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MST 218 Ch 5 & 6 study guide
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 2
10/29/2012

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Term
DNS servers
Definition
DNS is supported on the Internet by thousands of ______ that maintain all the records necessary for name resolution.
Term
DNS namespace
Definition
The backbone of the DNS structure is the concept of _______.
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(FQDN) fully qualified domain name
Definition
A(n) _______ represents the entire name for a specific host, or the DNS name, that needs to have a DNS record created.
Term
host name
Definition
A ______ is a name given to a computer, or host, to make connecting to it easier.
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DNS zone
Definition
A ______ consists of a collection of connected nodes served by an authoritative DNS name server.
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Recursive queries
Definition
_______ are queries where the client requires an answer from its DNS server.
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DNS suffix
Definition
The ______ is the DNS domain that is appended to all unqualified name queries, or a query that contains only a host name.
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Cache-only DNS servers
Definition
_______ are a good option for workgroup environments that want to centralize DNS requests through a single server.
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Root Hints
Definition
______ provide IP address pointers to top-level DNS servers and are kept current on the computer via Microsoft Update
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Forwarders
Definition
______ are servers that are used to resolve names.
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DNS zones
Definition
______ are classified in three ways: the information they store, where they are stored, and their read/write status.
Term
Berkeley Internet Name Domain servers (BIND)
Definition
______ is the industry standard of DNS servers on the Internet and networks running DNS on UNIX/Linux systems.
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primary DNS zone
Definition
A ______ is the zone that is authoritative for a specific domain and its name records.
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secondary DNS zone
Definition
A ______ is a read-only version of the DNS records for a zone.
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stub zone
Definition
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.
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Forward lookup DNS zones
Definition
______ allow a DNS client to resolve an FQDN to an IP address.
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Reverse lookup DNS zone
Definition
_____ performs the opposite action of a forward lookup zone. It maps IP addresses to host names.
Term
pointer records (PTR’s)
Definition
After a reverse lookup zone is created, _____ are created to map IP addresses to the host name of a node.
Term
Start of Authority record (SOA)
Definition
Listed at the top of the zone file, the ______ record is the starting point for information related to a zone.
Term
name server (NS) record
Definition
A _____ identifies a DNS server that is authoritative for a zone.
Term
host (A)
Definition
The ______ record provides host name–to–IP address resolution for DNS clients.
Term
Active Directory – integrated DNS [AD DS DNS]
Definition
In ______ the DNS database is stored in AD, and DNS replication occurs through the normal AD replication process.
Term
AD DS
Definition
______ is Microsoft’s implementation of a directory services infrastructure.
Term
DC
Definition
A(n)_____ is used by AD DS for storing all of the AD objects and information about your network environment.
Term
domain controller locator
Definition
Part of the netlogon service used by every client logging onto an Active Directory domain, the ______ runs at logon to provide the client with the location of a DC that can authenticate its requests.
Term
AD DS sites
Definition
_____ are designed to limit the replication traffic across wide area network (WAN) links, as this traffic can affect performance for clients and users.
Term
Conditional forwarding
Definition
______ instructs a DNS server to forward nonauthoritative queries for a specific nonhosted domain, such as widgetsbiz.net, to a specific DNS server or servers.
Term
Standard forwarding
Definition
______ instructs a DNS server to forward all queries for DNS domains not hosted on a server to another server or servers
Term
Dynamic DNS
Definition
The term ______ can refer to the common practice of assigning an FQDN to a computer or device whose IP address changes from time to time.
Term
DNS server level
Definition
At the _______ , you can make configuration changes that are server specific. You can also perform maintenance tasks for a specific server.
Term
No-refresh interval
Definition
The ______ is the length of time records wait before they can refresh their time stamp.
Term
Refresh interval
Definition
The _____ is the length of time after a record can refresh that it is determined to be stale and scavenging can begin
Term
Round-robin DNS
Definition
______ allows an administrator to configure load balancing of servers based on DNS name resolution information.
Term
DNScmd
Definition
_____ is an excellent command-line tool for performing configuration and maintenance tasks on a DNS server.
Term
Global Logs folder
Definition
The _____ contains a subset of the event logs relating specifically to DNS called DNS Events.
Term
DNS Events
Definition
The _____ log file is set to a default size of 16,384 KB, though you can increase the size in increments of 64 KB.
Term
ipconfig /all
Definition
The _____ command lists all the vital information about the network connections on a client, including the DNS servers and suffixes.
Term
ipconfig /flushdns
Definition
The ______ command deletes all DNS query responses that have been cached on the local DNS client.
Term
ipconfig /displaydns
Definition
The ______ command displays all the currently cached query responses on a DNS client.
Term
ipconfig /registerdns
Definition
The ______ command forces registration or refresh of a DNS client’s DNS records on the server specified as the Preferred DNS server.
Term
15
Definition
NetBIOS names are limited to __ characters.
Term
NetBIOS
Definition
Prior to the proliferation of DNS usage with Windows 2000, ______ was the naming convention of choice for Windows nodes.
Term
DNS domain
Definition
A(n)______ represents the portion of the namespace to the right of the host name.
Term
host
Definition
A computer on the Internet that provides a specific resource is called a(n) _____.
Term
iterative query
Definition
With a(n) _____, a DNS client requests the best answer that its DNS server can provide.
Term
cache-only DNS server
Definition
A(n)______ is a server that has the DNS role installed.
Term
root hints
Definition
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 _______.
Term
Dcpromo.exe
Definition
_______ automatically creates and delegates the forest root domain DNS zone, or the first domain in your forest.
Term
global catalog (GC)
Definition
A(n) ______ server is similar to a DC in that it holds a directory services database.
Term
multimaster environment
Definition
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.
Term
Scavenging
Definition
_______ 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.
Term
Nslookup
Definition
_______ 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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