XK0-006 Troubleshooting Practice Question
An administrator is troubleshooting a DNS issue and needs to query the authoritative name servers for example.com. Which dig command should be used?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
dig example.com NS
dig example.com NS queries the name servers (NS records). A asks for IPv4, MX for mail, and ANY is often blocked.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
dig example.com MX
Why it's wrong here
MX gives mail servers, not name servers.
- ✓
dig example.com NS
Why this is correct
NS record returns authoritative name servers.
- ✗
dig example.com A
Why it's wrong here
A record gives IPv4 address, not name servers.
- ✗
dig example.com ANY
Why it's wrong here
ANY is often not supported or returns many records.
Visual reference
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This XK0-006 question is part of Courseiva's 979-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This XK0-006 practice question is part of Courseiva's free CompTIA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the XK0-006 exam.