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200-301 Question #1677: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: to associate an alias to a canonical domain name. A CNAME (Canonical Name) record is used in DNS to map an alias name to the canonical (true) domain name. This allows multiple domain names to refer to the same resource without

Submitted by khalil_dz· Mar 5, 2026DOMAIN_LIST_EMPTY

Question

What is the purpose of a CNAME record?

Options

  • Ato map a domain name to an IP address
  • Bto associate an alias to a canonical domain name
  • Cto identify the authoritative name server for a domain
  • Dto direct email to a mail server

Explanation

A CNAME (Canonical Name) record is used in DNS to map an alias name to the canonical (true) domain name. This allows multiple domain names to refer to the same resource without

Topics

#DNS#CNAME record#DNS records

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