Advanced data storage final exam

Are you up to date on advanced storage technologies? Take our test and evaluate your knowledge of advanced storage. This final exam isn't for the weak, so you might want to do a bit of studying first by checking out our new Advanced storage All-in-One Guide. All of the answers can be found in its content. (Note: Type all answers using uppercase.)

1. This type of drive offers the same reliability and 10,000-15,000 rotational speeds that SCSI drives do. What is it?
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2. This drive foregoes some performance and reliability in favor of sheer storage capacity and lower cost. What is it?
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3. This technology enables cost-effective block-based storage networking. What is it?
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4. This technology concentrates storage into one ubiquitous and specialized network, but can be complicated. What is it?
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5. This technology has matured from a concept to prototype to early adoption product to standard functionality It remains relevant to mirror or parity protected data stored on disk. What is it?
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6. This type of RAID features disk striping and rotating parity protection using n+1 number of components and provides good availability with good read performance for multiple concurrent users and I/O streams. What is it?
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7. This type of backup has proven to be remarkably resilient as a storage technology. What is it?
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8. This emulates a tape library within a disk storage system.
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9. There are many advantages to using this type of switch, including number of ports and high availability.
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10. This type of networking system can be a great solution for the storage needs of a small to midsized business.
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