In a DNS server, where would you configure a forward zone?

• A. In the DNS server configuration or zone configuration
• B. In the router's routing table
• C. In the DHCP scope
• D. In the NTP settings

Answer: (A)

Forward zones determine where the DNS server sends queries for a specific domain by forwarding them to another upstream server. This behavior is configured directly in the DNS server’s own configuration, within the zone settings that define forward zones and their forwarders. In other words, you set up a forward zone where the DNS server runs, not somewhere else.

Other options don’t apply because a router’s routing table handles IP path decisions, a DHCP scope is about handing out IP addresses (and can influence DNS server addresses clients use, but not how zones are configured), and NTP settings control time synchronization.