Information gathering - Intermediate 5-6,6-7

Which of the following is primarily used for domain registration information?

• A) dig

• B) whois

• C) nslookup

• D) host

What is the purpose of the nslookup command?

• A) To perform a reverse IP lookup

• B) To find domain registration information

• C) To query DNS records

• D) To perform a ping test

Which command can be used to query multiple types of DNS records, such as A, MX, and TXT?

• A) dig

• B) whois

• C) nslookup

• D) host

What information does the whois command NOT provide?

• A) Domain owner details

• B) DNS records

• C) Registration dates

• D) Registrar information

Which tool can be used to find the mail servers for a domain?

• A) dig

• B) nslookup

• C) mx toolbox

• D) All of the above

What type of DNS record would you query to find the IP address associated with a domain name?

• A) MX

• B) A

• C) CNAME

• D) TXT

Which of the following commands provides detailed information about DNS records by default?

• A) whois

• B) nslookup

• C)dig

• D) mx toolbox

Which tool is specifically designed for checking DNS and mail server configurations?

• A) dig

• B) nslookup

• C) mx toolbox

• D) host

What command would you use to retrieve the authoritative DNS servers for a domain?

• A) whois

• B) nslookup -type=NS

• C) dig +short

• D) host -t NS

The dig command can provide detailed information about DNS queries and responses. Which option would you use to simplify the output to just the IP address?

• A) +short

• B) +trace

• C) -t MX

• D) -x