SG0-001 · Question #350
Which of the following attributes can be applied to storage data to save disk space? (Select TWO).
The correct answer is A. Compression B. Deduplication. To save disk space, data can be processed using compression to reduce file sizes or deduplication to eliminate redundant copies of data.
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Which of the following attributes can be applied to storage data to save disk space? (Select TWO).
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- ACompression
- BDeduplication
- CReplication
- DEncryption
- EVirtualization
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A92% (23)
- C4% (1)
- E4% (1)
Why each option
To save disk space, data can be processed using compression to reduce file sizes or deduplication to eliminate redundant copies of data.
Compression reduces the size of individual files or blocks of data, allowing more data to be stored within the same physical disk space. This is achieved by encoding data more efficiently.
Deduplication identifies and eliminates redundant copies of data at a block level, storing only one unique instance of each data block and replacing duplicates with pointers, significantly saving disk space in environments with many similar files or virtual machines.
Replication involves making copies of data on different storage devices for redundancy and disaster recovery, which consumes more disk space, not less.
Encryption scrambles data to protect it from unauthorized access and typically does not reduce its size; in some cases, it can slightly increase it due to added metadata.
Virtualization abstracts physical resources, including storage, but does not inherently reduce the amount of physical disk space required for the data itself, though it can optimize storage allocation.
Concept tested: Storage space optimization techniques
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/data-deduplication/understand
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