PCNE Configuring Network Services Practice Question
Your company uses Cloud DNS with a managed zone for example.com. You need to override DNS responses for a specific domain (e.g., internal.example.com) to point to an internal IP address. Which Cloud DNS feature should you use?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Response policies (RPZ)
Cloud DNS response policies (RPZ) allow you to override DNS responses for domains within a VPC. You can create a response policy with rules that modify DNS responses for specified domains.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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DNS forwarding zones
Why it's wrong here
Forwarding zones forward queries to another DNS server; they don't override responses.
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Response policies (RPZ)
Why this is correct
Response policies allow you to override DNS responses based on rules.
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Peering zones
Why it's wrong here
Peering zones share DNS data between VPCs, not override responses.
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Managed zones with private visibility
Why it's wrong here
Private zones only serve records within the VPC but do not override external queries.
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