Chapter 9 Network Naming Flashcards
What is interior dns
hold all the server names and IP addresses for their domains and will share them with anyone that asks
What is a CNAME record creation
Makes a alias name, or known name, often created for user interfacing
What is a reverse lookup
Will resolve an IP address to an FQDN and are used by mail servers
What are TXT records, DKMI, and SPF used for
To identify e-mail users and reduce spam
What does a SOA record do
defines the primary name server in charge of the zone
What is a NS record
points to the server that holds the records for a part of the DNS tree
What is a A record
Records in the zone that hold the IPv4 addresses for hosts
What is a AAAA record
Records in the zone that hold IPv6 addresses
What is a CNAME record
Holds a FQDN
What is a PTR record
records found only in reverse lookup zones, they use an ip address for their names and hold the FQDN of a host at that address
What is a MX record
determine where to sed email
What is a SRV record
specifies the location of services
What is a TXT record
Freeform type of record that can be used for anything
