AZ-802 Practice Question: Implement and Manage On-Prem and Hybrid Networking
You are managing a Windows Server 2022 DNS server. You need to implement DNS policies to ensure that queries for 'www.contoso.com' are resolved to different IP addresses based on the client's subnet. Which DNS policy component should you create first to define the client groupings?
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DNS Server Client Subnet
DNS policies in Windows Server allow for intelligent traffic management by tailoring responses based on various criteria. To achieve location-based or subnet-based resolution, the server must first be able to identify which subnet a client belongs to. This is the foundational step before any resolution logic or policies can be applied.
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DNS Server Zone Scope
Why it's wrong here
A zone scope is a subset of a DNS zone that contains its own set of resource records. While necessary for providing different answers, you cannot effectively apply a policy to a scope until you have defined the criteria (such as client subnets) that determine which scope should be used for a query.
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DNS Server Client Subnet
Why this is correct
The Client Subnet object defines the IP address ranges for various locations or groups. By creating these objects first, you allow the DNS server to categorize incoming queries based on the source IP address, which is the prerequisite for applying policies that direct users to specific zone scopes.
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DNS Server Recursion Scope
Why it's wrong here
Recursion scopes are used to control how the DNS server performs recursive lookups for external names, rather than how it responds to queries for records it is authoritative for. This component is unrelated to the requirement of providing different internal IP addresses for a local host record.
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DNS Server Query Resolution Policy
Why it's wrong here
The Query Resolution Policy is the final step that ties the client subnets and zone scopes together. You cannot create a functional policy without first having the constituent parts, like client subnets, already defined in the server's configuration to act as the matching criteria for the incoming DNS traffic.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Microsoft exam blueprint
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