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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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1. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.






2. Used to facilitate the resolution of single-label computer names in a large network.






3. DNSSEC enables a DNS server to ______ the resource records in its zones.






4. DNSSEC in Win Server 2008 R2 allows a ______ to validate DNS data on behalf of its Win 7 clients.






5. To create a custom application directory partition - type the following command:






6. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in every domain in an AD forest.






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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.






10. To enable GlobalNames zone support - At an elevated command prompt - type the following: ______.






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. 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






14. 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.






15. To enlist other DNS servers in the partition - type the following command:






16. This operation reloads the secondary zone from the local storage.






17. In this way - digital signatures use ______ cryptography to prove that information is unspoofed and unchanged.






18. A ______ is a database containing records that associate names with addresses for a defined portion of a DNS namespace.






19. 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






20. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.






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






22. What are the server requirements for storing a zone in AD?






23. For a delegation to be implemented - the parent zone must contain a _____ and an _____ (called a glue record) pointing to each authoritative server of the delegated domain.






24. What is the name of the record that contains a hash of the public key in a delegated subdomain?






25. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.






26. 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.






27. 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 ______.






28. ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.






29. The ______ partition is replicated among all DCs that are also DNS servers in a particular domain






30. The ______ option stores the zone in the user-created application directory partition specified in the associated drop-down list box.






31. To add an NS record - double-click any existing NS record in DNS Manager and add the server data to the ______ tab.






32. 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:






33. You use Group Policy to configure DNS clients to _________________.






34. A ______ is a data structure in AD that distinguishes data for different replication purposes.






35. Manually created resource records for all zone types are assigned a time stamp of 0; this value indicates that they ______ be aged.






36. 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






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.






41. ______ in DNS refers to the process of using time stamps to track the age of dynamically registered resource records.






42. To ______ a zone is to create a new zone for a subdomain within a DNS namespace and relinquish authority of that new zone.






43. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.






44. You can perform a delegation only from a ________________.






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.






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.






47. To configure notifications - click ______ on the Zone Transfers tab when zone transfers are enabled.






48. A ______ is a public key for a remote DNS server that is trusted and able to provide DNSSEC responses.






49. Consequently - when aging is enabled - dynamically registered resource records can be scavenged after ___ days by default.






50. 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.