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Computer Network MCQ – DNS – Part 2

Networking MCQs questions with answers to prepare for exams, tests, and certifications. These questions are taken from a real written exam and some parts are taken from an interview. So you will find questions on CCNA, TCP/IP, Protocols, IP addressing issues, OSI model, and more. This MCQ will easily prepare anyone to pass their exam.
 

1. Which of the following statements is not true?

A Multiple hostnames can map to a single IP address

B A single host name can map to multiple IP addresses

C A single host name can map to a single IP address

D None of the above

C
Domain Name Server, or DNS server, consists in resolving (translating) a domain name into a single IP address.
 

 

 

2. In a namespace _______, each name is composed of several parts.

A categorized

B hierarchical

C organized

D None of the above

B
The Domain Name System (DNS) has a hierarchical structure. The reverse hierarchical tree structure is called the DNS namespace. The DNS namespace tree has a single root and a large number of sub-trees. A domain is a subtree of the DNS namespace.
 

 

 

3. To have a hierarchical namespace, a ________ has been designed.

A domain space

B primary name

C domain name space

D None of the above

C

 

 

4. In DNS, names are defined in which structure?

A Linear list

B Reversed tree

C Graph

D None of the above

B

 

 

5. Each node in the tree has a _______, which is a string with a maximum of ___ characters.

A label; 127

B name; 255

C label; 63

D None of the above

C
The hostname is composed of a series of labels concatenated with dots. A complete hostname can be up to 255 characters long. Although each label must be between 1 and 63 characters long. For example, “pc1.stackhowto.com” is a host name.

 

 

6. The root of the DNS tree is _______.

A a string of characters

B a string of 63 characters

C an empty string

D None of the above

C
At the top of the DNS tree is the root " "(the root zone name is an empty string)

 

 

7. A full domain name is a sequence of labels separated by ____.

A semicolons

B commas

C dots

D None of the above

C
Domain names have at least two parts, separated by a dot. The right part after the dot is called the top-level domain (TLD).

 

 

8. If a label is terminated by a NULL string, it is called ____.

A PQDN

B FQDN

C SQDN

D None of the above

B
A Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is the full domain name of a specific computer, or host, on the Internet. The full domain name consists of two parts: the host name and the domain name. For example, a full domain name for a computer might be pc1.stackhowto.com. The host name is pc1 and the host is located in the domain stackhowto.com.
 

 

 

9. If a label is not terminated by a NULL string, it is called ____.

A PQDN

B FQDN

C SQDN

D None of the above

A
A Partially Qualified Domain Name (PQDN) is used to specify a part of a domain name, normally the host part of it. A Partially Qualified Domain Name (PQDN) starts with the host name, but it may not reach the root. Example of a partially qualified domain name (PQDN) pc1.

 

 

10. A _________ is a subtree of the namespace.

A label

B name

C domaine

D None of the above

C
A domain is a subtree of the namespace. For example .com is a domain, it contains all the lower hierarchy of the tree behind the .com node.

 

 
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