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MCTS: Configuring Name Resolution
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Answer 49 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When you have multiple WINS servers in a large organization - you must configure replication among them so that each WINS database remains up to date. In most cases - you want to configure ______ replication among all WINS servers so that they can ef
disable LLMNR
push-pull
006 DNS
A computer first checks the resolver cache to answer a query.
2. If you want to install a DNS server on a stand-alone or member server running a Server Core installation of Win Srvr 2008 or Win Srvr 2008 R2 - type the following command:
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
Group Policy
zone
Lmhosts
3. From a DHCP server - the connection-specific suffix is assigned through the ______ Domain Name option.
015 DNS
disable LLMNR
Iteration
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
4. Cached records stay alive in the server cache until they exceed their ______ value - until the DNS Server service is restarted - or until the cache is cleared manually.
Caching-only
006 DNS
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role /uninstall
TTL
5. The ______________ serves two specific functions: First - it enables a client to automatically register its own host record in the corresponding DNS zone. Second - the DNS client automatically adds the primary DNS suffix to DNS queries that do not al
A computer first checks the resolver cache to answer a query.
TTL
Point-to-point (p-node)
primary DNS suffix
6. This NetBIOS node type uses point-to-point communications with a WINS server to resolve names.
Iteration
Point-to-point (p-node)
1. Broadcast (b-node) 2. Point-to-point (p-node) 3. Mixed (m-node) 4. Hybrid (h-node)
answer
7. You can attempt to force a registration in DNS of PTR records for a statically addressed client by typing ______ at an elevated command prompt on the client.
1. Broadcast (b-node) 2. Point-to-point (p-node) 3. Mixed (m-node) 4. Hybrid (h-node)
Group Policy
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
Ipconfig /registerdns
8. A server is authoritative for a domain when that server relies on ______ data to answer queries about hosts within a given domain.
locally hosted database
devolution
Ipconfig /registerdns
Group Policy
9. A ______ suffix is useful if a computer has two network adapters and you want to distinguish the two routes to that computer by name.
connection-specific
dnscmd /Config /CacheLockingPercent <percent>
Ipconfig /registerdns
LLMNR
10. A DNS ______ is a service that uses the DNS protocol to query for information from DNS servers.
resolver
015 DNS
Ipconfig /registerdns
A computer first checks the resolver cache to answer a query.
11. To configure DNS cache locking - type the following command at an elevated command prompt on a DNS server running Win Server 2008 R2:
A DNS server first attempts to resolve a query by using resource records stored in a locally configured zone.
Resource records
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
dnscmd /Config /CacheLockingPercent <percent>
12. If you want to remove the DNS server role from a stand-alone or member server running a Server Core installation of Win Srvr 2008 or Win Srvr 2008 R2 - type the following command:
connection-specific
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role /uninstall
Resource records
Lmhosts
13. For DNS clients - you can configure a DNS ______ that extends or revises their DNS search capabilities. This list allows searches for single-tag - unqualified computer names in more than one specified DNS domain.
TTL
Caching-only
domain suffix search list
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role /uninstall
14. _____ refers to the process of making repeated queries to different DNS servers to resolve a name.
dnscmd /Config /CacheLockingPercent <percent>
A DNS server first attempts to resolve a query by using resource records stored in a locally configured zone.
zone
Iteration
15. In Win Vista and Win Server 2008 - LLMNR is enabled only when ______ is enabled. However - in Win 7 and Win Server 2008 R2 - LLMNR is enabled by default without this.
Hybrid (h-node)
Iteration
Network Discovery
Caching-only
16. With DHCP - you can configure clients with a DNS server list by using the ______ Server option and then configuring the clients to obtain a DNS server address automatically in the TCP/IPv4 Properties dialog box.
1. Broadcast (b-node) 2. Point-to-point (p-node) 3. Mixed (m-node) 4. Hybrid (h-node)
006 DNS
primary DNS suffix
ipconfig /displaydns
17. This NetBIOS node type uses WINS queries first (p-node) and then uses broadcasts (b-node) as a fallback mechanism if no WINS server is configured - if a configured WINS server is unavailable - or if the queried-for name is not found in the WINS datab
Mixed (m-node)
Hybrid (h-node)
Network Discovery
Lmhosts
18. For all host records - you can attempt to force a registration in DNS by typing the command ______ at an elevated command prompt.
resolver
Ipconfig /registerdns
domain suffix search list
devolution level
19. To clear the DNS client cache - you can type ______ at the command prompt.
push-pull
ipconfig /flushdns
TTL
devolution level
20. Using ______ - a DNS server can query other DNS servers on behalf of the requesting client in order to resolve an FQDN.
installinh a caching-only DNS server
Ipconfig /registerdns
devolution level
recursion
21. Win Server 2008 R2 networks include no fewer than three name resolution systems: ______.
If a DNS server cannot resolve a query by using zone data - it attempts to answer the query by using cached information.
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
primary DNS suffix
22. As a name resolution mechanism - LLMNR offers a few important advantages.
Ipconfig /registerdns
Ipconfig /registerdns
LLMNR
1. it requires no configuration 2. it is compatible with IPv6 3. it uses multicasting instead of broadcasting 4. it is a much smaller service than NetBIOS
23. Whenever you add an entry to the ______ file - that entry is immediately loaded into the DNS resolver cache.
connection-specific
Hosts
domain suffix search list
1. it requires no configuration 2. it is compatible with IPv6 3. it uses multicasting instead of broadcasting 4. it is a much smaller service than NetBIOS
24. By default - a client with a domain name assigned by DHCP (and not Active Directory membership) cannot ____________.
If a DNS server cannot resolve a query by using zone data - it attempts to answer the query by using cached information.
register its address in DNS
cache locking
installinh a caching-only DNS server
25. The mechanism or mechanisms that NetBIOS uses to resolve computer names depends on the NetBIOS node type that is configured for the computer. Four node types exist:
Ipconfig /registerdns
1. Broadcast (b-node) 2. Point-to-point (p-node) 3. Mixed (m-node) 4. Hybrid (h-node)
installinh a caching-only DNS server
A DNS server first attempts to resolve a query by using resource records stored in a locally configured zone.
26. ______ servers do not host any zones and are not authoritative for any particular domain.
If a DNS server cannot resolve a query by using zone data - it attempts to answer the query by using cached information.
devolution level
cache locking
Caching-only
27. By default - Windows clients are configured as ______ nodes.
hybrid
authoritative
Ipconfig /registerdns
Lmhosts
28. If a DNS server cannot resolve a query by using the first method - which method will it use next?
connection-specific
If a DNS server cannot resolve a query by using zone data - it attempts to answer the query by using cached information.
Hosts
register its address in DNS
29. ______ are DNS database entries that are used to answer DNS client queries.
hybrid
Resource records
installinh a caching-only DNS server
Group Policy
30. A DNS ______ is a contiguous portion of a namespace for which a server is authoritative.
A computer first checks the resolver cache to answer a query.
zone
Iteration
disable LLMNR
31. To view the DNS client cache - type ______ at a command prompt.
ipconfig /displaydns
resolver
dnscmd /Config /SocketPoolSize <value>
answer
32. You can create a Dcpromo _____ file by running Dcpromo on another computer that is running a full installation of Win Server 2008 or Win Server 2008 R2.
Point-to-point (p-node)
dnscmd /Config /CacheLockingPercent <percent>
answer
zone
33. The ______ file is a static - local database file that is stored in the directory %SystemRoot%System32DriversEtc and that maps specific NetBIOS names to IP addresses.
006 DNS
Lmhosts
connection-specific
recursion
34. The ______ file helps resolve host names to IP addresses - and the ______ file helps resolve NetBIOS names to IP addresses.
resolver
Hosts
Caching-only
Hosts - Lmhosts
35. ______ in DNS refers to the process of a DNS server querying other DNS servers on behalf of an original querying client.
Recursion
Network Discovery
answer
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
36. If a computer needs to resolve a DNS name - what is the first method it attempts to use?
TTL
1. it requires no configuration 2. it is compatible with IPv6 3. it uses multicasting instead of broadcasting 4. it is a much smaller service than NetBIOS
socket pooling
A computer first checks the resolver cache to answer a query.
37. You can ___________ for many computers at a time by using Group Policy.
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
disable LLMNR
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role /uninstall
authoritative
38. DNS ______ is a new feature in Win Server 2008 R2 that randomizes the source port from which DNS servers perform queries.
installinh a caching-only DNS server
Mixed (m-node)
Point-to-point (p-node)
socket pooling
39. A ______ is the number of tags left in a domain name to serve as a limit or stopping point for parent domain searching.
answer
Ipconfig /registerdns
A computer first checks the resolver cache to answer a query.
devolution level
40. Deploying DNS servers on DCs enables the zone to benefit from additional features - such as _____ and AD replication among multiple DNS servers.
015 DNS
Group Policy
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role /uninstall
secure dynamic updates
41. This NetBIOS node type uses broadcasts first (b-node) and then uses WINS queries (p-node) if broadcasts are not successful.
Hosts
dnscmd /Config /CacheLockingPercent <percent>
Mixed (m-node)
hybrid
42. You can use ______ to force computers on a network to register connection-specific DNS names.
dnscmd /Config /CacheLockingPercent <percent>
Group Policy
Hybrid (h-node)
Ipconfig /registerdns
43. DNS ______ is another new feature in Win Server 2008 R2 that helps prevent DNS server spoofing and cache poisoning by locking the TTL value so records cannot be overwritten.
Iteration
primary DNS suffix
answer
cache locking
44. Zone files contain the data for the zones for which a server is ______.
locally hosted database
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
authoritative
Point-to-point (p-node)
45. 1. Install the DNS server role on the server.2. Do not create any zones. 3. Verify that root hints are configured or updated correctly.
installinh a caching-only DNS server
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
Hybrid (h-node)
cache locking
46. You can adjust the size of the pool of ports from which a random source port is chosen. To do so - type ______ at an elevated command prompt - where <value> is a number up to 10000 indicating the pool size.
resolver
dnscmd /Config /SocketPoolSize <value>
Group Policy
015 DNS
47. When a DNS server receives a query - how does it first attempt to resolve the name?
A DNS server first attempts to resolve a query by using resource records stored in a locally configured zone.
1. it requires no configuration 2. it is compatible with IPv6 3. it uses multicasting instead of broadcasting 4. it is a much smaller service than NetBIOS
Lmhosts
authoritative
48. Finally - if the default and suffix search queries are also unsuccessful - the DNS Client service by default then performs what is called DNS ______. First - it adds the parent suffix of the primary DNS suffix. If there are more parent suffixes - tho
cache locking
Mixed (m-node)
devolution
Hosts - Lmhosts
49. When enabled - ______ is always used to resolve computer names on the local subnet for the Network Map feature and for network browsing through Network on the Start menu.
hybrid
Recursion
A DNS server first attempts to resolve a query by using resource records stored in a locally configured zone.
LLMNR