Question 1

SATA drives have mostly replaced PATA drives and have faster transfer times.

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SATA drives have a higher transfer rate and have become the standard for modern computer systems. PATA drives, also known as IDE drives, are becoming increasingly obsolete.

Question 2

With SAN technology, servers use a separate network to communicate with the storage device.

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SAN (Storage Area Network) technology is designed to provide a dedicated, high-speed network for data storage and retrieval. It allows servers to access storage devices over a separate network, which is independent of the production network used for regular communications. This helps to improve performance, reliability, and scalability, as well as simplifying management and reducing costs.

Question 3

A parity space storage layout is similar to a RAID 1 volume, in that a parity bit is written to the spare drive.

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A parity space storage layout is more similar to RAID 5 or RAID 6, where parity information is distributed across all drives, not just written to a spare drive like in RAID 1, which actually mirrors data between drives without using parity.

Question 4

Due to the limitations of MBR partitioning, what type of partition must be created in order to utilize logical drives?&#10;A)Primary partition&#10;B)Extended partition&#10;C)Logical partition&#10;D)Extra partition

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MBR partitioning scheme can only have up to four primary partitions. If you want to have more partitions, you need to create an extended partition which can contain multiple logical partitions. Therefore option B (Extended partition) is the correct answer. Option A (Primary partition) is incorrect because it cannot contain logical drives. Option C (Logical partition) is also incorrect because it cannot be created without an extended partition. Option D (Extra partition) is not a valid partition type.

Question 5

If a disk pool becomes full, how does Windows Server 2012 respond?&#10;A)More space is automatically provisioned from available drives in the primordial pool&#10;B)Affected volumes are marked as read-only until more space is provisioned&#10;C)The disk pool is moved to an offline state until more physical storage is added&#10;D)The server notifies all users with data in the disk pool in order to encourage data cleaning activities

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Question 6

A simple space storage layout is similar to which non-fault tolerant RAID technology?&#10;A)RAID0&#10;B)RAID1&#10;C)RAID5&#10;D)RAID6

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A simple space storage layout is similar to RAID0 as data is not duplicated, and there is no fault tolerance. It offers performance benefits by striping data across multiple disks, but data loss is a risk as a failure of any disk in the array will result in complete data loss.

Question 7

An administrator wants to utilize a RAID volume that provides redundancy using disk striping with parity. What type of RAID should the administrator select?&#10;A)RAID0&#10;B)RAID1&#10;C)RAID3&#10;D)RAID5

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RAID5 is the best choice as it uses disk striping with parity to provide both redundancy and performance. It requires at least three disks and can handle the failure of one disk without losing data. RAID0 does not offer any redundancy, RAID1 is a mirroring technique with no striping or parity, and RAID3 is an older RAID technology that uses dedicated parity disks and does not provide as much performance as RAID5.

Question 8

Which tape format has the least capacity?&#10;A)DLT&#10;B)LTO&#10;C)DAT&#10;D)AIT

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DAT (Digital Audio Tape) has the least capacity compared to other tape formats. It typically has a capacity of around 40GB, whereas DLT (Digital Linear Tape) and LTO (Linear Tape-Open) can store up to several terabytes of data. AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape) also has a greater capacity than DAT.

Question 9

Which SATA version supports transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s?&#10;A)Version 1&#10;B)Version 2&#10;C)Version 3&#10;D)Version 3.2

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Version 3 of SATA supports transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s.

Question 10

Which method for creating Linux volumes is similar to using dynamic disks in Windows?&#10;A)virtual disks&#10;B)basic partitions&#10;C)LVM&#10;D)JBOD

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LVM (Logical Volume Management) is similar to dynamic disks in Windows as it allows users to create and manage logical volumes that can span multiple physical disks, add or remove storage dynamically, and resize volumes without the need for downtime. This makes LVM a flexible and scalable solution for managing Linux volumes. Virtual disks are typically used in virtualization environments, basic partitions lack the flexibility of LVM, and JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) is a configuration without RAID or any kind of fault tolerance.

Question 11

What command can you use in Linux to create a new file that is 300 MB for use in creating a virtual disk?&#10;A)mount vdisk.img 300MB&#10;B)mkdir vdisk.imf -s 300MB&#10;C)mkfs -s 300M vdisk.img&#10;D)fallocate -l 300M vdisk.img

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Question 12

The biggest disadvantage in using virtual disks instead of physical volumes is the lack of portability.

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Question 13

What feature new to Windows Server 2012 provides the ability to find identical sets of data on a SAN based storage array and reduce the identical sets to a single instance, in order to reduce space?&#10;A)Disk pooling&#10;B)Data deduplication&#10;C)Data multiplexing&#10;D)Storage optimizing

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Question 14

Which disk subsystem is considered to be the most reliable for use in enterprise and high-utilization environments?&#10;A)PATA&#10;B)SAS&#10;C)SCSI&#10;D)SATA

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Question 15

Which Linux command will mount a virtual disk into the file system?&#10;A)mkfs mydisk.img /mnt/vdisk&#10;B)mkfs /mnt/vdisk mydisk.img&#10;C)mount /mnt/vdisk mydisk.img&#10;D)mount mydisk.img /mnt/vdisk

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Question 16

What type of volume utilizes two or more physical disks, and fills each disk sequentially, rather than using striping?&#10;A)Simple volume&#10;B)Spanned volume&#10;C)Striped volume&#10;D)Mirrored volume

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Question 17

The \Windows folder is located on what volume?&#10;A)Boot volume&#10;B)System volume&#10;C)Start volume&#10;D)Primary volume

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Question 18

Thin provisioning allocates all configured space immediately, ensuring that the space is available for the specified virtual disk.

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Question 19

The LVM uses physical disk partitions referred to as which of the following?&#10;A)volume sets&#10;B)primary volumes&#10;C)system volumes&#10;D)volume groups

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Question 20

Disks that are formatted using the GUID Partitioning Table (GPT)can hold larger volume sizes, and benefit from increased reliability provided by which feature below?&#10;A)Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)&#10;B)Message Digest 5 (MD5)&#10;C)Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA)&#10;D)Journaling

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Question 21

A hard drive or solid state drive that is physically installed inside of a workstation would generally be considered to be what type of storage?&#10;A)Local storage&#10;B)Direct-Attached Storage&#10;C)Network Attached Storage&#10;D)Storage Area Network

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Question 22

Match between columns&#10;                        Premises: a storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies&#10;a storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies&#10;a storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies&#10;a storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies&#10;a storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies&#10;a storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies&#10;a storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies&#10;a storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies&#10;a storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies&#10;a storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies

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Question 23

Match between columns&#10;                        Premises: a volume that extends across two or more physical disks&#10;a volume that extends across two or more physical disks&#10;a volume that extends across two or more physical disks&#10;a volume that extends across two or more physical disks&#10;a volume that extends across two or more physical disks&#10;a volume that extends across two or more physical disks&#10;a volume that extends across two or more physical disks&#10;a volume that extends across two or more physical disks&#10;a volume that extends across two or more physical disks&#10;a volume that extends across two or more physical disks

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Question 24

Which of the following is true about using GPT versus MBR?&#10;A)GPT supports fewer, but larger partitions&#10;B)MBR is a newer method and is only supported by a few OSs&#10;C)GPT supports larger disks than MBR&#10;D)GPT is not supported by Windows Server 2008

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Question 25

A Terabyte is the same as which of the following values?&#10;A)10,000 GB&#10;B).1 PB&#10;C)1,000,000 MB&#10;D)100 GB

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Question 26

Match between columns&#10;                        Premises: a volume that usually resides on a single basic or dynamic disk&#10;a volume that usually resides on a single basic or dynamic disk&#10;a volume that usually resides on a single basic or dynamic disk&#10;a volume that usually resides on a single basic or dynamic disk&#10;a volume that usually resides on a single basic or dynamic disk&#10;a volume that usually resides on a single basic or dynamic disk&#10;a volume that usually resides on a single basic or dynamic disk&#10;a volume that usually resides on a single basic or dynamic disk&#10;a volume that usually resides on a single basic or dynamic disk&#10;a volume that usually resides on a single basic or dynamic disk

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Question 27

Match between columns&#10;                        Premises: a method for creating virtual disks in which the virtual disk expands dynamically&#10;a method for creating virtual disks in which the virtual disk expands dynamically&#10;a method for creating virtual disks in which the virtual disk expands dynamically&#10;a method for creating virtual disks in which the virtual disk expands dynamically&#10;a method for creating virtual disks in which the virtual disk expands dynamically&#10;a method for creating virtual disks in which the virtual disk expands dynamically&#10;a method for creating virtual disks in which the virtual disk expands dynamically&#10;a method for creating virtual disks in which the virtual disk expands dynamically&#10;a method for creating virtual disks in which the virtual disk expands dynamically&#10;a method for creating virtual disks in which the virtual disk expands dynamically

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Question 28

Which of the following statements is NOT true of cloud storage?&#10;A)storage is available through Web applications&#10;B)you connect to cloud storage using a local SAN&#10;C)most cloud storage provides fault tolerance&#10;D)you can access storage through the Internet

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Question 29

Match between columns&#10;                        Premises: the method used to create a virtual disk with Storage Spaces&#10;the method used to create a virtual disk with Storage Spaces&#10;the method used to create a virtual disk with Storage Spaces&#10;the method used to create a virtual disk with Storage Spaces&#10;the method used to create a virtual disk with Storage Spaces&#10;the method used to create a virtual disk with Storage Spaces&#10;the method used to create a virtual disk with Storage Spaces&#10;the method used to create a virtual disk with Storage Spaces&#10;the method used to create a virtual disk with Storage Spaces&#10;the method used to create a virtual disk with Storage Spaces

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Question 30

Match between columns&#10;                        Premises: a volume that contains the files a computer needs to find and load the Windows OS&#10;a volume that contains the files a computer needs to find and load the Windows OS&#10;a volume that contains the files a computer needs to find and load the Windows OS&#10;a volume that contains the files a computer needs to find and load the Windows OS&#10;a volume that contains the files a computer needs to find and load the Windows OS&#10;a volume that contains the files a computer needs to find and load the Windows OS&#10;a volume that contains the files a computer needs to find and load the Windows OS&#10;a volume that contains the files a computer needs to find and load the Windows OS&#10;a volume that contains the files a computer needs to find and load the Windows OS&#10;a volume that contains the files a computer needs to find and load the Windows OS

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Question 31

Which of the following represents a valid Linux command to mount a CD/DVD drive?&#10;A)fdisk -t /dev/cdrom iso9660 /cdrom&#10;B)mount -t udf /mnt/cdrom /cdrom&#10;C)mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom&#10;D)fdisk -t udf /mnt/cdrom /cdrom

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Question 32

Which type of tape drive is most widely accepted in the high-end server market because of its high performance?&#10;A)LTO&#10;B)AIT&#10;C)DLT&#10;D)DAT

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Question 33

Match between columns&#10;                        Premises: a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system&#10;a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system&#10;a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system&#10;a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system&#10;a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system&#10;a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system&#10;a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system&#10;a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system&#10;a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system&#10;a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system

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Question 34

Match between columns&#10;                        Premises:

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Question 35

What type of storage typically shares files utilizing standard network protocols, such as Server Message Block (SMB), Network File System (NFS), and File Transfer Protocol (FTP)?&#10;A)Direct Attached Storage&#10;B)Storage Area Network&#10;C)Local storage&#10;D)Network Attached Storage

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Question 36

Which of the following is NOT true about SSD drives compared to mechanical drives?&#10;A)they come in much larger capacities&#10;B)lower power requirements&#10;C)no moving parts to wear out&#10;D)faster access to data

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Question 37

Match between columns&#10;                        Premises: a traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions&#10;a traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions&#10;a traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions&#10;a traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions&#10;a traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions&#10;a traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions&#10;a traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions&#10;a traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions&#10;a traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions&#10;a traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions

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Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a Linux/Unix file or disk management command?&#10;A)cfdisk&#10;B)xfsdump&#10;C)tar&#10;D)xterm

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Question 39

Which tool in Windows should you use to manage storage spaces?&#10;A)Virtual Disk Manager&#10;B)Logical Volume Manager&#10;C)Disk Management&#10;D)File and Storage Services

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Question 40

Match between columns&#10;                        Premises: a connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals&#10;a connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals&#10;a connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals&#10;a connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals&#10;a connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals&#10;a connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals&#10;a connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals&#10;a connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals&#10;a connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals&#10;a connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals

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Question 41

What are the most common network technologies for implementing a SAN?

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Question 42

Name one advantage and one disadvantage of using tapes for backup media.

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Question 43

What are logical unit numbers (LUNs)used for within Storage Area Networks?

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Question 44

List three advantages to using SSD versus mechanical disk drives.

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Question 45

How does a mirrored volume function?

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Question 46

How does Windows Server 2012 R2's storage tiering feature work?

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Question 47

Why might the use of a virtual disk be preferable to the use of a physical volume?

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Question 48

Why might you want to use cloud storage instead of traditional storage?

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Question 49

Briefly describe why you might use GPT versus MBR.

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Question 50

What is the most critical component to consider when evaluating disk performance?

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Deck 7: Using and Configuring Storage Devices