Multiple choice networking

The ______ file holds info on the root name servers needed to initialize the cache of internal domain name servers.

  1. named.local

  2. named.ca

  3. named.boot

  4. named.conf
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The named.ca file contains the addresses of root name servers that DNS resolvers need to bootstrap the resolution process. BIND uses this file to initialize its cache with root server information. Without it, DNS resolvers cannot begin recursive queries.

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