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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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Question

Which of the following attributes can be applied to storage data to save disk space? (Select TWO).

Options

  • ACompression
  • BDeduplication
  • CReplication
  • DEncryption
  • EVirtualization

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    92% (23)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • E
    4% (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.

ACompressionCorrect

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.

BDeduplicationCorrect

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.

CReplication

Replication involves making copies of data on different storage devices for redundancy and disaster recovery, which consumes more disk space, not less.

DEncryption

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.

EVirtualization

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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#data compression#data deduplication#space efficiency

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