS server
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain