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Network Services

Quiz by Rachel Hirsch

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  • Q1
    Which statement describes an AAAA record?
    This type of record resolves a hostname to an IPv4 address.
    This type of record represents an alias for a host.
    This type of record resolves a hostname to an IPv6 address.
    This type of record identifies an email server for a domain.
    30s
  • Q2
    Which statement describes a text (TXT) record?
    It represents an alias for a host.
    It identifies an email server for a domain.
    It is used to store any free form text that may be needed to support other network services.
    It is used in reverse lookup zones and resolves an IP address to a host name.
    30s
  • Q3
    Which statement describes a Service (SRV) record?
    It is used to identify a record that is providing a particular network service or protocol.
    It is used in reverse lookup zones and resolves an IP address to a host name.
    It represents an alias for a host.
    It identifies an email server for a domain.
    30s
  • Q4
    Which statement describes an MX record?
    It is used in reverse lookup zones and resolves an IP address to a host name.
    It is used to store any free form text that may be needed to support other network services.
    It is used to identify an email server for the domain.
    It is used to represent an alias for a host.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which statement describes a CNAME record?
    It creates a new hostname with a custom name.
    It provides a custom name to an IP address for convenience.
    It maps to an IP address.
    It masks an original hostname with an alias.
    30s
  • Q6
    Which statement describes an NS record?
    An NS record is used in reverse lookup zones and resolves an IP address to a host name.
    An NS record is used to store any free form text that may be needed to support other network services.
    An NS record is used to represent an alias for a host.
    An NS record is used to identify authoritative DNS name servers for the zone.
    30s
  • Q7
    In which zone is a PTR record found?
    Reverse lookup zone
    Backward lookup zone
    Lookup zone 2
    Forward lookup zone
    30s
  • Q8
    Which statement best describes an Internal DNS?
    A third-party DNS that provides free, global resolution hosted in the Internet would be considered an Internal DNS.
    A server that sits in between an organization and the Internet and acts as an intermediary when requests are made for resources from other servers would be considered an Internal DNS.
    An organization can point to their Internet Service Provider’s DNS, which would be considered an Internal DNS.
    Any DNS Server that contains the authoritative DNS records for a private network would be considered an Internal DNS for that organization.
    30s
  • Q9
    In which DNS Zone would an IP address be used to look up the host name?
    Secondary Zone
    Reverse Lookup Zone
    Stub Zone
    Forward Lookup Zone
    30s
  • Q10
    An administrator needs to set aside some addresses assigned in a DHCP pool so that some network printers always receive the same IP address. What needs to be configured?
    Leases
    Exclusions
    Reservations
    Scope
    30s
  • Q11
    When is a short lease time for an IP address beneficial?
    When there are a limited number of IP addresses available and IP addresses that are not being utilized need to be recovered when possible.
    When using statically assigned IPs.
    When devices need to hold IP addresses permanently to ensure their connectivity on the network doesn’t change.
    When the network timing needs to be reduced.
    30s
  • Q12
    Which statement is true regarding an IP helper address?
    An IP helper address is used to assist with dynamically assigning IP addresses to clients on the same subnet as the DHCP server.
    An IP helper address is used to gather information about IP addresses.
    An IP helper address can be configured to provide assistance in translating static IPs to dynamic IPs.
    An IP helper address can be configured to provide forwarding of DHCP traffic between subnets.
    30s
  • Q13
    What does NTP stand for?
    Network Time Protocol
    Network Transport Protocol
    Necessary Transport Protocol
    Necessary Time Protocol
    30s
  • Q14
    What is IPAM used for?
    IPAM is used to dynamically assign IP addresses to clients.
    IPAM is used to prevent and maintain security scenarios on a network.
    IPAM is used to scan DHCP and DNS servers and log IP address usage to a database.
    IPAM is used to apply the basic configurations on network devices.
    30s

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