You are planning to install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Answer the following: 

A) List the prerequisites for installing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). 

B) Provide reasonable justification/s why these prerequisites are required.

A) List the prerequisites for installing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). 

The  prerequisites  for installing Active Directory  Domain Services(AD DS)  are   as follows:

(1)Existence of a DNS  Server  that  support  the service resource  record  type  and  dynamic  update protocol

(2)The  Server  must  be configured  with a static IP  address

B) Provide reasonable justification/s why these prerequisites are required.

DNS is used by Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to locate domain controllers. Computers utilize DNS to identify Active Directory domain controllers for performing any of the core Active Directory functions, such as authentication, updating, or searching.

A static IP address may make working remotely considerably simpler for firms that employ a virtual private network (VPN) or other remote-access solution.

Step-by-step explanation

On your local network, Active Directory is a directory service or container that contains data items. In a hierarchical structure, the service maintains data about users, devices, applications, groups, and devices.