TABLE OF CONTENTS The following Frequently Asked Questions, answered by the authors of this book, are designed to both measure your understanding of the Exam Objectives presented in this chapter, and to assist you with real-life implementation of these concepts. You will also gain access to thousands of other FAQs at ITFAQnet.com.
| 1. | What new features of Windows Server 2003 DNS are most likely to be included in the exam? |
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| 2. | What is the DnsUpdateProxy group and why is it important? |
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| 3. | What is the difference between a DNS domain and a zone? |
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| 4. | What is the difference between an authoritative and nonauthoritative response? |
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| 5. | What is the difference between a recursive query and an iterative query? |
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| 6. | What is the version ID, and why is it so important in WINS replication? |
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| 7. | What is tombstoning? |
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| 8. | What is the difference between push and pull replication? |
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| 9. | What is the most efficient replication topology for WINS server replication? |
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| 1. | Windows Server 2003 introduces a number of new features for DNS. These include stub zones, conditional forwarding, application directory partitions, support for EDNS0 to allow larger UDP packet sizes, and limited support for DNSSEC. Of these, the most widely used and implemented features will be stub zones, conditional forwarding, and application directory partitions. The use of these features can play a key role in optimizing a DNS infrastructure and making it more fault tolerant. For example, the use of stub zones can help to eliminate problems with lame delegations and can... |
