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DHCP & DNS Part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A user connects a laptop to the network and receives the IP address 169.254.23.88. Other users on the same network are working normally. What is the MOST likely cause?

a)

Incorrect DNS server

b)

DHCP server unreachable

c)

Duplicate IP address

d)

Wrong subnet mask

2.

A company assigns static IPs to its printers. Recently, printers randomly lose network connectivity after a few hours. Which DHCP misconfiguration is MOST likely?

a)

Lease time too long

b)

Missing DHCP reservation

c)

Missing exclusion range

d)

Incorrect scope mask

3.

A network administrator notices that IP addresses are being exhausted every morning in a guest Wi-Fi network, but many users leave after an hour. What is the BEST solution?

a)

Add a DHCP relay

b)

Increase TTL

c)

Reduce DHCP lease time

d)

Add DNS forwarders

4.

A client successfully receives an IP address, subnet mask, and DNS server, but cannot access the internet. Which DHCP option is MOST likely missing?

a)

DNS suffix

b)

Default gateway

c)

Lease duration

d)

Reservation

5.

A DHCP server is located on a different subnet than the clients. Clients fail to obtain IP addresses. What must be configured?

a)

Static routes

b)

DNS delegation

c)

DHCP relay (IP helper)

d)

NAT

6.

Which DHCP process step confirms that the IP address has been officially assigned?

a)

Discover

b)

Offer

c)

Request

d)

Acknowledge

7.

A DNS administrator changes a web server’s IP address, but users still reach the old server hours later. Why?

a)

Recursive lookup failure

b)

Incorrect A record

c)

TTL has not expired

d)

DNS uses TCP

8.

Which DNS record is responsible for directing email traffic?

a)

A

b)

TXT

c)

MX

d)

SRV

9.

A security analyst performs a reverse DNS lookup. Which record type is used?

a)

NS

b)

PTR

c)

SOA

d)

CNAME

10.

A client sends a DNS query to its configured DNS server expecting a final answer, not referrals. What type of query is this?

a)

Iterative

b)

Recursive

c)

Authoritative

d)

Forwarding

11.

Which DNS port/protocol combination is used for zone transfers?

a)

UDP 53

b)

TCP 53

c)

UDP 443

d)

TCP 25

12.

Which DHCP configuration ensures a printer always receives the same IP address while still being managed by DHCP?

a)

Exclusion

b)

Static IP

c)

Reservation

d)

Scope extension

13.

A network has the scope 192.168.10.0/24. The DHCP pool is configured as 192.168.10.1–192.168.10.254. Network devices begin experiencing IP conflicts. What is the MOST likely issue?

a)

Lease duration too short

b)

No exclusion range configured

c)

DHCP relay missing

d)

Scope mask incorrect

14.

Which DNS server type contains the final answer for a domain?

a)

Recursive resolver

b)

Root server

c)

TLD server

d)

Authoritative server

15.

A user reports that internal hostnames resolve correctly, but public websites do not. Which DNS design is MOST likely in use?

a)

External-only DNS

b)

Split DNS (internal vs external)

c)

DNS relay

d)

Forward lookup zones only