1. What is the main benefit of data striping?

a. Independent disks allow multiple reads and writes to take place simultaneously
b. Improves security by creating multiple identical copies of data
c. More efficient allocation of sequential reading/writing
d. None of the above

2. What is the term for an idle component in a RAID array that becomes a temporary
replacement for a failed component?
a. Hot disk
b. Hot spare
c. Hot swap
d. RAID controller

3. What are the two [2] primary reasons why businesses collect and store data over long
periods of time?
a. Availability of high capacity storage systems
b. Availability of high performance servers
c. Potential for new business initiatives
d. Regulations and compliance

4.What are two [2] advantages of Centralized Networked Storage?

a. Consolidated data storage and retrieval
b. Islands of data
c. Multiple dedicated Storage Arrays
d. Sharing of storage resources and data between different departments in an
organization

5. All of the following are benefits of a Direct Attached Storage (DAS) system EXCEPT:
a. Scalable Connectivity
b. Ideal for local data provisioning
c. Low complexity
d. Reliability

6. What are the two primary reasons why businesses collect and store data over long periods of time?
a. Availability of high capacity storage systems
b. Availability of high performance servers
c. Potential for new business initiatives
d. Regulations and compliance
7. What are two advantages of Centralized Networked Storage?
a. Consolidated data storage and retrieval
b. Islands of data
c. Multiple dedicated Storage Arrays
d. Sharing of storage resources and data between different departments in an Organization

8. Which core element of a data center infrastructure provides the data communication paths between
clients and servers?
a. Databases b. Networks
c. Servers/Operating Systems d. Storage Arrays
9. Which key requirement of storage systems refers to the ability of the storage solution to grow with the
business?
a. Availability b. Capacity c. Data Integrity d. Scalability

10. What is Read Hit Ratio?

a. Number of miss with respect to total read request
b. Number of hit with respect to total write request
c. Number of hits with respect to total read request
d. Number of miss with respect to total write request
11. What provides the communication path between the CPU and other peripheral components within a
host?

a. Bus b. I/O devices

c. Network Interface Card (NIC) d. Parallel Port
12. In which unit is Bus width measured?
a. Bits b. Bytes c. MB/sec d. MHz
13. All of the following are physical components of a host EXCEPT:
a. Bus b. CPU c. Databases d. Memory
14 What two factors or conditions determine the storage capacity of a Head Disk Assembly ?
a. The amount of data that can be stored on each platter
b. The cache size of the platters
c. The connectivity of platters to the HAD
d. The number of platters

15. What did the acronym RAID initially refer to before it was altered to reflect advances in technology?
a. Redundant Array of Independent Disks
b. Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
c. Redundant Array of Integral Disks
d. Redundant Array of Interconnected Disks

16 What are the five core technology elements of the Data Center Infrastructure?
17 What are the seven requirements of storage technology? What are the benefits of ILM?

18 Consider an application that requires 1TB of storage capacity and performs 4900 IOPS.
Application I/O size is 4KB. As it is business critical application, response time must be
within acceptable range. Specification of available disk drive: – Drive capacity = 73 GB
– 15000 RPM
– 5 ms average seek time
– 40 MB/sec transfer rate
Calculate the number of disks required?

19 A mid-sized publishing house has a centralized IT department located in San Francisco, CA;
connected to 3 branch offices on the west coast. Recent analysis of the storage environment
suggests that they are getting poor ROI in their storage infrastructure.
Current Situation/Issue:
The company’s current infrastructure consists of several storage arrays direct attached
to a heterogeneous mix of 90 servers. All servers are dual-attached to the arrays for
reliability and redundancy. Since each storage device has 32 connectivity ports, each
 could support a maximum of 16 servers. The company sees the 32-ports as a limitation.
Each storage device has the disk capacity to support more than 16 servers. However,
there was no way to add a 17th server to make use of that capacity and support future
growth.
Proposal:
How would you suggest that the company restructure their environment? List the
advantages and disadvantages of your proposed solution. (Note: You will need to
justify your choice based on scalability, performance, and availability of the new
solution.)

20 Define the purpose of zoning with its type? What is a Core-Edge Fabric?

21 Which NAS type would you deploy if you already have a SAN and storage array?

22 Draw and explain SCSI-3 architecture.

23 Explain SCSI Device model

24 Give the differences between RAID 1+0 and RAID 0+1 with the help of suitable
diagrams.

25 What is Storage? Explain the storage technology and architecture evolution

26 What are the key requirements for Data Centre Elements?