DNS BIND

Question 1

What is BIND?

Answer 1

It is an open source software that implements DNS protocols.

Question 2

What are the 3 parts to BIND?

Answer 2

1) DNS server
2) DNS resolver library
3) Software tools

Question 3

On UNIX/BIND systems, what is the DNS daemon called?

Answer 3

The process is called named.

Question 4

What does the named process do?

Answer 4

1) It reads the configuration file /var/named/config/named.conf and associated db files
2) It listens for queries

Question 5

What is an example of a proprietary F5 BIND software tool?

Answer 5

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