Welcome to plentysmart's SCSI RAID quiz.

Training for a certification exam like the Microsoft MCSE or the CompTIA A+? Check your knowledge of basic SCSI RAID concepts with our quiz. Because losing a RAID set hurts. A lot.

The quiz is divided into 3 sections of 5 questions each. When you are done, just click on the button at the bottom to submit your answers. Good luck!



Section 1 Five questions. Choose the correct RAID level. Each answer is used only once.

1. This RAID type uses a single extra drive and distributes parity information across all disks to provide redundancy.

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2. Also known as mirroring, this RAID type copies the contents of one drive to another and keeps the two identical.

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3. No longer used, this RAID type is a variation of striping with parity, but dedicated a single drive to storing all parity information.

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4. This RAID type creates a mirror using two striped volumes.

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5. Also known as striping, RAID type provides excellent performance.

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Section 2 Five questions. Choose the correct SCSI ID. Each answer is used only once.

6. By default, the controller for a SCSI channel is usually at SCSI ID:

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7. A tape drive is normally at SCSI ID:

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8. By default, the boot disk or first drive in a RAID set will be SCSI ID:

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9. The second drive will be SCSI ID:

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10. The third drive will be SCSI ID:

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Section 3 Five questions. Choose the correct RAID configuration. Each answer is used only once.

11. _____ provides no redundancy.

RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 0
RAID 0+1
RAID 5 w/ Hot Spare

12. _____ can afford to lose only one drive. It will be necessary to break the RAID configuration and recreate it with a new drive before another fails.

RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 0
RAID 0+1
RAID 5 w/ Hot Spare

13. _____ can afford to lose only one drive. It will be necessary to replace the drive before another fails.

RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 0
RAID 0+1
RAID 5 w/ Hot Spare

14. _____ can afford to lose two drives.

RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 0
RAID 0+1
RAID 5 w/ Hot Spare

15. _____ can afford to lose multiple drives depending on the exact configuration and on which drives die.

RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 0
RAID 0+1
RAID 5 w/ Hot Spare

 

 

 

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