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MCTS: Configuring Name Resolution
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1. 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.

2. When a DNS server receives a query - how does it first attempt to resolve the name?

3. To configure DNS cache locking - type the following command at an elevated command prompt on a DNS server running Win Server 2008 R2:

4. To view the DNS client cache - type ______ at a command prompt.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. You can ___________ for many computers at a time by using Group Policy.

9. 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:

10. By default - Windows clients are configured as ______ nodes.

11. The ______ file helps resolve host names to IP addresses - and the ______ file helps resolve NetBIOS names to IP addresses.

12. 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.

13. Using ______ - a DNS server can query other DNS servers on behalf of the requesting client in order to resolve an FQDN.

14. DNS ______ is a new feature in Win Server 2008 R2 that randomizes the source port from which DNS servers perform queries.

15. 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 is a number up to 10000 indicating the pool size.

16. From a DHCP server - the connection-specific suffix is assigned through the ______ Domain Name option.

17. ______ servers do not host any zones and are not authoritative for any particular domain.

18. 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.

19. If a computer needs to resolve a DNS name - what is the first method it attempts to use?

20. Zone files contain the data for the zones for which a server is ______.

21. A DNS ______ is a service that uses the DNS protocol to query for information from DNS servers.

22. 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.

23. ______ are DNS database entries that are used to answer DNS client queries.

24. A ______ suffix is useful if a computer has two network adapters and you want to distinguish the two routes to that computer by name.

25. 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:

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