DELL EMC D-ISM-FN-01 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 23,2026- Exam Code: D-ISM-FN-01
- Exam Name: Dell Information Storage and Management Foundations Exam
- Certification Provider: DELL EMC
- Latest update: Oct 23,2026
In continuous data protection (CDP) remote replication, where are the two split write I/Os of an incoming write I/O directed?
- A . One I/O goes to the local CDP appliance and the other I/O goes to the production volume
- B . One I/O goes to the compute system and the other I/O goes to the production volume
- C . One I/O goes to the remote CDP appliance and the other I/O goes to the replica
- D . One I/O goes to the journal volume and the other I/O goes to the replica
Which solid state drive component performs write coalescing?
- A . Controller
- B . I/O interface
- C . Non-volatile memory
- D . Cache
What is true about synchronous remote replication?
- A . Supports replication across geographically distributed data centers without impacting response time
- B . Provides near zero RPO where the target is identical to the source
- C . Provides the capability to replicate deduplicate data without impacting the target storage system
- D . Supports locality of reference to conserve link bandwidth
Which of the following are key components of an intelligent storage system?
(Choose two)
- A . Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- B . Tape Drives
- C . Storage Controller
- D . Floppy Disk
What is an accurate statement about three-way NDMP backup in a NAS environment?
- A . Backup data is sent directly from NAS to the backup device
- B . Backup data is sent to the backup device through the application servers
- C . A dedicated backup device is required for each NAS
- D . All NAS systems should have the same operating environment
What is a key objective to performing continuous replication?
- A . Avoid performing data archiving.
- B . Reduce the RPO to near-zero.
- C . Reduce the deduplication ratio.
- D . Avoid performing data backups.
Which layer of the OSI reference model provides logical end-to-end connections, sequencing, and integrity?
- A . Transport
- B . Presentation
- C . Session
- D . Data Link
What specialized replication technique enables moving data between storage systems within a data center, between data centers, and between the data center and the cloud?
- A . Data deduplication
- B . Data migration
- C . Data backup
- D . Data archiving
An organization wants to consume compute, network, and storage resources through self-service portal.
Which cloud service model provides this capability?
- A . Software as a Service
- B . Infrastructure as a Service
- C . Platform as a Service
- D . Data as a Service
What accurately describes a VSAN?
- A . A logical fabric on an FC SAN that enables communication among a group of nodes
- B . A logical fabric on an FC SAN that has a 1-to-1 relationship with a zone in the FC SAN
- C . A logical fabric across FC SANs that aggregates the FC SANs to create a network pool
- D . A logical fabric across FC SANs that allows non-disruptive file mobility between the SANs