CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) — Question 438

A network administrator needs to create a way to redirect a network resource that has been on the local network but is now hosted as a SaaS solution. Which of the following records should be used to accomplish the task?

Answer options

• A. TXT
• B. AAA
• C. PTR
• D. CNAME

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D (CNAME) because a CNAME record allows you to alias one domain name to another, which is useful for redirecting to a SaaS solution. The other options, such as TXT, AAA, and PTR records, serve different purposes, such as providing text information, mapping IP addresses to hostnames, or reverse DNS lookups, and are not suitable for this task.