TEL103: Telecommunications 3

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Assignment 3

This assignment is based on chapters 7 and 8 from the TCP/IP textbook.

1. Identify the mechanism that allows DNS to satisfy name resolution requests locally as a first choice.
2. Domain namespace root is identified by a:
3. What top-level domain name is used by on-line organizations?
4. Briefly describe how a network administrator at any organization with a valid domain name has local control over database segments.
5. How many DNS servers hold the master copy of ronpoland.com data?
6. Which Resource Record stores IP address-to-domain name translation data?
7. What distinguishes the master server from other DNS servers?
8. Where do zone data transfers originate from?
9. Which type of DNS server stores recently accessed DNS records from other domains?
10. Identify the two types of requests from a network client resolver to a domain name server.

11. Identify two additional things provided by DHCP beyond a usable IP Address.
12. An allocation of an address to a DHCP client is called a:
13. What type of transmission will a DHCP configured workstation issue when attempting to access the network for the first time?
14. At which point in a lease period will a DHCP client attempt to renew the lease?
15. Where are four to eight hour leases typically found?
16. Identify the three software elements working together to define a DHCP environment.
17. What devices will typically have static IP Addresses on a DHCP network?
18. The initial DHCP client broadcast in order to obtain an IP Address is called a:
19. A technician is troubleshooting an IP Address conflict. The network in question has two DHCP servers with overlapping address pools. Identify one plausible explanation for the IP conflict.
20. Before offering an IP Address to a DHCP client, the server will:

• Address Pool
• Available
• Caching Server
• DHCP Client
• DHCP Server
• Domain Name Hierarchy
• Inverse DNS Query
• Lease Time
• NSLOOKUP
• Rebinding Process
• Release Process
• Renewal Process
• Root
• Scope
• Zone