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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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1. 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






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






3. 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






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






5. 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.






6. By default - DCs include two application directory partitions reserved for DNS data: ______.






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






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






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. 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.






11. 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 ______.






12. 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.






13. 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






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






15. ______ are public keys from other zones that are used to validate digitally signed records originating from those zones and from delegated subdomains that are also DNSSEC-compatible.






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






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.






18. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.






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






20. 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.






21. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.






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






23. 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:






24. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created: ______






25. 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.






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






27. When you create a new zone - two types of records required for the zone are automatically created. List them.






28. 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






29. What kind of zones do not automatically perform time stamping on dynamically created resource records?






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






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






32. There are three basic steps in _______________: 1. Enable GlobalNames zone support. 2. Create the GlobalNames zone. 3. Populate the GlobalNames zone.






33. During this operation - the server hosting the local secondary zone determines whether the serial number in the secondary zone's SOA resource record has expired and then pulls a zone transfer from the master server.






34. 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 ______.






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






44. ______ resource records are used to specify the location of specific services in a domain.






45. You must be a member of the ______ group to create an application directory partition.






46. 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






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






48. The Zone Transfers tab also allows you to configure ______ to secondary servers whenever a change occurs at the primary zone.






49. Win 7 clients can be configured to request DNSSEC through the Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) in ______.






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