Institute : National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (nielit.gov.in)
Course : B Level Course
Subject Code/Name : BE12-R4/ Information Storage And Management
Document Type : Old Question Paper
Location : India
Website : nielit.gov.in
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Information Storage And Management :
BE12-R4:
NOTE:
Time: 3 Hours
Total Marks: 100
1. a) What is Data proliferation? What problems arise due to data proliferation?
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b) Explain the term: Data Center. What is the significance of Data Center in storage technology?
c) What is Storage Array? Explain classification of storage array in terms of modular and monolithic. What is clustering in storage?
d) Describe the concept of Direct Attached Storage (DAS)? Explain internal and external DAS.
e) What is Business Continuity? Explain stages of business continuity (BC) planning lifecycle.
f) Why is Storage Area Network (SAN) required in organization? Explain characteristics of effective information management solution for SAN.
g) What is NAS? How does it differ from SAN? (7×4)
2. a) Which skills are required for storage management? What kinds of activities are performed in storage management?
b) How is data categorized in an enterprise? Describe in brief.
c) What is Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)? Explain characteristics and benefits of ILM. (6+6+6)
3. a) Briefly describe the functionality of RAID levels 1 through 5.
b) Explain features and benefits of Content Addressable Storage (CAS).
c) What is Backup? Which are three main purposes to do Backup? Explain methods and process of doing Backup. (5+6+7)
4. a) Describe the SCSI Command Model.
b) What kind of storage management initiative is taken by industry management standards like Storage Management Initiative- Specification (SMI-S) and Common Information Model (CIM)?
c) List the components of SAN with its significance. (6+6+6)
5. a) List SAN Fiber Channel topologies. Explain Core/Edge fabric with its benefits and limitations.
b) What are the merits and limitation of NAS solution?
c) Which are the factors which affect NAS performance and availability? (8+4+6)
6. a) What is FCIP? Explain the issue related to security and performance of FCIP.
b) What is IP-SAN? Explain various types of iSCSI connectivity.
c) Explain how LUN Masking and Zoning is used as a SAN security mechanism. (6+6+6)
7. a) Explain Integrated NAS implementation and Gateway NAS implementation. Describe Integrated NAS connectivity architecture Vs Gateway NAS connectivity architecture with diagram.
b) Explain Fiber Channel Architecture with respect to its protocol stack, FC Frame and FC data. (9+9)
1. Answer question 1 and any FOUR from questions 2 to 7.
2. Parts of the same question should be answered together and in the same sequence.
BE12-R4: Information Storage And Management – July 2012 :
1. a) Explain the following terms: Seek Time, Data Transfer Rate
b) How are user files mapped to disk storage?
c) Draw protocol stack for Fiber channel. What are the key advantages of fiber channel protocol?
d) The NFS and CIFS protocols handle file I/O requests to a remote file system, which is managed by the NAS device. What are the processing steps of NSA I/O?
e) What are the differences between software RAID and Hardware RAID?
f) What are the various fiber channel ports on the switch?
g) Which are the factors that increase volumes of digital data? (7×4)
2. a) Information lifecycle management (ILM) is a proactive strategy that enables an IT organization to effectively manage the data throughout its lifecycle. What are the characteristics ILM strategies? What are the activities associated with ILM? What are the benefits of using ILM?
b) RAID is used for information availability. What is mechanism in RAID 3? What are the benefits of using RAID 3 in a backup application? (9+9)
3. a) Which are the Factors that Affecting NAS Performance and Availability?
b) What is LUN? Why LUN masking is required?
c) What are the Features and Benefits of Content Addressable Storage? (6+6+6)
4. a) Which are the core elements of data center infrastructure?
b) Network-attached storage (NAS) is an IP-based file-sharing device attached to a local area network. What are the advantages of it? (9+9)
5. a) Connectivity refers to the interconnection between hosts or between a host and any other peripheral devices. What are the physical and logical types of connectivity?
b) What are the components of intelligent storage system? (8+10)