Chapter 6

A(n) ____ is used by AD DS for storing all of the AD objects and information about your network environment.

At the ____ level, you can make configuration changes that are server specific. You can also perform maintenance tasks for a specific server.

____ is Microsoft’s implementation of a directory services infrastructure.

NetBIOS names are limited to ____ characters.

The ____ is the length of time records wait before they can refresh their time stamp.

Prior to the proliferation of DNS usage with Windows 2000, ____ was the naming convention of choice for Windows nodes.

The ____ log file is set to a default size of 16,384 KB, though you can increase the size in increments of 64 KB.

____ is an excellent command-line tool for performing configuration and maintenance tasks on a DNS server.

____ instructs a DNS server to forward nonauthoritative queries for a specific nonhosted domain, such as widgetsbiz.net, to a specific DNS server or servers.

In ____, the DNS database is stored in AD, and DNS replication occurs through the normal AD replication process.

____ instructs a DNS server to forward all queries for DNS domains not hosted on a server to another server or servers

The ____ command deletes all DNS query responses that have been cached on the local DNS client.

The ____ command forces registration or refresh of a DNS client’s DNS records on the server specified as the Preferred DNS server.

The ____ is the length of time after a record can refresh that it is determined to be stale and scavenging can begin

____ are designed to limit the replication traffic across wide area network (WAN) links, as this traffic can affect performance for clients and users.