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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. You can perform a delegation only from a ________________.
decreases
enable zone transfers
parent zone to a child zone
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2. Public key cryptography provides ______ - which means that separate keys are used to encrypt and decrypt data.
asymmetric encryption
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
manually enlist
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
3. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in a particular domain
DomainDnsZones
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parent and child AD DS domains
delegate
4. In this way - digital signatures use ______ cryptography to prove that information is unspoofed and unchanged.
decreases
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
public key
disabled
5. 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
Name Servers
%systemroot%System32Dns
6. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
aging
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Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
7. 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: _______.
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
notification
partition
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
8. DNS delegations are automatically used to separate ______ in a single forest.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
the cache life of a resource record
parent and child AD DS domains
ForestDnsZones
9. DNSSEC in Win Server 2008 R2 allows a ______ to validate DNS data on behalf of its Win 7 clients.
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
DNS server
Notify
10. You must be a member of the ______ group to create an application directory partition.
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
Enterprise Admins
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
trust anchor
11. 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.
Service location (SRV)
accepted
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
parent and child AD DS domains
12. 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.
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Retry Interval
Expires After
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
13. 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 ______.
parent and child AD DS domains
Service location (SRV)
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
14. 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
decreases
DNS server
AD Zone Replication Scope page
ForestDnsZones
15. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.
primary
accepted
will not
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
16. 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
manually enlist
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
17. 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.
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
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 ______.
Retry Interval
Netlogon
aging
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
19. 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.
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
Minimum (Default) TTL
A DS record
accepted
20. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
%systemroot%System32Dns
enable zone transfers
disabled
21. 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.
Aging
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
primary
use more than one name to point to
22. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.
enable zone transfers
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Refresh Interval
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
23. The most common resource records you need to create manually include the following:
To All Domain Controllers In This Domain
manually enlist
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
AD Zone Replication Scope page
24. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.
masters
Service location (SRV)
decreases
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
25. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.
notification
DomainDnsZones
use more than one name to point to
aging
26. 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.
Service location (SRV)
manually enlist
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
Remove stale
27. 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.
manually enlist
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
will not
stub
28. ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.
Scavenging
Name Servers
A DS record
deploying a GlobalNames zone
29. 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.
enable zone transfers
standard
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
30. To ______ a zone is to create a new zone for a subdomain within a DNS namespace and relinquish authority of that new zone.
enable zone transfers
Refresh Interval
delegate
the cache life of a resource record
31. Consequently - when aging is enabled - dynamically registered resource records can be scavenged after ___ days by default.
masters
primary
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CNAME resource records
32. This operation reloads the secondary zone from the local storage.
trust anchor
Reload
partition
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
33. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created. List them.
partition
standard
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.
Standard zones
34. ______ in DNS refers to the process of using time stamps to track the age of dynamically registered resource records.
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
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.
Aging
35. You use Group Policy to configure DNS clients to _________________.
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
Group Policy
Secondary
DNS server
36. For a DC to fall within the scope of such a directory partition - you must ______ that DC in the partition.
manually enlist
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
enable zone transfers
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
37. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.
GlobalNames zone
decreases
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
38. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.
Name Servers
A DS record
manually enlist
Secondary
39. 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.
Standard zones
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
parent zone to a child zone
Refresh Interval
40. A ______ is a database containing records that associate names with addresses for a defined portion of a DNS namespace.
DNS zone
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
masters
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
41. What are the server requirements for storing a zone in AD?
Trust anchors
NS record and an associated A record
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
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42. A ______ is a data structure in AD that distinguishes data for different replication purposes.
use more than one name to point to
partition
will not
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
43. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
DomainDnsZones
Minimum (Default) TTL
44. To enable GlobalNames zone support - At an elevated command prompt - type the following: ______.
CNAME resource records
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
delegate
Notify
45. 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.
standard
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
Service location (SRV)
enable zone transfers
46. 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.
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
partition
NRPT
Notify
47. DNSSEC enables a DNS server to ______ the resource records in its zones.
parent zone to a child zone
deploying a GlobalNames zone
digitally sign
Aging
48. Used to facilitate the resolution of single-label computer names in a large network.
GlobalNames zone
use more than one name to point to
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
deploying a GlobalNames zone
49. To enlist other DNS servers in the partition - type the following command:
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
50. 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:
ForestDnsZones
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
aging
Netlogon