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