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What does DNS Stand for?
Domain Name System
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What is the maximum length of a subdomain?
63
Which of the following characters cannot be used in a subdomain ( 3 b _ - )?
_
What is the maximum length of a domain name?
253
What type of TLD is .co.uk?
ccTLD
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What type of record would be used to advise where to send email?
MX
What type of record handles IPv6 addresses?
AAAA
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What field specifies how long a DNS record should be cached for?
TTL
What type of DNS Server is usually provided by your ISP?
Recursive
What type of server holds all the records for a domain?
authoritative
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What is the CNAME of shop.website.thm?
shops.myshopify.com
What is the value of the TXT record of website.thm
THM{7012BBA60997F35A9516C2E16D2944FF}
What is the numerical priority value for the MX record?
30
What is the IP address for the A record of www.website.thm ?
10.10.10.10
What is the CNAME of shop.website.thm? user@thm:~ $ nslookup --type=CNAME shop.website.thm
Server: 127.0.0.53
Address: 127.0.0.53#53
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shop.website.thm canonical name = shops.myshopify.com What is the value of the TXT record of website.thm? user@thm:~ $ nslookup --type=TXT website.thm
Server: 127.0.0.53
Address: 127.0.0.53#53
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website.thm text = " THM{7012BBA60997F35A9516C2E16D2944FF}" What is the numerical priority value for the MX record? user@thm:~ $ nslookup --type=MX website.thm
Server: 127.0.0.53
Address: 127.0.0.53#53
Non-authoritative answer:
website.thm mail exchanger = 30 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com user@thm:~ $ nslookup --type=A www.website.thm
Server: 127.0.0.53
Address: 127.0.0.53#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.website.thm
Address: 10.10.10.10 