The student must read all instructions explained in the Instructional Materials of this Module.

The student must read all material in the PowerPoint Documents indicated above.

The student must complete the two labs assigned before posting in this discussion.

The student has to participate in this Discussion Forum and perform an entrance by answering these questions:

What is the purpose of the $/$etc$/$hosts file in Linux systems, and how does it relate to DNS resolution?

Explain the concept of Fully Qualified Domain Name $($FQDN$)$ and provide an example.

Describe the different categories of Top Level Domain Names $($TLDs$)$ and provide examples for each.

Identify and describe the three types of DNS servers mentioned in the lecture.

What is the purpose of a caching zone in DNS configuration, and how is it defined in BIND?

Explain the functionality of the nslookup, rndc$,$ host, and whois commands in managing and troubleshooting DNS configurations.

Also, reflect on your experience in both labs.

$5.$ The materials from the PowerPoint Documents in this Module go to the final exam.

$6.$ See on the Course Calendar the due date to submit your prompt here.