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DNS

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which records must be registered at the TLD name server?

a)

A records

b)

NS records

c)

CNAME records

d)

TXT records

2.

Which record is also known as an "Alias Record"?

a)

A Record

b)

SOA Record

c)

CNAME Record

d)

NS Record

3.

Which of the following can CNAME records NOT be used for?

a)

The root record for a domain

b)

An alias to an A record

c)

A subdomain

d)

The 'www' record for a domain

4.

Which record type is associated with Reverse DNS?

a)

AAAA record

b)

SPF record

c)

PTR record

d)

NS record

5.

Which record is responsible for mapping a domain name to an IP address?

a)

A record

b)

NS record

c)

MX record

d)

SPF record

6.

What does DNS stand for?

a)

Domain Notification system

b)

Don't Name Servers

c)

Domain Name System

d)

Domain Name Server

7.

Define DNS

a)

A server which stores networks.

b)

A server which stores just website domain names

c)

A server which stores website domain names and their IP addresses.

d)

A server which stores just IP adressess.

8.

What is the purpose of a DNS?

a)

It translates a website's domain name into its IP address.

b)

It gives you a domain name.

c)

It translates a website's IP address into its domain name

d)

It transfers information from a computer to another server.

9.

How does a DNS operate?

a)

When you type in a HTML, the SPI looks up the IP address, finds the matching domain name and sends it back.

b)

When you type in a URL, the ISP looks up the domain name, finds the matching IP address and sends it back.

c)

When you type in a URL, the ISP looks up the IP address, finds the matching domain name and sends it back.

d)

When you type in a HTML, the SPI looks up the domain name, finds the matching IP address and sends it back.

10.

What 2 advantages does the system provide?

a)

It allows users to use the internet without remembering IP addresses.

b)

Its the easiest system to understand.

c)

It allows the correct servers to be contacted.

d)

It provides extra knowledge.

11.

What are 2 disadvantages?

a)

If a master server is broken, then it would be hard to access the webpage.

b)

Its slow

c)

Its easily damaged.

d)

Its popular among hackers.

12.

The entire hostname has a maximum of ___________

a)

255 characters

b)

127 characters

c)

63 characters

d)

31 characters

13.

Which of the following uses a 128-bit addressing scheme?

a)

MAC

b)

DHCP

c)

IPv4

d)

IPv6

14.

Which of the following DNS records would allow for a website to have more than one FQDN? (alias)

a)

TXT

b)

MX

c)

PTR

d)

CNAME

15.

Which of the following DNS record types provides the hostname to IP address mapping?

a)

A record

b)

NS record

c)

CNAME record

d)

MX record

16.

Which of the following DNS records would be queried to locate a company’s mail server?

a)

A

b)

MX

c)

AAAA

d)

CNAME

17.

Which of the following is the definition of a DNS server?

a)

Hosts proprietary business applications

b)

Translates FQDN’s to IP addresses

c)

Provides network IDS/IPS security

d)

Assigns IP addresses to network devices

HIDE ANSWER

18.

Which of the following DNS records would a web browser access to determine the IP address of an Internet web page?

a)

CNAME

b)

A

c)

MX

d)

PTR

19.

Which of the following network protocols is used to resolve FQDNs to IP addresses?

a)

DNS

b)

DHCP

c)

FTP

d)

APIPA

20.

DHCP is abbreviation of

a)

Dynamic Hazard Configuration Protocol

b)

Domestic Host Configuration Protocol

c)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

d)

Dynamic Host Connection Private

21.

What is the purpose of an IP Address ?

a)

A unique identifier for a computer

b)

A unique location identifier

c)

A network location identifier

22.

There are ______ bits in an octet?

a)

8

b)

32

c)

4

d)

16

23.

Given the IP address 152.16.168.196/28, is the IP address 162.16.168.30 in the same network.

a)

Yes

b)

No

24.

What is the format of IP address?

a)

34 bit

b)

16 bit

c)

64 bit

d)

32 bit

25.

How many version /s of IP’s are there?

a)

4 versions

b)

3 versions

c)

2 versions

d)

1 version

26.

IPv6 address has how many bits.

a)

64 bits

b)

128 bits

c)

32 bits

d)

256 bits

27.

Many desktops and operating systems include which protocol?

a)

IPv6 protocol

b)

IPv4 protocol

c)

Both IPv6 and IPv4 protocol

d)

IPv3 protocol

28.

Domains help the user to know where the information is coming from.

Is this sentence correct?

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

29.

.com .org and .net are more reliable than .edu and .gov.

Is this sentence true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

30.

If you include a domain (e.g. org) in your search on Google, will you find more or less better results?

a)

less better results

b)

more possibilities

c)

Nothing

31.

What sequence represents only country domains?

a)

br, cn, us, co, org, uk

b)

br, fr, ar, us, uk, pt

c)

br, cn, fr, it, net, us

32.

The domains 'cn, br and uk' identify what countries?

a)

Croatia, Bosnia and United Kingdom

b)

Cingapore, Brazil and United Kingdom

c)

China, Brazil and United Kingdom

33.

The domain .edu stands for:

a)

Education

b)

Educational

c)

Academic Institution

34.

Anyone can create a website using...

a)

.gov

b)

.edu

c)

.net

35.

What does .com mean?

a)

Commerce Business

b)

Commecial Businesses

c)

Commecial Business

36.

The domain .gov stands for:

a)

Education

b)

Goverment

c)

Academic Institution

37.

If a country decides to create a website in order to report all its accomplishments and expenses; the website will have to be created with ....

a)

.org and the country domain

b)

.edu and the country domain

c)

.gov and the country domain.

38.

Which of the following servers is used to convert host names into IP addresses?

a)

Network server

b)

DNS server

c)

Web server

d)

File server

39.

Which of the following is a system used for naming computers and network services that are organized into a hierarchy of domains?

a)

NAP

b)

DNS

c)

NPS

d)

DCS

40.

DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) provides __________ to the client.

a)

IP address

b)

MAC address

c)

URL

d)

None of the mentioned