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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






4. What is the name of the record that contains a hash of the public key in a delegated subdomain?






5. 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.






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






7. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.






8. ______ 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.






9. 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






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






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






12. 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 ______.






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






14. 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.






15. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.






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






17. 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:






18. 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.






19. 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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. 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






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






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






29. 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: _______.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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