CCSP · Question #201
Which of the following is a possible negative aspect of bit-splitting?
The correct answer is C. Some risk to availability, depending on the implementation. Bit-splitting, which fragments data across multiple locations, poses a risk to data availability if not enough pieces can be accessed to reconstruct the data.
Question
Which of the following is a possible negative aspect of bit-splitting?
Options
- AGreater chance of physical theft of assets
- BLoss of public image
- CSome risk to availability, depending on the implementation
- DA small fire hazard
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A2% (1)
- B4% (2)
- C91% (42)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
Bit-splitting, which fragments data across multiple locations, poses a risk to data availability if not enough pieces can be accessed to reconstruct the data.
Bit-splitting actually reduces the impact of physical theft of a single asset, as the complete data cannot be reconstructed from one part.
Loss of public image is a reputational risk that can result from a data breach or outage, but is not a direct negative aspect inherent to the technical implementation of bit-splitting itself.
Bit-splitting, which is the practice of dividing data into multiple parts and storing them across different locations or cloud services, inherently introduces a dependency on the availability of all or a quorum of these distributed parts. If one or more of the locations storing the data fragments become unavailable or inaccessible, the complete data set cannot be reassembled, thus posing a risk to data availability.
Bit-splitting is a data storage technique; it does not involve physical components that would create a fire hazard.
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