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220-801 · Question #918

The Tower of Hanoi is MOST likely configured in a system which implements:

The correct answer is B. a tape drive. The Tower of Hanoi is a tape backup rotation scheme that staggers backup sets across multiple tapes using a logarithmic pattern to maximize media coverage and recovery options.

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Question

The Tower of Hanoi is MOST likely configured in a system which implements:

Options

  • Aa high RPM drives.
  • Ba tape drive.
  • Can externally attached storage.
  • Da RAID configuration.

How the community answered

(56 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    89% (50)
  • C
    5% (3)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

The Tower of Hanoi is a tape backup rotation scheme that staggers backup sets across multiple tapes using a logarithmic pattern to maximize media coverage and recovery options.

Aa high RPM drives.

High RPM drives are a performance specification for spinning hard disks and have no association with backup rotation schemes.

Ba tape drive.Correct

The Tower of Hanoi is a well-established tape backup rotation strategy that uses a mathematical sequence to determine which tape is used for each backup cycle. It minimizes the number of tapes needed while maximizing the range of recovery points available. This scheme is specific to sequential media like tape, not disk-based storage.

Can externally attached storage.

External storage is a broad category of storage attachment and does not describe any specific backup rotation methodology.

Da RAID configuration.

RAID is a disk redundancy and performance technology that operates in real time and does not involve scheduled backup rotation schemes like Tower of Hanoi.

Concept tested: Tape backup rotation strategies - Tower of Hanoi

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#tape drive#backup rotation#Tower of Hanoi#storage media

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