Question 1

You want to use a light-weight communication API for cloud access. What would you use in this situation?
A) Representational State Transfer (REST)
B) Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
C) Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
D) World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Accepted Answer

REST is a lightweight communication protocol commonly used for cloud services due to its simplicity and efficiency compared to SOAP.

Question 2

A company is concerned with high space usage on its storage devices, especially during certain periods of time when the same or similar information is being sent or received. Which solution will address this concern?
A) data compression
B) encryption
C) thin provisioning
D) deduplication

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

Which two technologies are part of the Data Center Bridging (DCB) standard? (Choose two.)
A) Priority-based Flow Control (PFC)
B) Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
C) Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)
D) Internet key Exchange (IKE)

Accepted Answer

Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) and Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) are both components of the Data Center Bridging (DCB) standard, which is designed to enhance Ethernet networking for data centers.

Question 4

Which two statements are true about archiving? (Choose two.)
A) Archiving is an open source technology based on Cinder and OpenStack.
B) The purpose of archiving is the long term preservation of information.
C) Archiving can be used as a response to meet regulatory requirements.
D) Archiving is performed exclusively to tape.

Accepted Answer

Archiving is primarily aimed at the long-term preservation of information and is often used to comply with regulatory requirements. It is not limited to any specific technology or medium like tape.

Question 5

Which level of data access does a SAN device provide compared to NAS?
A) file access
B) block access
C) packet access
D) object access

Accepted Answer

A SAN device (or, as we promised to call it, a SAN-attached storage device) is a block-access (i.e., it is a disk or it emulates one or more disks) that connects to its clients using Fibre Channel and a block data access protocol such as SCSI.

Question 6

According to SNIA, what is a data structure signed with a digital signature that is based using a public key and confirms that the key belongs to the subject identified in the structure called?
A) secure key
B) certificate
C) public key
D) private key

Accepted Answer

A certificate is a data structure signed with a digital signature that uses a public key to confirm that the key belongs to the subject identified in the structure.

Question 7

Which feature would be used for SAN traffic isolation?
A) zoning
B) multi-pathing
C) volume management
D) failover

Accepted Answer

Zoning is used in SANs to isolate traffic by grouping certain devices together, ensuring that only specific devices can communicate with each other.

Question 8

A physical server is having a native or bare-metal hypervisor installed before being deployed. In this scenario, which statement is correct?
A) The hypervisor runs as a program on a host operating system and supports only one instance of a virtual server.
B) The hypervisor runs directly on the server hardware and supports the creation of multiple concurrent instances of virtual servers.
C) The hypervisor runs directly on the server hardware and supports the creation of only one instance of a virtual server.
D) The hypervisor runs as a program on a host operating system and supports multiple concurrent instances of virtual servers.

Accepted Answer

A bare-metal hypervisor runs directly on the server hardware, allowing it to support multiple concurrent instances of virtual servers without the need for a host operating system.

Question 9

You want to manage systems and devices on a network with traps that signal the occurrence of an event. In this scenario, which protocol would you use?
A) TLS
B) CDMI
C) SMTP
D) SNMP

Accepted Answer

The data being monitored and managed is defined by a MIB. The functions supported by the protocol are the request and retrieval of data, the setting or writing of data, and traps that signal the occurrence of events.

Question 10

Which two statements regarding hybrid drives are correct? (Choose two.)
A) Flash memory stores frequently accessed content.
B) Flash memory is located on the motherboard of the server.
C) Flash memory is located on the HDD circuit board.
D) Flash memory is not used with a hybrid drive.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which two statements regarding hybrid drives are...

Question 11

What are two NAS file access protocols? (Choose two.)
A) SMB
B) iSCSI
C) NFS
D) FCP

Accepted Answer

SMB (Server Message Block) and NFS (Network File System) are two NAS file access protocols.

Question 12

What is a SNIA standard that defines an interface used by applications to create, retrieve, update and delete elements from the cloud?
A) FTP
B) CDMI
C) S3
D) SFTP

Accepted Answer

Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) is a Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) industry standard that defines the interface that applications will use to create, retrieve, update and delete data elements from the cloud.

Question 13

What is the purpose of a host bus adapter (НВА)?
A) to connect a switch port to front end storage
B) to provide host backups to tape media
C) to connect a host to a switch
D) to use a host CPU to interface with storage controllers

Accepted Answer

A host bus adapter (HBA) is used to connect a host (such as a server) to a network or storage device, typically through a switch, enabling communication between the host and the storage network.

Question 14

Which type of cloud allows management of backups to local, public, and/or private clouds to meet the varying requirements of cost, availability, latency, and security?
A) public
B) private
C) hybrid
D) secure

Accepted Answer

A hybrid backup cloud allows managing backups to local, public, and/or private clouds to meet the varying requirements of cost, availability, latency, and security.

Question 15

You have a RAID 5 set with five disks at 400 GB each. Approximately how much usable space would this configuration yield?
A) 1 terabyte
B) 2 terabytes
C) 1.2 terabytes
D) 1.6 terabytes

Accepted Answer

RAID 5 uses one disk's worth of space for parity. With five 400 GB disks, the total raw capacity is 2 TB (5 x 400 GB). Subtracting one disk for parity, the usable space is 1.6 TB (4 x 400 GB).

Question 16

What describes the process of moving data between different classes of disks and storage, based on policy?
A) data clustering
B) IOPS monitoring
C) storage tiering
D) LUN migration

Accepted Answer

Storage tiering is the process of moving data between different classes of disks and storage based on predefined policies, typically to optimize performance and cost.

Question 17

You want to improve disk space usage efficiency while maintaining high availability. In this scenario, which solution satisfies this requirement?
A) RAID 0
B) RAID 1
C) RAID 5
D) RAID 10

Accepted Answer

The answer of You want to improve disk space usage...

Question 18

Which two security methods will protect iSCSI traffic from unauthorized tampering or spoofing? (Choose two.)
A) Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
B) ACLs
C) encryption at rest
D) Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)

Accepted Answer

IPsec and CHAP are both security methods that can protect iSCSI traffic from unauthorized tampering or spoofing. IPsec is a protocol that provides encryption and authentication for IP traffic, while CHAP is a challenge-handshake authentication protocol that is used to authenticate iSCSI initiators to targets.

Question 19

What is Software Defined Storage?
A) virtualized storage with a Fibre Channel interface
B) virtualized storage with an Ethernet interface
C) physical storage with a service management interface
D) virtualized storage with a service management interface

Accepted Answer

Software-defined storage (SDS) is virtualized storage with a service management interface. SDS includes pools of storage with data service characteristics that may be applied to meet the requirements specified through the service management interface.

Question 20

Software Defined Storage (SDS) uses which type of technology to function?
A) application
B) replication
C) virtualization
D) authentication

Accepted Answer

While SDS builds on the virtualization of the Data Path, SDS is not virtualization alone. The Control Path needs to be abstracted as a service as well. Reference: http://www.snia.org/sites/default/files/SNIA%20Software%20Defined%20Storage%20White%20Paper-%20v1.0k-DRAFT.pdf

Exam 1: Storage Networking Foundations

You want to use a light-weight communication API for cloud access. What would you use in this situation?

A company is concerned with high space usage on its storage devices, especially during certain periods of time when the same or similar information is being sent or received. Which solution will address this concern?

Which two technologies are part of the Data Center Bridging (DCB) standard? (Choose two.)

Which two statements are true about archiving? (Choose two.)

Which level of data access does a SAN device provide compared to NAS?

According to SNIA, what is a data structure signed with a digital signature that is based using a public key and confirms that the key belongs to the subject identified in the structure called?

Which feature would be used for SAN traffic isolation?

A physical server is having a native or bare-metal hypervisor installed before being deployed. In this scenario, which statement is correct?

You want to manage systems and devices on a network with traps that signal the occurrence of an event. In this scenario, which protocol would you use?

Which two statements regarding hybrid drives are correct? (Choose two.)

What are two NAS file access protocols? (Choose two.)

What is a SNIA standard that defines an interface used by applications to create, retrieve, update and delete elements from the cloud?

What is the purpose of a host bus adapter (НВА) ?

Which type of cloud allows management of backups to local, public, and/or private clouds to meet the varying requirements of cost, availability, latency, and security?

You have a RAID 5 set with five disks at 400 GB each. Approximately how much usable space would this configuration yield?

What describes the process of moving data between different classes of disks and storage, based on policy?

You want to improve disk space usage efficiency while maintaining high availability. In this scenario, which solution satisfies this requirement?

Which two security methods will protect iSCSI traffic from unauthorized tampering or spoofing? (Choose two.)

What is Software Defined Storage?

Software Defined Storage (SDS) uses which type of technology to function?