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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. 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.
primary
14
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
Minimum (Default) TTL
2. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in every domain in an AD forest.
ForestDnsZones
masters
Service location (SRV)
manually enlist
3. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in a particular domain
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
DomainDnsZones
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
4. You can perform a delegation only from a ________________.
will not
Transfer From Master
parent zone to a child zone
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
5. ______ in DNS refers to the process of using time stamps to track the age of dynamically registered resource records.
Aging
masters
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
the cache life of a resource record
6. 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.
standard
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
server level and at the zone level
%systemroot%System32Dns
7. DNSSEC in Win Server 2008 R2 allows a ______ to validate DNS data on behalf of its Win 7 clients.
DNS server
Group Policy
Standard zones
enable zone transfers
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.
Aging
Group Policy
stub
enable zone transfers
9. ______ 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.
Trust anchors
Enterprise Admins
time stamp
Refresh Interval
10. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created: ______
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
disabled
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.
Transfer From Master
11. The most common resource records you need to create manually include the following:
masters
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
CNAME resource records
accepted
12. DNSSEC enables a DNS server to ______ the resource records in its zones.
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
CNAME resource records
digitally sign
13. 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
%systemroot%System32Dns
ForestDnsZones
manually enlist
14. To enable aging for a particular zone - you have to enable this feature both at the ______ level.
NRPT
aging
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
server level and at the zone level
15. 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
deploying a GlobalNames zone
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
CNAME resource records
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
16. 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.
server level and at the zone level
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
manually enlist
DomainDnsZones
17. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
notification
deploying a GlobalNames zone
Standard zones
18. 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
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
aging
Expires After
Trust anchors
19. 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.
use more than one name to point to
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
partition
20. 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.
Transfer From Master
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
the cache life of a resource record
asymmetric encryption
21. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.
decreases
the cache life of a resource record
GlobalNames zone
asymmetric encryption
22. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.
aging
enable zone transfers
Secondary
will not
23. To enable GlobalNames zone support - At an elevated command prompt - type the following: ______.
Expires After
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
asymmetric encryption
24. What is the name of the record that contains a hash of the public key in a delegated subdomain?
Netlogon
A DS record
disabled
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
25. 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
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
A DS record
parent and child AD DS domains
26. 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.
masters
Name Servers
public key
primary
27. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.
Refresh Interval
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
28. The ______ option stores the zone in the user-created application directory partition specified in the associated drop-down list box.
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
A DS record
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
time stamp
29. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.
parent and child AD DS domains
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
AD Zone Replication Scope page
30. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.
DNS zone
stub
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
Service location (SRV)
31. 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.
Trust anchors
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
time stamp
32. Win 7 clients can be configured to request DNSSEC through the Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) in ______.
Group Policy
partition
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
CNAME resource records
33. The ______ service uses SRV records to locate DCs in a domain by searching the domain for the LDAP service.
Secondary
disabled
ForestDnsZones
Netlogon
34. To create a custom application directory partition - type the following command:
Netlogon
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
masters
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
35. 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:
server level and at the zone level
asymmetric encryption
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
36. 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
use more than one name to point to
masters
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
37. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.
disabled
public key
Scavenging
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.
38. What are the server requirements for storing a zone in AD?
digitally sign
trust anchor
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
manually enlist
39. To ______ a zone is to create a new zone for a subdomain within a DNS namespace and relinquish authority of that new zone.
DNS zone
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
delegate
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
40. Alias resource records are sometimes called canonical names (CNAME). These records allow you to ______ a single host.
the cache life of a resource record
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
aging
use more than one name to point to
41. 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 ______.
CNAME resource records
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
DomainDnsZones
the cache life of a resource record
42. Consequently - when aging is enabled - dynamically registered resource records can be scavenged after ___ days by default.
primary
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
14
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
43. 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.
standard
Remove stale
aging
parent and child AD DS domains
44. You use Group Policy to configure DNS clients to _________________.
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
the cache life of a resource record
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
Refresh Interval
45. 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.
time stamp
Remove stale
decreases
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
46. 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.
Minimum (Default) TTL
Transfer From Master
DNS server
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
47. 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.
Enterprise Admins
A DS record
Notify
Minimum (Default) TTL
48. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created. List them.
ForestDnsZones
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.
deploying a GlobalNames zone
aging
49. DNS delegations are automatically used to separate ______ in a single forest.
Minimum (Default) TTL
Refresh Interval
parent and child AD DS domains
AD Zone Replication Scope page
50. 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
disabled
Expires After
public key
parent zone to a child zone