MidTerm-Quiz100

PTR Records are used exclusively in forward name resolution tables.

False (reverse)

To be considered authoritative, a DNS server must store records persistently.

True

DNS zones and domains are synonymous.

False

From a practical perspective the DNS name space is larger than anyone should
need.
True

The DNS system would take a disproportionate amount of the Internet bandwidth
if it were not for caching.
True

You must provide three DNS servers that are available 24/7 to register a second
level domain name.
False

192.168.1.IN-ADDR.ARPA is the typical name of the reverse address zone for the
192.168.1.0/24 network.
False

Root servers should only be consulted when a DNS server doesn't know the
address of a DNS server that is authoritative for the domain in question.
True

Best practice is to use your internet DNS domain for active directory.
False

ICANN is responsible for creating top level domains.

True

Quiz 2
Quiz 2

A good spam control system should prevent users from being able to override
spam decisions.
False

Blacklisting services (MAPS, Spamhaus SBL, etc.) typically block specific e-mail
from: addresses.
False
E-mail is a real-time communication technique.
False (store and forward communication technique)

IMAP is a means of retrieving mail on a server from a client.

False (accessing not retrieving)

POP3 is a means of accessing mail on a server from a loosely attached (not on the
network 24/7) client
False (retrieving not accessing)

A valid e-mail address contains a username and a DNS entry.

True

SMTP is used to deliver mail between hosts.

True

When using a relay host you should limit the hosts that it will service.
True

When setting up e-mail architectures you should incorporate a relay host

(forwarder) in the DMZ for outgoing mail.
True

SMTP natively supports eight bit data encoding.

False (seven bit ASCII encoding)

The main reason for spam is lack of authentication in SMTP.

True

SMTP session verification uses DNS to verify which servers should send mail for a
domain.
True

SMTP only sends one copy of a message to a destination host regardless of how
many users on the destination host are to receive the message.
True

When using a forwarder, bounces can come from the origin host, relay host, or
destination host.
True

A spam control filtering technique that learns is termed Bayesian Filter.

True

Caching, user authentication, encryption, and filtering are all benefits of outbound
proxy servers.
False (outbound proxy doesn't add encryption)

The preferred method for assigning multiple web sites (DNS names) to a single
server is using multiple IP addresses.
False (use CNAME DNS records to assign multiple names to single IP)

SSL and TLS are the same technology.

True

Converting to a transparent outbound proxy server requires hijacking traffic and

spoofing return source IP addresses.
True