SK0-005 Question #269: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

An administrator notices that a file server is filling up quickly but has many of the same files in different directories. Which of the following storage management techniques would resolve this issue?

Options

• AProvisioning
• BEncryption
• CDeduplication
• DPartitioning

Explanation

Deduplication is the storage management technique specifically designed to reduce storage consumption by identifying and storing only one copy of identical data blocks or files.

Common mistakes.

• A. Provisioning refers to the allocation of storage resources, either thin or thick, but does not inherently reduce the amount of data stored.
• B. Encryption secures data by transforming it into an unreadable format, but it does not reduce the storage space consumed by duplicate files.
• D. Partitioning divides a physical disk into logical sections, which helps in organizing data and managing file systems, but it does not reduce the overall amount of data stored or eliminate duplicates.

Concept tested. Storage deduplication benefits

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/data-deduplication/overview

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