Objective 1.02 Identify the Different Zone Types and Their Purpose 302 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · hard

   A BIG-IP DNS administrator is configuring a new system in a closed network that has no access to the internet. The system will only serve internal domains. The administrator is considering whether to configure a hint zone. Which statement best describes the necessity of a hint zone in this scenario?

   • AIt is not necessary because the system will not resolve external domains.
   • BIt is necessary to allow the system to act as a root server.
   • CIt is necessary to resolve internal domains.
   • DIt is necessary to provide the root zone data.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of a stub zone in DNS?

   • ATo hold the authoritative primary copy of a domain's data.
   • BTo provide root server hints for bootstrapping resolution.
   • CTo provide a copy of only the name server (NS) records of a child zone for efficient delegation.
   • DTo provide a read-only copy of a full zone for redundancy.
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4. 3foundation · easy

   During the initial configuration of a DNS server, which zone type is essential for the server to be able to resolve queries for domains outside its own zones?

   • AMaster zone
   • BHint zone
   • CSlave zone
   • DStub zone
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5. 4foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of a hint zone in DNS?

   • ATo provide a read-only copy of a zone for redundancy.
   • BTo provide a set of root server hints used to bootstrap the resolution process.
   • CTo hold the authoritative records for a specific domain.
   • DTo contain only NS records of a child zone for delegation.
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6. 5expert · hard

   An administrator manages the parent zone example.com and delegates a subdomain, sales.example.com, to a separate team. The administrator wants to ensure that queries for sales.example.com are answered by the subdomain's own servers, but also wants to reduce the number of queries that reach the parent servers. Which configuration best achieves this goal?

   • AConfigure a stub zone for sales.example.com on the parent servers.
   • BConfigure a slave zone for sales.example.com on the parent servers.
   • CConfigure a master zone for sales.example.com on the parent servers.
   • DConfigure a hint zone for sales.example.com on the parent servers.
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