1. What types of zones can you create by using the DNS Server service in Windows 2000?
  2. Answer

    Standard primary, standard secondary, and Active Directory integrated zones.

  3. What functionality has been implemented with the Windows 2000 DNS Server service and allows only the transfer of changes to a zone database file?
  4. Answer

    Incremental zone transfer (IXFR).

  5. You have created an Active Directory integrated forward lookup zone. You cannot locate the zone database file that is associated with that zone on the hard disk of the DNS name server. Why can you not locate the zone database file? Where is the zone database information stored?
  6. Answer

    Active Directory integrated zones are stored in Active Directory. Therefore, there are no files that are associated with them on the hard disk of the DNS name server.

  7. What protocol provides a vehicle for automatically updating the DNS database in a Windows 2000 network?
  8. Answer

    The DNS dynamic update protocol.

  9. How can you test the DNS installation by using the DNS console? Which options are available?
  10. Answer

    You can use the Test Now button on the Monitoring tab of the Properties dialog box for the server. You can perform a simple query, a recursive query, or both.