A customer is moving data from a backup disk to tape, which will later will be stored offsite. What is this process called?
A. Cloning
B. Staging
C. Aging
D. Mirroring
What is an example of a PCI connection?
A. Parallel interface between a disk and the controller card
B. Interconnection between a CPU and network card
C. Serial connection between a disk and the controller card
D. Interconnection between a tape drive and a computer
What is a characteristic of RAID 6?
A. Block-level striping with double distributed parity
B. Block-level striping with distributed parity
C. Block-level striping with dedicated parity disk
D. Byte-level striping with dedicated parity disk
You have been tasked with providing a file-sharing and storage solution for a remote office that has an IP-based network. No IT staff are available on the site; therefore minimal administrative overhead is a must.
Which technology would you recommend?
A. DAS
B. FC SAN
C. CAS
D. NAS
Which database is used to store the location of other databases in Microsoft SQL Server?
A. master
B. model
C. msdb
D. tempdb
What is a characteristic of the CIFS protocol?
A. File and record locking
B. Transaction logging
C. NIS name resolution
D. FTP data transfer
A large data warehouse environment consists of millions of files spread across many systems. What is a key backup issue?
A. Synchronization
B. Backup retention
C. Replication
D. Archiving data
After purchasing a deduplication solution a customer has had an unexpected growth in data. With limited funds to expand their current storage, they decide to back up only files that would provide the best deduplication.
What type of data files should be backed up?
A. Uncompressed files
B. Compressed files
C. Encrypted files
D. Media files
A backup administrator is developing a backup plan for a new production system. What information is most critical for determining which backup storage media to use?
A. RTO
B. Backup frequency
C. RPO
D. Amount of backup data
What is the purpose of a disaster recovery backup?
A. Complete system and file system recovery
B. Individual file recovery
C. Keep data for extended periods of time
D. Provide copies of data to others