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Chapter 10 networkin

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Which of the following are needed for e-mail clients to find their e-mail servers, FTP clients to find their file servers, and Web browsers to find Web servers?   B) DNS servers  
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What do DNS servers use to help resolve IP addresses to DNS names?   D) Reverse lookup zones  
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What do DNS servers use to help resolve DNS names to IP addresses?   D) Forward lookup zones  
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What type of DNS servers do not have any forward lookup zones and will resolve names of systems on the Internet for a network but are not responsible for telling other DNS servers the names of any clients?   A) Cache-only servers  
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What command gives you the IP address and the name of your system’s default DNS server?   B) nslookup  
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What file can be replaced when a network has a WINS server?   B) LMHOSTS  
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What file can be replaced when a network has a DNS server?   A) HOSTS  
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What does adding a WINS proxy agent enable you to accomplish on your network?   D) Cross a router  
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Folders with subfolders on a system, like domain names with subdomains, are said to have a structure resembling what?   C) Root  
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Which of the following commands clears the local cache of DNS entries?   C) ipconfig /flushdns  
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Which variation of the nbtstat command checks the current NetBIOS name cache?   B) nbtstat –c  
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Which of these terms are frequently used interchangeably?   E) Answers A and C A) Domain C) Subdomain  
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Which of the following are valid DNS record entry types?   E) Answers A, C, and D A) A C) NS D) SOA  
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Which of the following is an example of a toplevel domain?   A) .com  
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How do authoritative DNS servers and cacheonly DNS servers differ?   B) Authoritative DNS servers store IP addresses and FQDNs of systems for a particular domain or domains whereas cache-only DNS servers do not store any FQDNs because they are only used to talk to other DNS servers to resolve IP addresses.  
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What do netstat and netstat -s do?   Netstat shows all the current connections on your system. Netstat -s displays useful statistical information.  
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DNS is   a Hierarchical naming system for computers on a network. A DNS server resolves FQDNs to Ip addresses.  
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Name Resolution can be-----   accomplished through broadcasting by consulting the local hosts file or by contacting a DNS server.  
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Top level domains   handles what are known as the top-level domain names. Like .com, .net, gov, etc.  
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Second level DNS servers   handles the millions of names like totalsem.com and whitehouse.gov.  
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Within a simply network usually has one DNS server for the entire network. It has a single zone that list all the host names on the domain and their corresponding Ip addresses.   Authoritative DNS server or SOA  
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The ____ command is used to establish connectivity.   Ping  
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