Question 1

A(n)____________________ server is similar to a DC in that it holds a directory services database.

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Question 2

The ____ command lists all the vital information about the network connections on a client, including the DNS servers and suffixes.
A)ipconfig /registerdns
B)ipconfig /displaydns
C)ipconfig /all
D)ipconfig /flushdns

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The "ipconfig /all" command displays all the vital information about the network connections, including the DNS servers and suffixes. The other commands listed have different functions - /registerdns registers the DNS server information with the DHCP server, /displaydns displays the content of the DNS client resolver cache, and /flushdns clears the content of the DNS client resolver cache.

Question 3

What is the difference between a domain partition and a schema partition?

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Question 4

What are the benefits of using AD DNS?

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Question 5

Prior to the proliferation of DNS usage with Windows 2000, ____ was the naming convention of choice for Windows nodes.
A)NetBIOS
B)BOOTP
C)TCP
D)WINS

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NetBIOS was the naming convention used by Windows nodes prior to the widespread adoption of DNS with Windows 2000. BOOTP is a protocol used for assigning IP addresses to network devices, TCP is a network protocol, and WINS is a service used for name resolution in older versions of Windows.

Question 6

Instead of using ping on an IP address, you can ping a server by host name or FQDN. If it responds when pinging by host name, your DNS suffixes are resolving properly, you can query the proper DNS zone, and the DNS zone has an A record created for it. Failure to resolve the host name or FQDN could be caused by a number of issues. Briefly discuss these issues.

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Question 7

The DNS zone level is the level where all the DNS zones exist, such as bentech.local and _msdcs.bentech.local. From here, what activities can you perform that will affect a specific zone?

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Question 8

What activities would you perform, at the DNS level, that is directly related to a specific record?

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Question 9

____________________ is a process within a DNS database that uses time stamps to determine when records can update themselves and whether a record has exceeded the length of time records can exist without an update.

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Question 10

Briefly discuss the following levels used to configure DNS: DNS server level, DNS zone level, and DNS record level.

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Question 11

The ____ command displays all the currently cached query responses on a DNS client.
A)ipconfig /registerdns
B)ipconfig /displaydns
C)ipconfig /all
D)ipconfig /flushdns

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The ipconfig /displaydns command displays all of the currently cached query responses on a DNS client, making it the best choice for this question. The other options listed perform different functions such as registering DNS, displaying all network configuration information, and flushing the DNS cache.

Question 12

____________________ allows you to perform detailed queries for DNS information from the command line.It can be used for querying specific records such as SOA or MX.

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Question 13

____________________ automatically creates and delegates the forest root domain DNS zone, or the first domain in your forest.

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Question 14

What is the difference between a configuration partition and an application partition?

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Question 15

A(n)_________________________ allows a client to update its DNS records through dynamic update to any AD DS DNS DC, and that update is replicated to the other DCs on the network.

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Question 16

The Filter tab allows you to modify the view of the DNS Server log for better analysis of the events it contains. Briefly discuss the following options: Event types, Event source, and Category.

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Question 17

What tasks would you use the DNScmd tool to perform?

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Question 18

NetBIOS names are limited to ____ characters.
A)5
B)10
C)15
D)20

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NetBIOS names are limited to 15 characters, which is the maximum length allowed for a NetBIOS name.

Question 19

The ____ command forces registration or refresh of a DNS client's DNS records on the server specified as the Preferred DNS server.
A)ipconfig /registerdns
B)ipconfig /displaydns
C)ipconfig /all
D)ipconfig /flushdns

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The "ipconfig /registerdns" command is used to force registration or refresh of a DNS client's DNS records on the server specified as the Preferred DNS server. This is useful when the DNS records are not automatically updated or when changes have been made to the DNS configuration. Option B (/displaydns) displays the DNS resolver cache, option C (/all) displays detailed configuration information, and option D (/flushdns) clears the DNS resolver cache.

Question 20

The ____ command deletes all DNS query responses that have been cached on the local DNS client.
A)ipconfig /registerdns
B)ipconfig /displaydns
C)ipconfig /all
D)ipconfig /flushdns

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The "ipconfig /flushdns" command is used to delete all DNS query responses cached on the local DNS client. This can be useful in troubleshooting network connectivity issues, as it forces the client to look up the information again from the authoritative DNS server. The other options listed are not relevant to this task.

Quiz 6: Managing and Administering Dns in Windows Server 2008

A(n)____________________ server is similar to a DC in that it holds a directory services database.

The ____ command lists all the vital information about the network connections on a client, including the DNS servers and suffixes.