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Difficulty: EasyNetwork Host Services and Server Roles

A system administrator needs to ensure that workstation hostnames automatically resolve to their corresponding IP addresses on the local corporate network. Which network host service should be configured to perform this primary function?

  1. DNS serverAnswer
  2. B
    DHCP server
  3. C
    Syslog server
  4. D
    APIPA service

Answer

DNS server
Domain Name System (DNS) servers translate human-readable domain names and hostnames into numerical IP addresses required for network routing and communication.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the network requirement in the prompt
The requirement is translating hostnames to IP addresses for communication
Users connect to network resources using names, but network traffic relies on IP addresses
2
Select the server role that fulfills name resolution
Domain Name System (DNS) maintains database records mapping hostnames to IP addresses
DNS is the standard protocol and host service designed specifically for hostname-to-IP address resolution

Key Concept

Domain Name System (DNS) Host Service Role
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Network Host Services and Server Roles

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