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