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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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






2. 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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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: _______.






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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:






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. When scavenging is not enabled - you can perform manual scavenging in zones by right-clicking the server icon in the DNS Manager console tree and then choosing ______.






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. 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






44. 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.






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






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