DNS

Question 1

Simple routing

Answer 1

one record w/ multiple IP records

If multiple values -> returned to user in random order

Question 2

What does geoproximity routing require

Answer 2

Route 53 traffic flow

Question 3

Multivalue answer policy

Answer 3

same as simple based routing except you get health checks

Question 4

SOA

Answer 4

Start of authority
Stores info
-name of server
-administrator of zone
-current version of data file
-default TTL

Question 5

NS record

Answer 5

Name server record
Used by TLD servers to direct traffic to content DNS server
Gives the SOA

Question 6

content dns server

Answer 6

contains the authoritative DNS record

Question 7

authoritative DNS record

Question 8

A record

Answer 8

a = address

used by a computer to translate a domain name to an IP address

Question 9

TTL

Answer 9

length that a DNS record is cached on either the resolving server or the users own local PC

Question 10

CNAME

Answer 10

Used to resolve a domain name to another domain name