DNS QUIZ

1. Which of the following types of queries are used to query a name server to obtain the domain name; by
providing its IP address?
A. Forward lookup query
B. Query type PTR
C. Query forwarders by type NS
D. It is not possible with DNS
2. A caching DNS server does not require zone files to provide resolution service. True / False
3. In a DNS forward zone, CNAME resource records are used to identify the DNS name servers. True / False
4. A Secondary DNS server will maintain a read only copy of the zones on the Primary. True / False
5. What is the name of the TCP/IP property that provides support for the use of short host names (not NETBIOS
names) rather than FQDN’s? ________DNS Suffix__________________
6. Provide an example of reverse lookup using nslookup (give the full command you would type)
___nslookup > set type=PTR_________________________________
7. Give an example FQDN for the following? Root ____._____ Top Level Domain ___com._________ Second level
domain _____google.com._______________
8. Are domain names case sensitive? Yes / No
9. Name four types of DNS resource records. ______CNAME, Arecod, name, ms ____________ _____________
____________
10. Give an example of a delegation. ________ swin.edu.au_________ delegates to
________tafe.swin.edu.au_________
11. Which type of record controls the timing of zone transfers?

12. Does DNS use UDP or TCP? _TCP____ What port does a DNS server listen on? 53