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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. To enable aging for a particular zone - you have to enable this feature both at the ______ level.
server level and at the zone level
A DS record
time stamp
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
2. This operation reloads the secondary zone from the local storage.
stub
Standard zones
Reload
deploying a GlobalNames zone
3. DNS delegations are automatically used to separate ______ in a single forest.
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
parent and child AD DS domains
will not
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
4. To ______ a zone is to create a new zone for a subdomain within a DNS namespace and relinquish authority of that new zone.
public key
the cache life of a resource record
NS record and an associated A record
delegate
5. 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.
Minimum (Default) TTL
decreases
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
6. To create a custom application directory partition - type the following command:
Scavenging
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Name Servers
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
7. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created: ______
DNS zone
Aging
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
aging
8. 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.
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
will not
Enterprise Admins
DomainDnsZones
9. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in every domain in an AD forest.
ForestDnsZones
%systemroot%System32Dns
DomainDnsZones
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
10. 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
disabled
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
ForestDnsZones
AD Zone Replication Scope page
11. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.
CNAME resource records
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
notification
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
12. The ______ service uses SRV records to locate DCs in a domain by searching the domain for the LDAP service.
Netlogon
Transfer From Master
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
Group Policy
13. 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.
14
Refresh Interval
aging
deploying a GlobalNames zone
14. You use Group Policy to configure DNS clients to _________________.
deploying a GlobalNames zone
Reload
accepted
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
15. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.
parent and child AD DS domains
Secondary
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
accepted
16. In this way - digital signatures use ______ cryptography to prove that information is unspoofed and unchanged.
will not
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
public key
17. Alias resource records are sometimes called canonical names (CNAME). These records allow you to ______ a single host.
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
parent zone to a child zone
use more than one name to point to
DomainDnsZones
18. To add an NS record - double-click any existing NS record in DNS Manager and add the server data to the ______ tab.
Name Servers
digitally sign
delegate
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
19. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.
standard
A DS record
decreases
DNS zone
20. What is the name of the record that contains a hash of the public key in a delegated subdomain?
use more than one name to point to
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
A DS record
21. 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.
the cache life of a resource record
time stamp
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
server level and at the zone level
22. 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.
public key
Service location (SRV)
aging
%systemroot%System32Dns
23. 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.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
masters
disabled
24. 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.
Scavenging
Transfer From Master
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
Minimum (Default) TTL
25. 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.
Enterprise Admins
Remove stale
AD Zone Replication Scope page
Secondary
26. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.
Expires After
will not
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
Aging
27. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.
trust anchor
primary
disabled
manually enlist
28. 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.
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
asymmetric encryption
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
29. You must be a member of the ______ group to create an application directory partition.
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
Enterprise Admins
DomainDnsZones
Name Servers
30. Used to facilitate the resolution of single-label computer names in a large network.
masters
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
Trust anchors
GlobalNames zone
31. DNSSEC in Win Server 2008 R2 allows a ______ to validate DNS data on behalf of its Win 7 clients.
Expires After
DNS server
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
32. ______ 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.
DNS zone
public key
masters
Trust anchors
33. To enable GlobalNames zone support - At an elevated command prompt - type the following: ______.
NRPT
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
34. 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.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
manually enlist
Notify
public key
35. 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.
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
Trust anchors
manually enlist
primary
36. 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
asymmetric encryption
ForestDnsZones
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
37. There are three basic steps in _______________: 1. Enable GlobalNames zone support. 2. Create the GlobalNames zone. 3. Populate the GlobalNames zone.
Expires After
%systemroot%System32Dns
deploying a GlobalNames zone
stub
38. 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
aging
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
partition
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.
39. 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
the cache life of a resource record
accepted
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
CNAME resource records
40. ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.
public key
Scavenging
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
41. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in a particular domain
decreases
DomainDnsZones
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
42. 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
AD Zone Replication Scope page
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
CNAME resource records
43. ______ in DNS refers to the process of using time stamps to track the age of dynamically registered resource records.
Aging
CNAME resource records
asymmetric encryption
Service location (SRV)
44. 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
ForestDnsZones
Scavenging
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
trust anchor
45. 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 ______.
disabled
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
trust anchor
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
46. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.
DNS zone
DNS server
Remove stale
aging
47. DNSSEC enables a DNS server to ______ the resource records in its zones.
stub
Netlogon
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
digitally sign
48. Public key cryptography provides ______ - which means that separate keys are used to encrypt and decrypt data.
use more than one name to point to
asymmetric encryption
NS record and an associated A record
primary
49. What kind of zones do not automatically perform time stamping on dynamically created resource records?
14
parent and child AD DS domains
Standard zones
aging
50. 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.
Refresh Interval
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
stub
standard