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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
%systemroot%System32Dns
the cache life of a resource record
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.
enable zone transfers
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
Expires After
3. ______ 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 server
Trust anchors
masters
A DS record
4. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.
manually enlist
deploying a GlobalNames zone
DNS server
disabled
5. 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.
public key
digitally sign
Retry Interval
Refresh Interval
6. 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.
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.
Reload
Retry Interval
7. A ______ is a database containing records that associate names with addresses for a defined portion of a DNS namespace.
NRPT
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
DNS zone
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8. 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 ______.
%systemroot%System32Dns
delegate
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
DNS server
9. DNSSEC enables a DNS server to ______ the resource records in its zones.
GlobalNames zone
Netlogon
parent zone to a child zone
digitally sign
10. The ______ service uses SRV records to locate DCs in a domain by searching the domain for the LDAP service.
Expires After
disabled
Group Policy
Netlogon
11. 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
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
Name Servers
Standard zones
12. 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.
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
%systemroot%System32Dns
NRPT
enable zone transfers
13. For a DC to fall within the scope of such a directory partition - you must ______ that DC in the partition.
manually enlist
will not
Scavenging
asymmetric encryption
14. You can perform a delegation only from a ________________.
parent zone to a child zone
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.
Enterprise Admins
Notify
15. The most common resource records you need to create manually include the following:
Expires After
use more than one name to point to
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
enable zone transfers
16. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
primary
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
parent zone to a child zone
17. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.
will not
public key
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
asymmetric encryption
18. Alias resource records are sometimes called canonical names (CNAME). These records allow you to ______ a single host.
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
Retry Interval
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
use more than one name to point to
19. 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:
stub
Trust anchors
notification
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
20. What are the server requirements for storing a zone in AD?
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
primary
DNS server
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
21. A ______ is a public key for a remote DNS server that is trusted and able to provide DNSSEC responses.
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
the cache life of a resource record
disabled
trust anchor
22. To enable GlobalNames zone support - At an elevated command prompt - type the following: ______.
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
will not
primary
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
23. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.
manually enlist
Retry Interval
decreases
Scavenging
24. 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
ForestDnsZones
public key
aging
Retry Interval
25. What kind of zones do not automatically perform time stamping on dynamically created resource records?
Standard zones
Transfer From Master
accepted
Minimum (Default) TTL
26. 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.
enable zone transfers
NS record and an associated A record
Refresh Interval
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
27. 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.
Netlogon
Service location (SRV)
Remove stale
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.
28. 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
asymmetric encryption
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
Notify
Expires After
29. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created. List them.
A DS record
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.
Standard zones
Netlogon
30. 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.
A DS record
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
masters
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
31. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.
Service location (SRV)
%systemroot%System32Dns
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
32. Consequently - when aging is enabled - dynamically registered resource records can be scavenged after ___ days by default.
14
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
GlobalNames zone
33. You must be a member of the ______ group to create an application directory partition.
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
Service location (SRV)
AD Zone Replication Scope page
Enterprise Admins
34. 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.
standard
deploying a GlobalNames zone
masters
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
35. 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.
parent zone to a child zone
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
accepted
partition
36. To enlist other DNS servers in the partition - type the following command:
Expires After
enable zone transfers
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
37. In this way - digital signatures use ______ cryptography to prove that information is unspoofed and unchanged.
DomainDnsZones
AD Zone Replication Scope page
accepted
public key
38. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.
Group Policy
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
trust anchor
aging
39. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
A DS record
notification
server level and at the zone level
40. 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.
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
Remove stale
Reload
standard
41. There are three basic steps in _______________: 1. Enable GlobalNames zone support. 2. Create the GlobalNames zone. 3. Populate the GlobalNames zone.
ForestDnsZones
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
deploying a GlobalNames zone
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
42. To configure notifications - click ______ on the Zone Transfers tab when zone transfers are enabled.
DomainDnsZones
primary
Notify
Scavenging
43. 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.
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Name Servers
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
disabled
44. 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.
Service location (SRV)
NRPT
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
decreases
45. To add an NS record - double-click any existing NS record in DNS Manager and add the server data to the ______ tab.
enable zone transfers
Name Servers
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
time stamp
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
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
asymmetric encryption
notification
CNAME resource records
47. 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.
Group Policy
A DS record
Trust anchors
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
standard
Scavenging
AD Zone Replication Scope page
notification
49. 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.
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
primary
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.
50. 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.
Service location (SRV)
stub
public key
Scavenging