3.8 Flashcards
This is the authoritative name server for the organization which holds the authoritative DNS database for the organization zones
Primary DNS server
The back up authoritative name server for the organization
Secondary DNS server
A certain of the accesses public DNS data and cacheé the DNS information it collects. The server receives DNS quarries from local network clients and works to resolve them by contacting other DNS servers for information
Cashing DNS server
An optional server that receives queries from local clients but does not work to resolve the queries. Typically This server will maintain its own DNS cache from previous queries and so it might already have the information the client needs
Forwarding DNS server
Dearest name service organization global hierarchal structure . At a root level 13 clusters of – – – – – – – hold information used to locate the TLD these TOD net service hold information about the authoritative name service owned by various organizations and how to find them
Root DNS servers
 Clients local _________ typically is not the same machine as the authoritative name server for the organizations domain
Caching server
This is a query the demands of resolution or the answer it cannot be found
Recursive Look up
Inquiries that does not demand Resolution
Interactive look up
Listen at the beginning of the zoom file and give me important information about the zone such as contact email address when the zone was last updated how long zone information is available until it should be refreshed and necessary information for how to perform a zone transfer
Start of authority SOA record
Yes stores name to address mapping for a host
Address or A record
Holds the name to address mapping for IPv6 addresses
Quad a record
Hold alternative names for host such as blog that mycomputer.com or shop
CNAME record
Use reverse look up also called RDS which provides a host name when you know it’s IP address
PTR or point to record
This indicates the authoritative name server for domain is mostly used for delegating subdomains to other name servers
Name server record or NS
Identifies an email server and is used for email traffic
Male exchanger record or MX