| 1: | How much downtime is allowed per year to have five-nines availability? |
| A1: | Answer: 5 minutes |
| 2: | Before SANs and NAS, what was DAS called? |
| A2: | Answer: It was simply called storage; there was nothing else to compare it to. |
| 3: | DAS is used by which storage technologies? |
| A3: | Answer: SCSIand ATA |
| 4: | True or false: DAS allows storage devices to be connected and disconnected while the system is operating. |
| A4: | Answer: False |
| 5: | What is the relationship between host systems and storage using DAS? |
| A5: | Answer: One to many |
| 6: | What is the relationship between host systems and storage using network storage? |
| A6: | Answer: Many to many |
| 7: | True or false: Upgrading storage and servers is easier with network storage than it is with DAS. |
| A7: | Answer: True |
| 8: | Where is storage located in a data-centric architecture? |
| A8: | Answer: In the middle |