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1.8 DNS Record Types

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the Record to the Description: A

a)

Address Record IPv6

b)

Nameserver Record

c)

Address Record IPv4

d)

Text Record

2.

Match the Record to the Description: AAAA

a)

Address Record IPv4

b)

Address Record IPv6

c)

Canonical Name Record

d)

Mail Exchanger Record

3.

Match the Record to the Description: CNAME

a)

Mail Exchanger Record

b)

Nameserver Record

c)

Text Record

d)

Canonical Name Record

4.

MX Record

a)

Address Record IPv4

b)

Mail Exchanger Record

c)

Pointer Record

d)

Text Record

5.

Match the Record to the Description: NS

a)

Nameserver Record

b)

Pointer Record

c)

Address Record IPv6

d)

Text Record

6.

Match the Record to the Description: PTR

a)

Canonical Name Record

b)

Nameserver Record

c)

Pointer Record

d)

Service Location Record

7.

Match the Record to the Description: SOA

a)

Start of Authority Record

b)

Service Location Record

c)

Pointer Record

d)

Namesever Record

8.

Match the Record to the Description: SRV

a)

Start of Authority Record

b)

Service Location Record

c)

Text Record

d)

Address Record IPv4

9.

Match the Record to the Description: TXT

a)

Canonical Name Record

b)

Text Record

c)

Start of Authority Record

d)

Nameserver Record

10.

Address Record IPv4 (A Record) ..

a)

Serves the basic function of DNS server which is to map a hostname string into its IP address.

b)

It essentially the reverse of A record where the “Name” field contains information of the IP address number and the “Data” field contains the hostname string

c)

Mapping of a hostname into another hostname and is used to create an alias for an existing A record.

d)

Is used specifically for the purpose of sending email

11.

Pointer (PTR) record...

a)

is used to map an IP address into its associated hostname, usually used to find out what host name is using the specified IP address.

b)

is mapping of a hostname into another hostname. and is used to create an alias for an existing A record.

c)

very similar to A record, the only difference is that it is using IPv6

d)

Is used specifically for the purpose of sending email

12.

Alias (CNAME) record...

a)

It essentially the reverse of A record where the “Name” field contains information of the IP address number and the “Data” field contains the hostname string.

b)

is mapping of a hostname into another hostname. and is used to create an alias for an existing A record.

c)

is used to point to the name of the server where a zone or domain name record is registered.

d)

provides information of what services are available in a particular zone or domain.

13.

Mail Exchanger (MX) record

a)

serves the basic function of DNS server which is to map a hostname string into its IP address.

b)

is used to point to the name of the server where a zone or domain name record is registered.

c)

is used specifically for the purpose of sending email.

d)

provides information of what services are available in a particular zone or domain

14.

Nameserver (NS) record

a)

is very similar to A record, the only difference is that A record is using IPv4

b)

Counterpart of A record. It essentially the reverse of A record where the “Name” field contains information of the IP address number and the “Data” field contains the hostname string.

c)

Is used to point to the name of the server where a zone or domain name record is registered.

d)

Contains the name of the server that holds all the information regarding a record. It includes authoritative information such as server identification number, the responsible mail address, the primary nameserver, etc.

15.

Start of Authority (SOA) record

a)

Contains the name of the server that holds all the information regarding a record. It includes authoritative information such as server identification number, the responsible mail address, the primary nameserver, etc.

b)

used to point to the name of the server where a zone or domain name record is registered.

c)

Specifically for the purpose of sending email.

d)

It doesn’t used to forward traffic but rather used to provide information about the domain.

16.

Service (SRV) record

a)

Used to point to the name of the server where a zone or domain name record is registered.

b)

It essentially the reverse of A record where the “Name” field contains information of the IP address number and the “Data” field contains the hostname string.

c)

Provides information of what services are available in a particular zone or domain.

d)

is mapping of a hostname into another hostname.

17.

Text (TXT) record

a)

a special type of DNS record. It doesn’t used to forward traffic but rather used to provide information about the domain.

b)

is a type of DNS record that is used for service discovery.

c)

contains the name of the server that holds all the information regarding a record.

d)

is used to point to the name of the server where a zone or domain name record is registered.