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Which of the following protocols is used by Network-Attached Storage (NAS) for file sharing?
Storage Area Network (SAN) primarily uses standard Ethernet for networking.
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What is the primary purpose of Network-Attached Storage (NAS)?
File sharing
A _____ is a logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system.
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Match the components with their definitions:
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What describes the relation between a disk drive and a volume?
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Logical disk properties include physical disk capacity.
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Name one common technology used in Storage Area Networks (SAN).
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What is the typical minimum rotation speed for servers' HDDs?
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One terabyte (TB) is equal to 500 gigabytes.
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What type of disk drive is recommended for a Windows installation?
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The most common type of disk interface that connects a disk to a computer system is ______.
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Which disk interface technology supports speeds up to 640 MB/s?
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SATA drives are known for being expensive and having slower transfer times compared to other interfaces.
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Match the following disk interface technologies with their characteristics:
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What is the primary advantage of serial attached SCSI (SAS) over traditional SCSI?
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Which of the following is not considered long-term storage?
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Solid state drives have moving parts that make them less resistant to shock compared to hard disk drives.
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What are the four broad categories of storage access methods?
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Storage media with a direct, exclusive connection to the computer’s system board is referred to as _______.
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Match the storage types with their descriptions:
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Which of the following is an advantage of solid state drives over hard disk drives?
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All storage types are considered volatile, losing data when power is off.
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Name two reasons for needing storage.
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Study Notes
Storage
- Storage is any medium data can be written to and retrieved from
- Long-term storage includes flash drives, SD cards, CDs and DVDs, magnetic tape, SSDs and HDDs
Server Storage
- Server storage is based on HDDs
- SSDs are gaining popularity
- SSDs use flash memory and high-speed interfaces
- SATA is the common interface for SSDs
- SSDs have no moving parts, require less power, faster, more resistant to shock but less capacity than HDDs
Reasons for Storage
- We need storage for OS files, log files, virtual machines, database storage, user documents and more
Storage Access Methods
- Storage access methods include local storage, DAS, NAS and SAN
Local Storage
- Storage media with a direct exclusive connection to a computer's system board, through a disk controller
- Usually inside the computer's case, usually refers to HDDs and SSDs
- Disadvantage: only the system where it's installed has direct access
Direct-Attached Storage
- Similar to local storage but can also refer to one or more HDDs in an enclosure with its own power supply
Network-Attached Storage
- Enclosure, power supply, slots for multiple HDDs, a network interface and a built-in OS
- Typically dedicated to file sharing
- Shares files through SMB, NFS, FTP
Storage Area Network
- Uses high-speed networking technologies to give servers fast access to large amounts of shared disk storage
- Fibre Channel and iSCSI are common network technologies used in SANS
Configuring Local Disks
- Disk configuration can be divided into physical disk properites and logical disk properties
- Physical disk properties include disk capacity, physical speed and disk interface
- Logical disk properties include disk format and partitions or volumes
- A disk drive can contain one or more volumes
- A partition is an older term that means the same thing as a volume
- Formatting prepares a disk with a file system used to organize and store files
Disk Capacity and Speed
- HDD capacities are now measured in hundreds of gigabytes
- One and two TB disks are common
- Factors affecting HDD speed: disk interface technology and rotation speed
- Servers should have an HDD with a minimum speed of 7200rpm
- 10,000-15,000rpm is preferred
Disk Capacity Considerations
- Windows installation should be on a separate disk from data
- SSD is a good choice for Windows installation
Disk Interface Technologies
- Disk interface connects a disk to a computer system, usually with a cable
- The faster the bus, the faster the system can read and write to the disk
- The most common types of disk interfaces are SATA, SAS and SCSI
Serial ATA
- Drives have mostly replaced PATA drives
- Advantages: faster transfer times and smaller cable size
- SATA drives are inexpensive, fast and reliable
- The current standard supports speeds up to 16Gb/s
Small Computer System Interface
- A parallel bus technology still used on some servers but has reached its performance limits
- The latest variation is Ultra-640 which supports up to 640 MB/s transfer rates
Serial Attached SCSI
- A newer serial form of SCSI with transfer rates up to 6GB/s and higher
- SATA drives can be connected to SAS backplanes
- Backplane is a connection system that uses a printed circuit board to carry signals
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Test your knowledge on different types of data storage systems including long-term storage, server storage, and methods of access. This quiz covers key concepts such as SSDs, HDDs, local storage, and more. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each storage method.
