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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






14. 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






15. 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 ______.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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 ______.






40. ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.






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






42. 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






43. ______ 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.






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. 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






47. 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.






48. 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:






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






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