Deck 5: Introduction to Dns in Windows Server 2008

Question 1

A ____ is a read-only version of the DNS records for a zone.

A)stub zone
B)primary DNS zone
C)referral
D)secondary DNS zone

Answer 1

D

Question 2

DNS clients often are referred to as DNS resolvers.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

DNS is supported on the Internet by thousands of ____ that maintain all the records necessary for name resolution.

A)DHCP servers
B)zones
C)DNS servers
D)consoles

Answer 3

C

Question 4

____ are a good option for workgroup environments that want to centralize DNS requests through a single server.

A)Stub zones
B)Cache-only DNS servers
C)Zone transfers
D)Root hints

Question 5

A ____ is the zone that is authoritative for a specific domain and its name records.

A)referral
B)primary DNS zone
C)stub zone
D)root hint

Question 6

The ____ is the DNS domain that is appended to all unqualified name queries, or a query that contains only a host name.

A)stub zone
B)master server
C)DNS suffix
D)FQDN

Question 7

The backbone of the DNS structure is the concept of ____.

A)DNS namespace
B)resource records
C)hosts
D)zones

Question 8

____ are queries where the client requires an answer from its DNS server.

A)Recursive queries
B)Domains
C)Forward queries
D)DNS zones

Question 9

A ____ is a read-only copy of a zone that obtains its resource records from the name servers that are authoritative for a particular zone.

A)stub zone
B)primary DNS zone
C)label
D)secondary DNS zone

Question 10

A ____ consists of a collection of connected nodes served by an authoritative DNS name server.

A)host name
B)forwarder
C)referral
D)DNS zone

Question 11

____ is the industry standard of DNS servers on the Internet and networks running DNS on UNIX/Linux systems.

A)BOOTP
B)FQDN
C)WINS
D)BIND

Question 12

____ provide IP address pointers to top-level DNS servers and are kept current on the computer via Microsoft Update.

A)Forwarders
B)Referrals
C)Root hints
D)Resource records

Question 13

FQDNs are created by appending the host name label of a computer to the DNS domain name, sometimes referred to as the DNS suffix, that contains the computer.

Question 14

DNS uses records to provide the information it stores in its database.

Question 15

A(n)____ represents the entire name for a specific host, or the DNS name, that needs to have a DNS record created.

A)alias
B)referral
C)root hint
D)fully qualified domain name

Question 16

A forward lookup zone maps IP addresses to host names.

Question 17

Each node on a network that requires DNS name resolution needs an B record to point clients to the appropriate IP address of the target machine.

Question 18

____ are classified in three ways: the information they store, where they are stored, and their read/write status.

A)Labels
B)DNS clients
C)DNS zones
D)Forwarders

Question 19

A ____ is a name given to a computer, or host, to make connecting to it easier.

A)label
B)host name
C)referral
D)zone

Question 20

____ are servers that are used to resolve names.

A)Forwarders
B)Root hints
C)Stub zones
D)Referrals

Question 21

After a reverse lookup zone is created, ____ are created to map IP addresses to the host name of a node.

A)labels
B)pointer records
C)serial numbers
D)zones

Question 22

____ allow a DNS client to resolve an FQDN to an IP address.

A)Forward lookup DNS zones
B)Forwarders
C)Domains
D)Reverse lookup DNS zones

Question 23

What type of information does a service locator record provide a DNS client?

Question 24

What is the difference between a root domain and a top-level domain?

Question 25

List five types of DNS records.

Question 26

A(n)____________________ represents the portion of the namespace to the right of the host name.

Question 27

Listed at the top of the zone file, the ____ record is the starting point for information related to a zone.

A)service locator
B)name server
C)reverse host
D)Start of Authority

Question 28

A computer on the Internet that provides a specific resource is called a(n)____________________.

Question 29

List five fields contained on a service locator record.

Question 30

When the DNS role is installed on an Internet-connected server, it configures the IP addresses for referral servers for the root domain. These servers are known as ____________________.

Question 31

____ performs the opposite action of a forward lookup zone. It maps IP addresses to host names.

A)Forward lookup DNS zones
B)Forwarders
C)Domain
D)Reverse lookup DNS zones

Question 32

Briefly discuss three types of information contained on a DNS record.

Question 33

What is the difference between a pointer record and an alias record?

Question 34

What is the difference between a second-level domain and a subdomain?

Question 35

What is the difference between a host name and a DNS zone?

Question 36

The ____ record provides host name-to-IP address resolution for DNS clients.

A)host (A)
B)name server
C)reverse host
D)Start of Authority

Question 37

A ____ identifies a DNS server that is authoritative for a zone.

A)host (A)
B)name server
C)reverse host
D)Start of Authority

Question 38

List the resource records contained in a stub zone for a zone.

Question 39

A(n)_________________________ is a server that has the DNS role installed.

Question 40

With a(n)____________________, a DNS client requests the best answer that its DNS server can provide.

Question 42

What is the difference between a master server and a slave server?