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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. 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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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.






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 ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.






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






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






14. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.






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






16. 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:






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






18. 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 ______.






19. 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: _______.






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. 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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. In this way - digital signatures use ______ cryptography to prove that information is unspoofed and unchanged.






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






45. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.






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






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






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






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






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