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Microsoft II

Assignment 4: DNS and DHCP

Description In this Assignment, students will:


 Explore their knowledge of DNS and DHCP.
Total Points 100 points

Instructions
Assignment Questions: Please use your Textbook and\or the PowerPoints and\or Labs for
reference.

Please complete the following assignment and be sure to follow these instructions:
 Answer all the questions in the provided space.
 Save as one Word file: OSSE1091_Mod2Asg-Lastname_Firstname

Student Name: Date:

Task #1 DNS Questions


1. Before a computer performs forward lookups using DNS servers, it first checks for a
line in the _____ ____ that can be used to resolve the FQDN to an IP address. (2pts)
Answer…

2. DNS is a hierarchical namespace used to identify computers on large IP networks


such as the Internet. Each part of this namespace is called a ____, and DNS servers
have ________ ________ that contain the FQDN and IP information for computers in
a zone. (3pts)
Answer…

3. What is the minimum number of DNS servers recommended by Microsoft to provide


fault tolerance for Active Directory? (1pt)
Answer…

4. Fill out the missing information in this table. (16pts)


Record Record Description
Name Abbreviation /
Common Name
A IPv4 Address
AAAA IPv6 Address
Canonical Name
Specifies the mail server responsible for
receiving email on behalf of the domain
PTR
Start of Authority
SRV
Specifies which certificate authorities (CAs)
are allowed to issue certificates for a
domain.
MX

5. Host records can also be used to perform load balancing of services on the network
using a feature of DNS called ______ _____? (2pts)
Answer…

6. What is the name of the MMC tool used to administer DNS? (2pts)
Answer…

7. What type of resource record is used to identify a DNS server that is authoritative for
the zone? (2pts)
Answer…

8. If lookup requests cannot be resolved using the zones configured on the server, the
DNS server will use its ____ _____ to perform a recursive query. (2pts)
Answer…

9. What type of resource record contains zone configuration information, such as zone
transfer settings and the default TTL for resource records? (3pts)
Answer…

10. When configuring a reverse lookup zone what would be the correct zone file name (in-
addr-arpa) for the following network ID 172.16.1.______? Remember that it reads in
reverse order, and is appended with in-addr-arpa (3pts)
Answer…

11. If a zone is configured to accept dynamic updates, resource records are created
automatically, but they are not automatically removed by default. As a result, zones
that accept dynamic updates often accumulate _____ ________ _______ that
represent computers that are no longer present on the network (3pts)
Answer…

12. What is the name of the process that can be configured to automatically remove
records of computers that are no longer present on the network (1pt)
Answer…

13. List two methods to clear the DNS cache to ensure the correct information is obtained
using a DNS lookup. (6pts)
Answer…

14. Please list useful DNS commands (6 in total) for a Windows Network Administrator.
(12pts)
Command Description / Action

Task #2 DHCP Questions


15. To configure Windows Server 2019\2022 as a DHCP server, you must first install and
__________ the DHCP Server ____. (2pts)
Answer…

16. Fill in the missing information in the table. (14pts)


Option Option Name Description
Number
3 Specifies the IP address of the default
gateway that DHCP clients should use for
routing traffic outside the local subnet.
DNS Servers
12 Hostname
Specifies the domain name that DHCP
clients should append to unqualified
domain names when performing DNS
lookups.
51
DHCP Message Type
54
Static Routes
17. What is the name given to a range of IP addresses that are not part of the range of
IPs available for lease to DHCP clients? (1pt)
Answer…

18. What is an appropriate DHCP lease time for a small network of desktop PCs with no
routers? (3pts)
Answer…

19. You should lower the lease time on networks that provide IP address configuration for
mobile devices (e.g., laptops, tablets, smartphones), as those devices often leave the
network each day and the IP configuration they obtained cannot be reused until the
associated lease expires. Is this statement true or false? (1pt)
Answer…

20. What is the name given to always providing the same IP address to a client device?
(1pt)
Answer…

21. What information about this DHCP Scope can you extract from the screenshots
below? (12 pts)
Answer…

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