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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
NRPT
DomainDnsZones
Transfer From Master
disabled
2. 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.
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
primary
3. The ______ service uses SRV records to locate DCs in a domain by searching the domain for the LDAP service.
Trust anchors
masters
Transfer From Master
Netlogon
4. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.
aging
1. Start of Authority (SOA) record that defines basic properties for the zone. 2. NS record signifying the name of the server or servers authoritative for the zone.
parent and child AD DS domains
DNS zone
5. 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
Expires After
manually enlist
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Transfer From Master
6. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
server level and at the zone level
will not
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
7. 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
1. Start of Authority (SOA) record that defines basic properties for the zone. 2. NS record signifying the name of the server or servers authoritative for the zone.
A DS record
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
AD Zone Replication Scope page
8. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in every domain in an AD forest.
ForestDnsZones
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Expires After
9. To configure notifications - click ______ on the Zone Transfers tab when zone transfers are enabled.
Notify
1. Start of Authority (SOA) record that defines basic properties for the zone. 2. NS record signifying the name of the server or servers authoritative for the zone.
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
digitally sign
10. 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
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Name Servers
CNAME resource records
11. 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 ______.
Scavenging
Name Servers
standard
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
12. DNS delegations are automatically used to separate ______ in a single forest.
Minimum (Default) TTL
parent and child AD DS domains
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
Aging
13. This operation reloads the secondary zone from the local storage.
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
Reload
aging
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
14. The ______ option stores the zone in the user-created application directory partition specified in the associated drop-down list box.
Expires After
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
GlobalNames zone
15. ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.
server level and at the zone level
ForestDnsZones
Scavenging
disabled
16. 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
Scavenging
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
use more than one name to point to
aging
17. 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.
CNAME resource records
server level and at the zone level
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
18. 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.
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
manually enlist
stub
primary
19. What are the server requirements for storing a zone in AD?
Remove stale
Retry Interval
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
20. A ______ is a database containing records that associate names with addresses for a defined portion of a DNS namespace.
Name Servers
CNAME resource records
DNS zone
14
21. 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
decreases
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
22. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.
Service location (SRV)
will not
public key
DomainDnsZones
23. To enlist other DNS servers in the partition - type the following command:
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Remove stale
CNAME resource records
Name Servers
24. The most common resource records you need to create manually include the following:
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
notification
stub
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
25. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.
GlobalNames zone
DomainDnsZones
notification
asymmetric encryption
26. What kind of zones do not automatically perform time stamping on dynamically created resource records?
Standard zones
Netlogon
decreases
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
27. 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
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
the cache life of a resource record
1. Start of Authority (SOA) record that defines basic properties for the zone. 2. NS record signifying the name of the server or servers authoritative for the zone.
decreases
28. 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.
accepted
deploying a GlobalNames zone
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
notification
29. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.
enable zone transfers
disabled
the cache life of a resource record
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
30. 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
primary
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
1. Start of Authority (SOA) record that defines basic properties for the zone. 2. NS record signifying the name of the server or servers authoritative for the zone.
31. 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 ______.
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
asymmetric encryption
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
delegate
32. 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.
enable zone transfers
parent and child AD DS domains
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
CNAME resource records
33. For a DC to fall within the scope of such a directory partition - you must ______ that DC in the partition.
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Expires After
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
manually enlist
34. 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.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
aging
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
NRPT
35. Alias resource records are sometimes called canonical names (CNAME). These records allow you to ______ a single host.
Aging
use more than one name to point to
Name Servers
manually enlist
36. You must be a member of the ______ group to create an application directory partition.
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
Netlogon
partition
Enterprise Admins
37. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.
disabled
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
manually enlist
Standard zones
38. To enable GlobalNames zone support - At an elevated command prompt - type the following: ______.
partition
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
Name Servers
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
39. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.
A DS record
Service location (SRV)
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
40. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.
parent zone to a child zone
Aging
Secondary
digitally sign
41. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created. List them.
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
enable zone transfers
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
1. Start of Authority (SOA) record that defines basic properties for the zone. 2. NS record signifying the name of the server or servers authoritative for the zone.
42. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.
DomainDnsZones
decreases
Notify
asymmetric encryption
43. 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.
ForestDnsZones
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
%systemroot%System32Dns
Notify
44. A ______ is a public key for a remote DNS server that is trusted and able to provide DNSSEC responses.
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
primary
trust anchor
45. You use Group Policy to configure DNS clients to _________________.
NRPT
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
1. Start of Authority (SOA) record that defines basic properties for the zone. 2. NS record signifying the name of the server or servers authoritative for the zone.
46. There are three basic steps in _______________: 1. Enable GlobalNames zone support. 2. Create the GlobalNames zone. 3. Populate the GlobalNames zone.
deploying a GlobalNames zone
Refresh Interval
%systemroot%System32Dns
ForestDnsZones
47. 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.
time stamp
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
NRPT
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
48. 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.
notification
DNS server
primary
standard
49. ______ in DNS refers to the process of using time stamps to track the age of dynamically registered resource records.
Aging
Scavenging
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
Netlogon
50. To create a custom application directory partition - type the following command:
CNAME resource records
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
DNS server
the cache life of a resource record