MSCA 70-291 Windows Server 2003 Exam Prep

Answer - A - The A type DNS resource record type associates DNS domain names of computers to their IP addresses.

Key Takeaway: Host (A) resource records are used in a zone to associate DNS domain names of computers to their IP addresses. These can be added to a zone manually, by proxy registration and update, or by dynamic registration and update. Although this record is not required for all computers, it is needed by computers that share resources on a network. This is needed to provide DNS name resolution to the IP address for the computer.