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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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






2. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.






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






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






5. 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.






6. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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






11. Consequently - when aging is enabled - dynamically registered resource records can be scavenged after ___ days by default.






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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.






19. 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






20. 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: _______.






21. 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.






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.






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






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 ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.






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






26. Win 7 clients can be configured to request DNSSEC through the Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) in ______.






27. 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.






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






29. To enable aging for a particular zone - you have to enable this feature both at the ______ level.






30. 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.






31. What kind of zones do not automatically perform time stamping on dynamically created resource records?






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






33. A ______ is a data structure in AD that distinguishes data for different replication purposes.






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






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.






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






37. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created: ______






38. 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.






39. 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






40. 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.






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






42. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in every domain in an AD forest.






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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