70-411 Test Bank, Lesson 9 Configuring DNS Records

15 Multiple Choice
6 Short Answer
3 Best Answer
3 Build List
4 Repeated Answer
31 questions

Multiple Choice
1. What is another designation for an Alias?
a. A host or A record
b. canonical name or CNAME
c. pointer or PTR record
d. Name Server or NS record
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Creating and Configuring DNS Resource Records
Explanation: A Canonical Name (CNAME) recordsometimes referred to as an Alias
maps an alias DNS domain name to another primary or canonical name.
2. A Start of Authority record specifies what kind of information about a zone?
a. a list of hosts or A names
b. a list of canonical (CNAME) records
c. the zone serial number
d. a reverse lookup record
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Start of Authority (SOA) Records
Explanation: A Start of Authority (SOA) record specifies authoritative information
about a DNS zone, including the primary name server, the e-mail of the domain
administrator, the domain serial number, and the expiration and reload timers of
the zone.

3. If you have a server named server1.blah.com, want to use it as your web server,
and have requests point to www.blah.com, what kind of DNS record would you
create?
a. an A record
b. a CNAME record
c. a PTR record
d. an NS record
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Canonical Name (CNAME) Records
Explanation: The Canonical Name (CNAME) resource record is an alias for a host
name. Its used to hide the implementation details of your network from the clients
that connect to it, particularly if you need to make changes in the future. For
example, rather than create a Host record for www.blah.com, you can create a
CNAME that specifies the web server that hosts the websites for the domain.
4. Before creating PTR records, what DNS objects must you create?
a. reverse lookup zones
b. CNAME records
c. SOA records
d. NS records
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Record Options
Explanation: If the reverse lookup zone does not exist to store the PTR record, a
warning is issued that the associated pointer (PTR) record cannot be created.
5. What does Time to Live (TTL) mean in DNS parlance?
a. the length of time it takes a DNS query to process
b. the length of time required to process an iterative query
c. the length of time between zone updates
d. the length of time a record remains in DNS cache
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Start of Authority (SOA) Records
Explanation: The Time to Live (TTL) value defines the default time a resource record
remains in a DNS cache after a DNS query has retrieved a record. If a resource
record has its own TTL value, that value is used instead of the TTL defined in the
SOA record.

6. Round-robin DNS is a term that refers to what kind of distribution mechanism for
DNS responses to queries?
a. limited time to live
b. balanced
c. cached
d. priority weighted
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Round Robin
Explanation: Round robin is a DNS balancing mechanism that distributes network
load among multiple servers by rotating resource records retrieved from a DNS
server.
7. Which command do you use to verify local DNS settings?
a. nslookup <dns_servername>
b. ipconfig /all
c. ping localhost
d. tracert <dns_servername>
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Troubleshooting DNS Problems
Explanation: Used without parameters, ipconfig displays the IP address, subnet
mask, and default gateway for all adapters. Executing ipconfig /all displays the
full TCP/IP configuration for all adapters including host name, DNS servers, and
physical address (or MAC address).
8. What does issuing the nslookup command with no parameters do on your
system?
a. It returns an error: Missing parameter.
b. It places you into nslookups interactive mode.
c. It returns you to a prompt with no result.
d. It displays your DNS query cache.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Troubleshooting DNS Problems
Explanation: If you type nslookup without any parameters, you start nslookup.exe
in interactive mode. For a list of available commands, use the help or ?. To exit
nslookup interactive mode, use the quit command.
9. Which DNS record contains the serial number for the zone?

a. NS record
b. A record
c. PTR record
d. SOA record
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Start of Authority (SOA) Records
Explanation: A Start of Authority (SOA) record specifies authoritative information
about a DNS zone, including the primary name server, the e-mail of the domain
administrator, the domain serial number, and the expiration and reload timers of
the zone.
10. Which of the following is an example of an SRV record?
a. DNS server
b. AD server
c. mail server
d. web server
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Creating and Configuring DNS Resource Records
Explanation: A Service Location (SRV) record maps a DNS domain name to a
specified list of host computers that offer a specific type of service, such as Active
Directory domain controllers.
11. You can use the dnscmd command to create zones. What other tasks can you
perform with it?
a. delete resource records
b. start/stop the DNS service
c. perform name service queries
d. install DNS services
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Using the dnscmd Command to Manage Resource Records
Explanation: You can use the dnscmd command to manage resource records. For
more information about the command, run dnscmd.exe /? to see the available
options. You also can perform a search for dnscmd from the technet.microsoft.com
website.
12. If an A record maps a host name to an IP address, what does an AAAA record
do?
a. maps multiple hosts to a single IP address

b. maps multiple services to a single IP address

c. maps a host name to a single IPv6 address
d. provides round-robin DNS services to multiple hosts
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Host (A and AAAA) Records
Explanation: The A record maps a domain/host name to an IPv4 address; the AAAA
record maps a domain/host name to an IPv6 address.
13. Which one of the following is correct for querying a PTR record?
a. nslookup Microsoft.com
b. nslookup www.technet.com
c. nslookup server1
d. nslookup 192.168.1.50
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Pointer (PTR) Records
Explanation: The Pointer (PTR) records are used for the opposite reason of the Host
records. They resolve host names from an IP address. Different from the Host
record, the IP address is written in reverse.
14. How can you force a system to update its DNS record?
a. Change IP addresses.
b. Disable/enable the NIC.
c. Execute ipconfig /flushdns.
d. Execute ipconfig /registerdns.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Troubleshooting DNS Problems
Explanation: The ipconfig /registerdns command initiates manual dynamic
registration for the DNS names and IP addresses configured on a computer. You can
use this parameter to troubleshoot a failed DNS name registration or resolve a
dynamic update problem between a client and the DNS server without rebooting the
client computer.
15. If you issue the command nslookup 192.168.1.50 and get no response, but
then issue nslookup server1 and receive 192.168.1.50 as a response, what do you
know is wrong?
a. The CNAME record is incorrect.
b. The PTR record doesnt exist.

c. The A record doesnt exist.

d. The SOA for the zone is malformed.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Pointer (PTR) Records
Explanation: PTR records resolve host names from an IP address. Different from the
Host record, the IP address is written in reverse.

Short Answer
16. How do you specify a DNS server other than your default one(s) to query a
hostname or IP address?
Answer: Enter nslookups interactive mode and issue the server option with the IP
address of a DNS server. For example, to query Googles public DNS server, use
server 8.8.8.8. All subsequent queries will go to that server.
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Troubleshooting DNS Problems
Explanation: By default, when you use the nslookup command in interactive mode,
it queries the clients DNS server. If you need to check the name resolution of
another server, you can use the server command. For example, if you want to jump
to another DNS server (such as one with an IP address of 4.2.2.2), type the following
command: server 4.2.2.2.
17. List the two settings that DNS scavenging depends on.
Answer: No-refresh interval and Refresh interval
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Configuring Zone Scavenging
Explanation: DNS scavenging depends on the following two settings: No-refresh
interval and Refresh interval.
18. Zone scavenging is disabled by default. What two things must you do to enable
it?
Answer: Resource records must be added to zones, and scavenging and aging must
be enabled on the zone and on the DNS server.
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Zone Scavenging
Explanation: To enable aging and scavenging, you must dynamically add or
manually modify resource records to be used in aging and scavenging operations,
and you must enable scavenging and aging both at the DNS server and on the zone.

19. Explain DNS aging and scavenging.

Answer: Aging is using timestamps for tracking the age of dynamically registered
resource records; scavenging is removing stale resource records.
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Zone Scavenging
Explanation: To help with stale data, you can configure zone scavenging to clean up
the stale records. Aging in DNS is the process of using timestamps to track the age
of dynamically registered resource records. Scavenging is the mechanism to remove
stale resource records.
20. What is meant by the term stale record?
Answer: Dynamically updated records are said to be stale when the associated host
or computer is removed from the network.
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Configuring Zone Scavenging
Explanation: Stale DNS records occur when a computer is permanently removed
from the network. Mobile users who abnormally disconnect from the network can
also cause stale DNS records. To help manage stale records, Windows adds a time
stamp to dynamically added resource records in primary zones where aging and
scavenging are enabled. Manually added records are time stamped with a value of 0
and are automatically excluded from the aging and scavenging process.
21. Why is enabling secure dynamic updates a good idea?
Answer: Secure dynamic updates prevent just anyone from being able to update a
resource record. In a secure dynamic updates scenario, only the designated
computer can make the updates for its records.
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Secure Dynamic Updates
Explanation: Standard dynamic updates are not secure because anyone can update
a standard resource record. However, if you enable secure dynamic updates, only
updates from the same computer can update a registration for a resource record.

Best Answer
22. If you have corrected a DNS server problem, such as renamed a system or
changed its IP address, but your local system still attempts to connect to the old
system, what can you do to obtain the new information from the DNS server
quickly?
a. Reboot.
b. Disable/enable the NIC.

c. Clear the DNS cache on the DNS server.

d. Execute ipconfig /flushdns.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Troubleshooting DNS Problems
Explanation: The ipconfig /flushdns command flushes and resets the contents of
the DNS client resolver cache.
23. What is the primary advantage to enabling round-robin DNS?
a. load balancing
b. speed
c. efficiency
d. fault tolerance
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Round Robin
Explanation: The round-robin DNS balancing mechanism distributes network load
among multiple servers by rotating resource records retrieved from a DNS server.
24. What is the purpose of a priority number in MX records?
a. to set delivery priority
b. to designate primary, secondary, and so forth, mail servers
c. for fault tolerance
d. for mail-routing preference.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Mail Exchanger (MX) Records
Explanation: For fault tolerance, you can designate a second mail server. Therefore,
if the primary mail server is not available, the email can be sent to the secondary
server. Although each mail external mail server requires an MX record, the primary
server is designated with a lower priority number.

Build List
25. Order the following steps required to create a Host record.
a. Right-click the zone that you want to create a Host resource record for and select
New Host (A or AAAA).
b. If you want to also create a PTR record, select the Create associated pointer (PTR)
record option.

c. Expand the server to display the Forward Lookup Zones and Reverse Lookup
Zones folders.
d. In the IP address text box, type the IP address (IPv4 or IPv6).
e. Choose Server Manager > Tools > DNS.
f. In the Name text box, type the name of the host.
g. Expand the DNS Console.
Answer: E G C A F D B
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Record Options
Explanation: Refer to the steps for Create a Host Record.
26. Order the following steps required to modify the TTL value for a resource record.
a. Expand the server to display the Forward Lookup Zones and Reverse Lookup
Zones folders.
b. To view additional options, click View > Advanced.
c. Choose Server Manager > Tools > DNS.
d. To modify a record, double-click a resource record. The Properties dialog box
opens.
e. Type the TTL using the DDDDD:HH.MM.SS format, where DDDDD is days, HH is
hours, MM is minutes, and SS is seconds.
f. Expand the DNS Console.
Answer: C F A B D E
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configure Record Options
Explanation: Refer to the steps: Modify the TTL Value for a Resource Record.
27. Order the following steps required to enable aging and scavenging.
a. Modify the no-refresh interval and refresh interval as needed.
b. If you want the aging/scavenging settings to apply to all existing Active
Directoryintegrated zones, select the Apply these settings to the existing Active
Directory-integrated zones option.
c. Choose Server Manager > Tools > DNS.
d. Click the Scavenge stale resource records option.
e. Right-click the DNS server and click Set Aging/Scavenging for all Zones.
Answer: C E D A B
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Zone Scavenging
Explanation: Review the steps to Enable Aging/Scavenging at the Server.

Repeated Answer

28. DNS servers contain several different types of resource records with which you
need to become familiar. Select the correct definition for Host (A and AAAA) records.
a. identifies an alias for a host name
b. identifies a DNS server that is authoritative for a zone
c. maps a domain/host name to an IP address
d. resolves host names from IP addresses
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Host (A and AAAA) Records
Explanation: The most common resource records found in DNS are the Host (A and
AAAA) records. The A stands for address. The A record maps a domain/host name to
an IPv4 address; the AAAA record maps a domain/host name to an IPv6 address.
29. DNS servers contain several different types of resource records with which you
need to become familiar. Select the correct definition for Name Server (NS) records.
a. identifies an alias for a host name
b. identifies a DNS server that is authoritative for a zone
c. maps a domain/host name to an IP address
d. resolves host names from IP addresses
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Name Server (NS) Records
Explanation: The Name Server (NS) resource record identifies a DNS server that is
authoritative for a zone, including the primary and secondary copies of the DNS
zone. Because a zone can be hosted on multiple servers, each DNS server hosting
the zone has a single record.
30. DNS servers contain several different types of resource records with which you
need to become familiar. Select the correct definition for Canonical Name (CNAME)
records.
a. identifies an alias for a host name
b. identifies a DNS server that is authoritative for a zone
c. maps a domain/host name to an IP address
d. resolves host names from IP addresses
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Canonical Name (CNAME) Records
Explanation: The Canonical Name (CNAME) resource record is an alias for a host
name. It is used to hide the implementation details of your network from the clients
that connect to it, particularly if you need to make changes in the future.

31. DNS servers contain several different types of resource records with which you
need to become familiar. Select the correct definition for Pointer (PTR) records.
a. identifies an alias for a host name
b. identifies a DNS server that is authoritative for a zone
c. maps a domain/host name to an IP address
d. resolves host names from IP addresses
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Pointer (PTR) Records
Explanation: The Pointer (PTR) records are used for the opposite reason of the Host
records. They resolve host names from an IP address. Different from the Host
record, the IP address is written in reverse.