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MCTS: Configuring Name Resolution
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Answer 49 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Mixed (m-node)
Ipconfig /registerdns
disable LLMNR
primary DNS suffix
2. 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.
Caching-only
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
015 DNS
domain suffix search list
3. If a DNS server cannot resolve a query by using the first method - which method will it use next?
disable LLMNR
devolution level
Caching-only
If a DNS server cannot resolve a query by using zone data - it attempts to answer the query by using cached information.
4. By default - Windows clients are configured as ______ nodes.
Hosts - Lmhosts
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
hybrid
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
5. DNS ______ is a new feature in Win Server 2008 R2 that randomizes the source port from which DNS servers perform queries.
A DNS server first attempts to resolve a query by using resource records stored in a locally configured zone.
socket pooling
Hybrid (h-node)
disable LLMNR
6. This NetBIOS node type uses point-to-point communications with a WINS server to resolve names.
ipconfig /flushdns
Point-to-point (p-node)
015 DNS
secure dynamic updates
7. You can use ______ to force computers on a network to register connection-specific DNS names.
If a DNS server cannot resolve a query by using zone data - it attempts to answer the query by using cached information.
domain suffix search list
LLMNR
Group Policy
8. For all host records - you can attempt to force a registration in DNS by typing the command ______ at an elevated command prompt.
connection-specific
authoritative
Ipconfig /registerdns
Lmhosts
9. 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.
connection-specific
Ipconfig /registerdns
Group Policy
authoritative
10. Zone files contain the data for the zones for which a server is ______.
authoritative
zone
Hybrid (h-node)
locally hosted database
11. 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
Network Discovery
Hybrid (h-node)
LLMNR
zone
12. By default - a client with a domain name assigned by DHCP (and not Active Directory membership) cannot ____________.
devolution
register its address in DNS
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
answer
13. 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.
If a DNS server cannot resolve a query by using zone data - it attempts to answer the query by using cached information.
ipconfig /flushdns
hybrid
cache locking
14. 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:
secure dynamic updates
Network Discovery
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
ipconfig /flushdns
15. A ______ suffix is useful if a computer has two network adapters and you want to distinguish the two routes to that computer by name.
devolution
A DNS server first attempts to resolve a query by using resource records stored in a locally configured zone.
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
connection-specific
16. 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.
Hybrid (h-node)
Lmhosts
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
resolver
17. This NetBIOS node type uses broadcasts first (b-node) and then uses WINS queries (p-node) if broadcasts are not successful.
Iteration
Point-to-point (p-node)
Mixed (m-node)
connection-specific
18. _____ refers to the process of making repeated queries to different DNS servers to resolve a name.
Caching-only
Iteration
domain suffix search list
devolution level
19. If a computer needs to resolve a DNS name - what is the first method it attempts to use?
connection-specific
zone
locally hosted database
A computer first checks the resolver cache to answer a query.
20. As a name resolution mechanism - LLMNR offers a few important advantages.
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
Recursion
installinh a caching-only DNS server
register its address in DNS
21. 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:
Iteration
006 DNS
Network Discovery
1. Broadcast (b-node) 2. Point-to-point (p-node) 3. Mixed (m-node) 4. Hybrid (h-node)
22. 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
zone
Ipconfig /registerdns
006 DNS
23. Win Server 2008 R2 networks include no fewer than three name resolution systems: ______.
devolution
answer
TTL
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
24. You can ___________ for many computers at a time by using Group Policy.
disable LLMNR
authoritative
Network Discovery
domain suffix search list
25. 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:
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role /uninstall
installinh a caching-only DNS server
resolver
Hybrid (h-node)
26. 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.
Resource records
connection-specific
TTL
006 DNS
27. A DNS ______ is a service that uses the DNS protocol to query for information from DNS servers.
Hybrid (h-node)
resolver
Resource records
Ipconfig /registerdns
28. ______ in DNS refers to the process of a DNS server querying other DNS servers on behalf of an original querying client.
Recursion
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role /uninstall
socket pooling
Point-to-point (p-node)
29. From a DHCP server - the connection-specific suffix is assigned through the ______ Domain Name option.
recursion
push-pull
015 DNS
Lmhosts
30. Deploying DNS servers on DCs enables the zone to benefit from additional features - such as _____ and AD replication among multiple DNS servers.
secure dynamic updates
devolution
register its address in DNS
Hosts - Lmhosts
31. 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.
primary DNS suffix
Resource records
answer
006 DNS
32. A ______ is the number of tags left in a domain name to serve as a limit or stopping point for parent domain searching.
devolution level
dnscmd /Config /SocketPoolSize <value>
Iteration
Recursion
33. 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.
connection-specific
A computer first checks the resolver cache to answer a query.
DNS - Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) - and NetBIOS
34. 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
Hosts - Lmhosts
LLMNR
dnscmd /Config /SocketPoolSize <value>
35. 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.
dnscmd /Config /CacheLockingPercent <percent>
TTL
recursion
register its address in DNS
36. To configure DNS cache locking - type the following command at an elevated command prompt on a DNS server running Win Server 2008 R2:
Group Policy
TTL
006 DNS
dnscmd /Config /CacheLockingPercent <percent>
37. 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
Ipconfig /registerdns
A computer first checks the resolver cache to answer a query.
devolution
authoritative
38. A server is authoritative for a domain when that server relies on ______ data to answer queries about hosts within a given domain.
Ipconfig /registerdns
hybrid
locally hosted database
answer
39. ______ servers do not host any zones and are not authoritative for any particular domain.
006 DNS
Caching-only
Hosts
Point-to-point (p-node)
40. Whenever you add an entry to the ______ file - that entry is immediately loaded into the DNS resolver cache.
Hybrid (h-node)
register its address in DNS
Hosts
recursion
41. 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.
Lmhosts
Network Discovery
resolver
Iteration
42. To view the DNS client cache - type ______ at a command prompt.
Iteration
ipconfig /displaydns
Hosts - Lmhosts
installinh a caching-only DNS server
43. The ______ file helps resolve host names to IP addresses - and the ______ file helps resolve NetBIOS names to IP addresses.
push-pull
dnscmd /Config /CacheLockingPercent <percent>
zone
Hosts - Lmhosts
44. 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
Hybrid (h-node)
secure dynamic updates
A DNS server first attempts to resolve a query by using resource records stored in a locally configured zone.
push-pull
45. A DNS ______ is a contiguous portion of a namespace for which a server is authoritative.
Iteration
ipconfig /displaydns
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
zone
46. To clear the DNS client cache - you can type ______ at the command prompt.
A computer first checks the resolver cache to answer a query.
Caching-only
ipconfig /flushdns
Group Policy
47. 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.
dnscmd /Config /SocketPoolSize <value>
LLMNR
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
48. ______ are DNS database entries that are used to answer DNS client queries.
Group Policy
disable LLMNR
push-pull
Resource records
49. Using ______ - a DNS server can query other DNS servers on behalf of the requesting client in order to resolve an FQDN.
recursion
start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
locally hosted database
Point-to-point (p-node)