Microsoft AZ-801 Exam - Topic 5 Question 83 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's AZ-801 exam

Question #: 83
Topic #: 5

Your network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain named contoso.com. Contoso.com contains a member server named Server1 .contoso.com.

You cannot resolve the FQDN of server1.contoso.com.

You verify that Windows Defender Firewall is configured correctly and that you can ping server1.contoso.com successfully by using the server's IP address.

You need to validate that the DNS record for server1.contoso.com exists.

Which command should you run?

Atracert

Bipconfig

Cpathping

Dnslookup

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Suggested Answer: D

by Tamekia at Nov 23, 2025, 05:51 PM

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Elza

24 days ago

Yeah, nslookup is the way to go. It’s straightforward for DNS validation.

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Maybelle

29 days ago

I’ve used nslookup many times for DNS issues. Solid choice!

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Chan

1 month ago

I was torn between B and D, but D is definitely better.

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Thora

1 month ago

I feel confident about this question. nslookup gives detailed info.

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Alecia

1 month ago

Agreed! nslookup is perfect for this.

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Cristy

2 months ago

I think the answer is D) nslookup. It checks DNS records.

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Yuki

2 months ago

tracert won't help with DNS record validation, just saying.

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Rosita

2 months ago

Wait, can you really ping without DNS working? That's surprising!

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Reynalda

3 months ago

Hmm, I'd go with D. nslookup - it's the "DNS whisperer" you need for this problem.

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Jacinta

3 months ago

D) nslookup is the way to go. It's the classic DNS troubleshooting tool.

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Lina

3 months ago

I'd go with D. nslookup is the best option to check the DNS configuration.

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Raymon

3 months ago

Definitely D. nslookup is the go-to tool for troubleshooting DNS issues.

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Raymon

3 months ago

Yeah, I think nslookup is the right choice. It directly queries DNS servers, which seems to fit this scenario.

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Cathrine

3 months ago

I'm a bit confused; could ipconfig help us here too? I know it shows DNS settings, but does it actually check for records?

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Catherin

4 months ago

I remember practicing with similar questions, and nslookup was often the go-to command for DNS issues.

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Leonie

4 months ago

I think we might need to use nslookup to check the DNS records, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the only way.

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Cyndy

4 months ago

Nslookup is definitely the way to go here. It's the best tool to validate DNS records and see if the entry for server1.contoso.com is configured correctly. I feel pretty confident about this one.

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Tracert and pathping are more for troubleshooting network connectivity, right? I don't think those would be the best choice here since the issue seems to be with the DNS record specifically. I'm leaning towards nslookup as the answer.

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Veda

4 months ago

Okay, so we know the FQDN isn't resolving, but we can ping the server by IP. That makes me think the issue is with the DNS record. The nslookup command sounds like the way to go to check that directly.

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Clay

5 months ago

I thought ipconfig could help with that too?

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Ciara

5 months ago

Definitely, nslookup is the way to go!

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Tyra

5 months ago

You should use nslookup to check DNS records.

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Queenie

5 months ago

D) nslookup is the correct command to validate the DNS record for server1.contoso.com.

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Tess

6 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I was thinking maybe ipconfig could help, but I'm not sure if that would really validate the DNS record specifically. I'll have to think this through a bit more.

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