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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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 ______.






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






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






9. 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 ______.






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. ______ 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.






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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






28. 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.






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






30. 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: _______.






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






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






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