Dell D-ISM-FN-23 Exam
Dell Information Storage and Management Foundations 2023 (Page 11 )

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

What is true about Storage Class Memory (SCM)?

  1. SCM is slower than DRAM but read and write speeds are faster than flash.
  2. SCM adds a new tier of SAS performance at memory-like cost.
  3. SCM read and write speeds are slower than hard disk drives.
  4. SCM is faster than cache memory but slower than solid state drives.

Answer(s): B



A Fibre Channel switch has eight ports and all ports must be operational 24 hours 7 days. However, a failure of Port 5 occurs on a particular week as follows:

Monday = 11 AM to 3 PM -

Thursday = 6 AM to 11 AM -

Saturday = 11 AM to 4 PM -
What is the availability of Port 5 in that week?

  1. 91.6%
  2. 94.6%
  3. 95%
  4. 90%

Answer(s): A



What is a function of the metadata service in an object-based storage device (OSD)?

  1. Generates the file system namespace from the file contents.
  2. Manages both physical and logical disks on which the user data is stored.
  3. Manages the storage space for all remote clients.
  4. Maintains the object IDs and file system namespace mappings.

Answer(s): D



Refer to the Exhibit:



What type of process, when performed on data, would produce the result shown?

  1. Replication
  2. Deduplication
  3. Archive
  4. Migration

Answer(s): B



Refer to the exhibit:



Which operation is represented?

  1. Write-through wrong
  2. Read Hit
  3. Read Miss
  4. Write-back

Answer(s): C






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