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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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 ______.
%systemroot%System32Dns
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
the cache life of a resource record
Name Servers
2. 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
use more than one name to point to
Expires After
Scavenging
parent and child AD DS domains
3. Win 7 clients can be configured to request DNSSEC through the Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) in ______.
stub
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
Enterprise Admins
Group Policy
4. The most common resource records you need to create manually include the following:
will not
Service location (SRV)
Host (A or AAAA) - Alias (CNAME) - Mail exchanger (MX) - Pointer (PTR) - Service location (SRV)
primary
5. A ______ is a data structure in AD that distinguishes data for different replication purposes.
partition
DNS zone
disabled
delegate
6. 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
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
the cache life of a resource record
%systemroot%System32Dns
7. 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.
ForestDnsZones
disabled
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
8. 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
primary
DNS server
Retry Interval
9. There are three basic steps in _______________: 1. Enable GlobalNames zone support. 2. Create the GlobalNames zone. 3. Populate the GlobalNames zone.
Reload
deploying a GlobalNames zone
parent zone to a child zone
NRPT
10. 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.
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
time stamp
ForestDnsZones
use more than one name to point to
11. 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
Standard zones
trigger zone transfers on secondary zones
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
primary
12. What is the name of the record that contains a hash of the public key in a delegated subdomain?
A DS record
Secondary
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
DNS zone
13. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.
aging
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
server level and at the zone level
Refresh Interval
14. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created. List them.
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.
NS record and an associated A record
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
15. 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
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
GlobalNames zone
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
aging
16. What are the server requirements for storing a zone in AD?
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
manually enlist
Minimum (Default) TTL
14
17. 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.
deploying a GlobalNames zone
Netlogon
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
standard
18. To enable aging for a particular zone - you have to enable this feature both at the ______ level.
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
disabled
Group Policy
server level and at the zone level
19. 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 ______.
deploying a GlobalNames zone
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
CNAME resource records
20. DNS delegations are automatically used to separate ______ in a single forest.
parent and child AD DS domains
aging
Trust anchors
stub
21. The GlobalNames zone is compatible only with DNS servers running ______. Therefore - it cannot replicate to servers running earlier versions of Windows Server.
Expires After
use more than one name to point to
Scavenge Stale Resource Records
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
22. 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.
1. DomainDnsZones and - 2. ForestDnsZones
Remove stale
Netlogon
trust anchor
23. 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.
server level and at the zone level
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
enable zone transfers
stub
24. Consequently - when aging is enabled - dynamically registered resource records can be scavenged after ___ days by default.
primary
14
Standard zones
Create Default Application Directory Partitions
25. 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.
will not
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
Remove stale
stub
26. ______ zones provide a means to offload DNS query traffic in areas of the network where a zone is heavily queried and used.
Secondary
Netlogon
Enterprise Admins
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
27. You can perform a delegation only from a ________________.
parent and child AD DS domains
parent zone to a child zone
Netlogon
Aging
28. 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.
The DNS server needs to be a domain controller.
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
Retry Interval
NRPT
29. 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
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
To All Domain Controllers Specified In The Scope Of This Directory Partition
30. 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.
delegate
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
GlobalNames zone
Minimum (Default) TTL
31. Alias resource records are sometimes called canonical names (CNAME). These records allow you to ______ a single host.
use more than one name to point to
Retry Interval
server level and at the zone level
asymmetric encryption
32. You use Group Policy to configure DNS clients to _________________.
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
Name Servers
digitally sign
Service location (SRV)
33. 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: _______.
Netlogon
public key
1. A SOA record 2. At least one NS record.
dnscmd /ZoneExport <zone name> <zone file name>
34. By default - zone transfers are ______ from any zone.
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
14
partition
disabled
35. 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.
NS record and an associated A record
Expires After
Refresh Interval
will not
36. What kind of zones do not automatically perform time stamping on dynamically created resource records?
Standard zones
will not
decreases
delegate
37. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
notification
enable zone transfers
ForestDnsZones
38. 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.
Reload
Scavenging
Refresh Interval
NS record and an associated A record
39. Used to facilitate the resolution of single-label computer names in a large network.
DomainDnsZones
DNS server
GlobalNames zone
Secondary
40. In this way - digital signatures use ______ cryptography to prove that information is unspoofed and unchanged.
Secondary
primary
deploying a GlobalNames zone
public key
41. The ______ service uses SRV records to locate DCs in a domain by searching the domain for the LDAP service.
Netlogon
request DNSSEC validation for specific queries
Service location (SRV)
use more than one name to point to
42. A ______ is a public key for a remote DNS server that is trusted and able to provide DNSSEC responses.
To All DNS Servers In This Domain
server level and at the zone level
dnscmd . /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1
trust anchor
43. 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.
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.
priority of dc2.lucernepublishing.com.
masters
The Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties
44. To add an NS record - double-click any existing NS record in DNS Manager and add the server data to the ______ tab.
dnscmd servername /enlistdirectorypartition FQDN
Name Servers
will not
Reload
45. 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
Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
standard
will not
46. Public key cryptography provides ______ - which means that separate keys are used to encrypt and decrypt data.
masters
aging
asymmetric encryption
CNAME resource records
47. 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:
decreases
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2
use more than one name to point to
Reload - Transfer From Master - Transfer New Copy Of Zone From Master
48. ______ refers to the process of deleting outdated resource records on which time stamps have been placed.
Scavenging
NRPT
Reload
Netlogon
49. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.
server level and at the zone level
dnscmd servername /createdirectorypartition FQDN
Service location (SRV)
Scavenging
50. 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
CNAME resource records
AD Zone Replication Scope page
To All DNS Servers In This Forest
Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2