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SK0-003 · Question #185

Which of the following storage interface protocols has the FASTEST speeds?

The correct answer is D. SAS. SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) offers the fastest data transfer speeds among the listed storage interface protocols, particularly in its more recent generations, due to its design for high-performance enterprise environments.

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Question

Which of the following storage interface protocols has the FASTEST speeds?

Options

  • AUltra2 SCSI
  • BSATA
  • CUltra320 SCSI
  • DSAS

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    95% (37)

Why each option

SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) offers the fastest data transfer speeds among the listed storage interface protocols, particularly in its more recent generations, due to its design for high-performance enterprise environments.

AUltra2 SCSI

Ultra2 SCSI is an older parallel SCSI standard with a maximum throughput of 80 MB/s, which is considerably slower than more modern serial interfaces like SAS and SATA.

BSATA

SATA (Serial ATA) offers speeds up to 6 Gbps (600 MB/s) for SATA III, which is slower than later generations of SAS designed for higher enterprise throughput.

CUltra320 SCSI

Ultra320 SCSI is a parallel SCSI standard providing a maximum throughput of 320 MB/s, making it slower than SAS and even some SATA versions.

DSASCorrect

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) provides significantly higher data transfer rates compared to older SCSI standards and typically outperforms SATA in enterprise-grade applications due to its full-duplex, point-to-point serial communication design. Modern SAS iterations, such as SAS-3 and SAS-4, achieve speeds of 12 Gbps and 22.5 Gbps per lane respectively, far exceeding the other options.

Concept tested: Storage interface speed comparison

Source: https://www.seagate.com/blog/sata-vs-sas/

Topics

#storage interfaces#SAS#SCSI#SATA

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