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 ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.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