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