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