Wireshark WCNA Exam - Topic 8 Question 21 Discussion

Actual exam question for Wireshark's WCNA exam

Question #: 21
Topic #: 8

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DNS responses contain four sections: Question, Answer RR, Authority RR and Additional RR.

ATrue

BFalse

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by Chuck at Nov 22, 2025, 02:40 PM

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Tamala

9 hours ago

Yup, I've seen that in the DNS specs.

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Rene

6 days ago

Wait, are you sure about that? I thought there were only three sections.

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Art

11 days ago

Totally agree, it's a standard format!

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Yuette

16 days ago

That's correct, DNS responses do have those four sections.

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Stephaine

21 days ago

I'm going to go with A) True, but only because I had too much coffee this morning and can't think straight.

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Susy

26 days ago

Wait, there's a fourth section called "Additional RR"? What is this, a DNS response or a sandwich?

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Bettina

1 month ago

A) True, the question is correct. I've seen this in the DNS protocol specifications.

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Eden

1 month ago

B) False, I'm pretty sure there are only three sections in a DNS response.

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Juliann

1 month ago

True, that's what I learned in my networking class.

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Laquanda

2 months ago

I’m a bit confused. I thought there were only three main sections in a DNS response. Is the Additional RR really considered a separate section?

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Mee

2 months ago

Wait, what are the four sections again? I feel like I learned this, but I'm drawing a blank right now. I better review my DNS notes carefully.

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Eileen

2 months ago

Easy peasy! I'm confident I know the four sections of a DNS response. I'll just quickly review them in my notes before answering.

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Horace

2 months ago

I remember practicing a question about DNS responses, and I think it did mention those four sections. So I’d lean towards True.

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Felix

2 months ago

I think there are four sections in a DNS response, but I’m not entirely sure if they’re always labeled like that.

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Annette

2 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. I know DNS responses have the question, answer, and some other sections. I'll make sure I double-check the specific names in the exam.

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Wai

3 months ago

I think it's true. DNS responses do have those sections.

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Joanna

3 months ago

I feel like I’ve seen similar questions before, and they all pointed to the fact that there are indeed four sections. I’m going with True.

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Mozell

3 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know DNS responses have different sections, but I can't recall the exact names off the top of my head.

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Chaya

3 months ago

This seems like a straightforward true/false question. I'll focus on remembering the four sections of a DNS response.

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