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MCTS: Configuring A DNS Zone Infrastructure

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1. To enable aging for a particular zone - you have to enable this feature both at the ______ level.






2. 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: _______.






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Scavenging can occur only when ______ is enabled.






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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:






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. Increasing the refresh interval ______ zone transfer traffic.






18. Alias resource records are sometimes called canonical names (CNAME). These records allow you to ______ a single host.






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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 ______.






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






33. 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






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. ______ 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.






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






41. 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 ______.






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






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






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






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






46. The ______ service uses SRV records to locate DCs in a domain by searching the domain for the LDAP service.






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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.