ITF - Quiz 9.5 - DNS and URLs

What is the purpose of the Domain Name System (DNS)?

• To assign simple names to hosts and networks

• To convert IP addresses into names

• To resolve resource names to IP addresses

• To store all possible DNS records

What are clients called in the DNS?

• Resolvers

• Name servers

• Hostnames

• Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs)

What is the hierarchical structure of the DNS namespace?

• Inverted tree

• Linear list

• Circular graph

• Random network

What are name servers that contain the requested resource records called?

• Authoritative name servers

• Recursive name servers

• Root name servers

• Iterative name servers

What is a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)?

• A name given to an IP host

• A name server responsible for a domain

• A name server with authority for the root domain

• A hostname combined with information about the domain

What type of DNS query makes the local name server responsible for resolving the name?

• Recursive query

• Iterative query

• Authoritative query

• Root query

What does a root name server provide in response to a DNS query?

• The IP address of a name server for the top-level domain

• The IP address of the requested resource

• The IP address of the local name server

• The IP address of the root domain

What type of query does a name server typically respond to if it is authoritative for a domain?

• Recursive query

• Iterative query

• Authoritative query

• Root query

What does the .com name server provide in response to a DNS query for www.comptia.org?

• The IP address of the requested resource

• The IP address of the local name server

• The IP address of the root domain

• The IP address of the name server responsible for the comptia.org domain

What is the purpose of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)?

• To assign simple names to hosts and networks

• To convert IP addresses into names

• To resolve resource names to IP addresses

• To specify the location of a web server and the resource to retrieve