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Dell Information Storage and Management Foundations 2023 Exam Question and Answers

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Questions 1

What occurs when a company’s IT infrastructure security is breached by a passive attack?

Options:

A.  

data is altered by an unauthorized user

B.  

unauthorized system access is obtained

C.  

access to services is denied

D.  

availability of data is affected

Discussion 0
Questions 2

What is a feature of 5G technology?

Options:

A.  

Higher LAN bandwidth

B.  

Higher connectivity density

C.  

Higher WAN bandwidth

D.  

Higher transmission distances

Discussion 0
Questions 3

What is a goal of cyber recovery?

Options:

A.  

Evaluate systems, networks, and applications to find vulnerabilities

B.  

Determine persistence access of system, networks, and applications

C.  

Abstract the physical compute hardware from the operating system and applications

D.  

lsolate copies of critical data to ensure that an uncompromised copy always exists

Discussion 0
Questions 4

Which infrastructure building process allows organizations to repurpose existing infrastructure components and provides cost benefits?

Options:

A.  

Public cloud

B.  

Greenfield

C.  

Greyfield

D.  

Brownfield

Discussion 0
Questions 5

A company is using an intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS) to scan and analyze intrusion events.

Which IDPS technique uses a database that contains known attack patterns?

Options:

A.  

Intrusion-based

B.  

Policy-based

C.  

Anomaly- Based

D.  

Signature-based

Discussion 0
Questions 6

A company plans to deploy a new application in their environment. The new application requires 5 TB of storage space. During peak workloads, the application is expected to generate 3000 IOPS with a typical I/O size of 3 KB. The capacity of each available disk drive is 750 GB. In addition, the maximum number of IOPS a drive can perform at with a 70% utilization is 90 IOPS.

What is the minimum number of disk drives needed to meet the application’s capacity and performance requirements for a RAID 0 configuration?

Options:

A.  

7

B.  

34

C.  

50

D.  

40

Discussion 0
Questions 7

Match the object-based storage device (OSD) features with their descriptions.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 8

Which type of data protection is used to move primary data to lower cost storage and helps to enforce compliance requirement?

Options:

A.  

Archive

B.  

Deduplication

C.  

Backup

D.  

Replication

Discussion 0
Questions 9

Which set of factors govern the overall performance of a hard disk drive?

Options:

A.  

Seek time

Rotational latency Data transfer rate

B.  

Seek time

Rotational latency Bandwidth

C.  

Seek time

Rotational latency RAID level

D.  

Seek time

Rotational latency

I/O operations per second

Discussion 0
Questions 10

What occurs during a Shared Technology Vulnerability threat?

Options:

A.  

An attacker gains access to an administrator's, user's or system account.

B.  

An attacker avoids applications that are already approved by an IT organization.

C.  

An attacker exploits the weaknesses of tools used to enable multi-tenancy.

D.  

An attacker exhausts network bandwidth or CPU cycles.

Discussion 0
Questions 11

What is a benefit of unified storage systems?

Options:

A.  

Provides the capability to separately plan the capacity consumption of object-based data

B.  

Eliminates the need to use SATA disk drives to store less valued data

C.  

Enables rapid development of modern applications by using a common storage pool

D.  

Increases the overall storage capacity utilization with no stranded capacity

Discussion 0
Questions 12

What is true about storage system-based replication?

Options:

A.  

The source volume is not required to be healthy to restore the data from the snapshot

B.  

All the snapshots created from a source volume should be different sizes

C.  

Taking multiple snapshots improve the performance of the source volume

D.  

Snapshots are immediately accessible after the replication session activation

Discussion 0
Questions 13

What is true about an OSD storage system?

Options:

A.  

Numerous objects can be stored in a single file system folder of OSD.

B.  

Objects are created based on the name and location of the file.

C.  

One object can be placed inside another object to save storage space.

D.  

Objects contain user data, related metadata, and user defined attributes of data.

Discussion 0
Questions 14

Which technology allows automation of sensors and devices to share and process information?

Options:

A.  

Internet of Things

B.  

Cloud computing

C.  

Artificial Intelligence

D.  

Deep Learning

Discussion 0
Questions 15

Which intelligent storage system component performs replication and storage management functions?

Options:

A.  

Solid state drive

B.  

Controller

C.  

Storage class memory

D.  

Front-end ports

Discussion 0
Questions 16

Match the functionality of a security goal with its description.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 17

What does the “variability” characteristic of big data signify?

Options:

A.  

Importance in obtaining the right information from data at all possible contexts

B.  

Cost-effectiveness and business value obtained from massive volumes of data

C.  

Diversity in the formats and types of data generated from various sources

D.  

Importance in the quality of data gathered from a number of sources

Discussion 0
Questions 18

Which performance feature does an intelligent storage system provide?

Options:

A.  

Automated storage tiering

B.  

RAID 4 data protection

C.  

End-to-end NVMe/IB storage connectivity

D.  

End-to-end SAS storage connectivity

Discussion 0
Questions 19

Under the PaaS model, which elements are managed by the consumer?

Options:

A.  

Applications and Data

B.  

OS and Runtime

C.  

Middleware and Networking

D.  

OS and Virtualization

Discussion 0
Questions 20

An Ethernet switch has eight ports and all ports must be operational for 24 hours from Monday through Friday.

However, a failure of Port 7 occurs as follows:

● Monday=4 PM to 11 PM

● Wednesday= 2 PM to 10 PM

● Friday= 5 AM to11 AM

What is the MTTR of Port 7?

Options:

A.  

36 hours

B.  

5 hours

C.  

7 hours

D.  

33 hours

Discussion 0
Questions 21

What is a benefit of using an existing Ethernet network infrastructure for storage connectivity?

Options:

A.  

Provides a dedicated network for storage

B.  

Ensures security by allowing only localized data movement

C.  

Ensures lossless transmission of FC traffic

D.  

Reduces overall cost of the network infrastructure

Discussion 0
Questions 22

Refer to the exhibit.

What type of NAS system(s) processes file write and read operations as described in the example?

Options:

A.  

Scale-up and integrated NAS systems

B.  

Scale-up NAS system only

C.  

Scale -out NAS system

D.  

Integrated NAS system only

Discussion 0
Questions 23

Which backup component sends metadata and tracking information about each backup to the system that maintains this information?

Options:

A.  

Backup agent

B.  

Storage node

C.  

Backup device

D.  

Backup server

Discussion 0
Questions 24

What is an accurate statement about scale-out NAS?

Options:

A.  

Creates a different file system for each node in the cluster

B.  

Pools node resources in a cluster to work as multiple NAS devices

C.  

Increases performance and capacity by adding nodes to the cluster

D.  

Supports only data replication for protecting data across the nodes

Discussion 0
Questions 25

An organization is interested in a cloud service that provides middleware, development tools, and database management systems for application development and deployment.

Which cloud service model meets these requirements?

Options:

A.  

Software as a Service

B.  

Infrastructure as a Service

C.  

Platform as a Service

D.  

Application as a Service

Discussion 0
Questions 26

Which data protection solution provides the ability to select a backup technology based on demand?

Options:

A.  

Agent-Based backup

B.  

Cloud-Based backup

C.  

File-Based backup

D.  

Image-Based backup

Discussion 0
Questions 27

What is the functionality of the application server in a Mobile Device Management?

Options:

A.  

Perform administration and management of all unmanaged devices

B.  

Authenticate the device that requests access

C.  

Perform administration and management of all managed devices

D.  

Authorize devices directed to the server

Discussion 0
Questions 28

Why is it important for organizations to store protect and manage their data?

Options:

A.  

To eliminate complexity in managing the data center environment

B.  

To meet the requirements of legal and data governance regulations

C.  

To develop and deploy modern applications for business improvement

D.  

To reduce the amount of data to be replicated, migrated, and backed up

Discussion 0
Questions 29

A backup administrator has defined a backup policy The policy requires full backups to be performed at 9 PM every Sunday and incremental backups performed at 9 PM the remaining days If files were accidentally deleted Thursday morning, how many backup copies are required to restore the files?

Options:

A.  

3

B.  

5

C.  

4

D.  

2

Discussion 0
Questions 30

What is a purpose of the policy engine in a data archiving environment?

Options:

A.  

Facilitates manual searching for archived data in archive storage

B.  

Moves the appropriate data into archive storage automatically

C.  

Automates the process of identifying the data to move from archive to primary storage

D.  

Enables manual migration of older archived data between archive storage devices

Discussion 0
Questions 31

Match the Fibre Channel (FC) layers with their respective features.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 32

What is determined by the amount of space configured for the journal in continuous data protection (CDP) replication?

Options:

A.  

Length of time required to recover the data

B.  

Length of time the recovery points can go back

C.  

Amount of data that can be restored to a specific point

D.  

Amount of space the source and replica volumes require

Discussion 0
Questions 33

What type of technology is used in SSD devices to provide non-volatile data storage?

Options:

A.  

Static RAM

B.  

Dynamic RAM memory

C.  

Flash memory

D.  

Programmable read-only memory

Discussion 0
Questions 34

What is true about a software defined data center?

Options:

A.  

IT resource components are virtualized except commodity hardware used to create resource pools

B.  

Management operations are dependent of underlying hardware configuration

C.  

Services listed in the service portal are updated automatically using orchestration tool

D.  

Management functions are moved to an external software controller

Discussion 0
Questions 35

What kind of ML explicitly requires splitting the data into training and testing datasets before running an algorithm against that data?

Options:

A.  

Deep Learning

B.  

Unsupervised Learning

C.  

Reinforcement Learning

D.  

Supervised Learning

Discussion 0
Questions 36

An organization wants to deploy a VM storage migration solution into their data center environment.

What is the result of deploying this type of solution?

Options:

A.  

Enables VMs to continue functioning when source data becomes unavailable

B.  

Improves the application security of migrated VMs

C.  

Enables efficient management of capacity across storage systems

D.  

Reduces overall storage capacity requirements

Discussion 0
Questions 37

Which Connectrix FC switch model supports NVMe in a 32Gb/s SAN fabric exclusively?

Options:

A.  

DS-6600B

B.  

MDS 9148S

C.  

DS-6505B

D.  

MDS-9132T

Discussion 0
Questions 38

What is the key advantage of RAID 6 compared to RAID 5?

Options:

A.  

Higher usable storage capacity

B.  

Fewer disk drives

C.  

Higher resiliency

D.  

Lower write penalty

Discussion 0
Questions 39

What information is available in a capacity planning report for storage infrastructure?

Options:

A.  

number of units of storage available, used and the cost

B.  

current and historic information about the utilization of storage, file systems, and ports

C.  

equipment purchase dates, licenses, lease status, and maintenance records

D.  

current and historical performance information about IT components and operations

Discussion 0
Questions 40

What is the result of increasing the number of FC switches in a full mesh topology?

Options:

A.  

Reduces available node ports for ISL connectivity

B.  

Reduces number of storage and compute ports for node connectivity

C.  

Reduces switch ports available for node connectivity

D.  

Reduces switch ports available bandwidth for node connectivity

Discussion 0
Questions 41

In a RAID 6 array with four disks, what is the total usable data storage capacity on the array if the disk size is 200 GB?

Options:

A.  

200 GB

B.  

400 GB

C.  

600 GB

D.  

800 GB

Discussion 0
Questions 42

What is the functionality of the lock in a cyber recovery process?

Options:

A.  

Isolates network and prevent network from establishing an external connection

B.  

Restricts overwriting of data to meet both corporate governance and compliance standards

C.  

Determines if a replication copy contains malware or other anomalies

D.  

Synchronizes the latest data and creates restore points

Discussion 0
Questions 43

What is true about Storage Class Memory (SCM)?

Options:

A.  

SCM is slower than DRAM but read and write speeds are faster than flash.

B.  

SCM adds a new tier of SAS performance at memory-like cost.

C.  

SCM read and write speeds are slower than hard disk drives.

D.  

SCM is faster than cache memory but slower than solid state drives.

Discussion 0
Questions 44

What is an accurate statement about Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) control?

Options:

A.  

Enables initiators and targets to authenticate each other by using a shared secret code

B.  

Provides strong authentication for client-server applications by using secret-key cryptography

C.  

Allows a client to access protected resources from a resource server on behalf of a resource owner

D.  

Enables an organization to use authentication services from an identity provider

Discussion 0
Questions 45

Which components should be used for interconnecting hosts to storage systems in FC SANs?

Options:

A.  

FC directors

FC hubs

FC FL_Ports

B.  

FC switches

FC directos

FC E_Ports

C.  

FC switches

FC hubs

FC N_Ports

D.  

FC switches

FC directors

FC FE_Ports

Discussion 0
Questions 46

How should vulnerabilities be managed in a data center environment? (Verify the Correct answer from Associate - Information Storage and Management Study Manual from dellemc.com)

Options:

A.  

Minimize the attack surfaces and maximize the work factors

B.  

Minimize the attack surfaces and minimize the work factors

C.  

Maximize the attack surfaces and minimize the attack vector

D.  

Maximize the attack surfaces and maximize the attack vector

Discussion 0
Questions 47

What is an accurate statement about Storage Class Memory (SCM)?

Options:

A.  

SCM is faster than DRAM

B.  

SCM read and write speeds are slower than flash

C.  

SCM can be addressed at the bit or word level

D.  

SCM has volatile memory

Discussion 0
Questions 48

What is a benefit of migrating to a modern data center?

Options:

A.  

Reduce public cloud application development complexity

B.  

Reduce management complexity by deploying only unified and converged IT resources

C.  

Reduce the cost of managing data center components by using a self-service catalog

D.  

Reduce administration complexity and application downtime to consistently meet SLAs

Discussion 0
Questions 49

Which product enables employees to enroll their mobile devices in an enterprise environment and ensures secure access from the devices to the enterprise resources?

Options:

A.  

Dell PowerEdge

B.  

Dell InTrust

C.  

VMware AirWatch

D.  

VMware AppDefense

Discussion 0
Questions 50

What is true about the FCIP?

Options:

A.  

connects local iSCSI SANs to remote FC SANs

B.  

connects local FC SANs to remote FC SANs

C.  

connects local iSCSI SANs to remote iSCSI SANs

D.  

connects local FC or iSCSI SANs to remote FC or iSCSI SANs

Discussion 0
Questions 51

What is a benefit of using an existing IP-based network infrastructure for storage connectivity?

Options:

A.  

Provide a dedicated network for storage

B.  

Provide the ability to extend the network over long distances

C.  

Ensure lossless transmission of FC traffic over Ethernet

D.  

Ensure security by allowing only localized data movement

Discussion 0
Questions 52

What is an accurate description about Dell EMC VxBlock system?

Options:

A.  

CI solution that combines compute, virtualization, network, software defined storage into an engineered solution.

B.  

HCI solution that combines compute, virtualization, network, software-defined storage into an engineered solution.

C.  

CI solution that combines compute, virtualization, network, storage into an engineered solution.

D.  

HCI solution that combines compute, virtualization, network, and storage optimized for VMware VSAN

Discussion 0
Questions 53

Which is a characteristic of RAID 6?

Options:

A.  

Double parity

B.  

Single parity

C.  

All parity stored on a single disk

D.  

Parity not used

Discussion 0
Questions 54

In a data archiving environment, which component scans primary storage to find the files that are required to archive?

Options:

A.  

Archive stub file

B.  

Archive agent

C.  

Archive storage

D.  

Archive database server

Discussion 0
Questions 55

What is an accurate statement about scale-out NAS?

Options:

A.  

Creates a different file system for each node in the cluster

B.  

Stripes data across nodes with mirror or parity protection

C.  

Supports only data replication for protecting data

D.  

Pools node resources in a cluster to work as multiple NAS devices

Discussion 0
Questions 56

In a software-defined networking architecture, which layer is responsible for handling data packet forwarding or dropping?

Options:

A.  

Infrastructure

B.  

Application

C.  

Control

D.  

Interface

Discussion 0