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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






9. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.






10. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.






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






12. To add an NS record - double-click any existing NS record in DNS Manager and add the server data to the ______ tab.






13. To ______ a zone is to create a new zone for a subdomain within a DNS namespace and relinquish authority of that new zone.






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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: _______.






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






20. DNSSEC enables a DNS server to ______ the resource records in its zones.






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






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






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






24. 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 ______.






25. 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






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






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






28. For a DC to fall within the scope of such a directory partition - you must ______ that DC in the partition.






29. 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






30. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.






31. 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.






32. A ______ is a database containing records that associate names with addresses for a defined portion of a DNS namespace.






33. This operation reloads the secondary zone from the local storage.






34. ______ 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.






35. 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.






36. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in a particular domain






37. 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:






38. Public key cryptography provides ______ - which means that separate keys are used to encrypt and decrypt data.






39. 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.






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. DNS delegations are automatically used to separate ______ in a single forest.






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






47. The ______ option stores the zone in the user-created application directory partition specified in the associated drop-down list box.






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






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






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