A Server Is Reporting a Hard Drive S

question 273

Multiple Choice

A server is reporting a hard drive S.M.A.R.T. error. When a technician checks on the drive, however, it appears that all drives in the server are functioning normally. Which of the following is the reason for this issue?

• A) A S.M.A.R.T. error is a predictive failure notice. The drive will fail in the near future and should be replaced at the next earliest time possible
• B) A S.M.A.R.T. error is a write operation error. It has detected that the write sent to the drive was incorrectly formatted and has requested a retransmission of the write from the controller
• C) A S.M.A.R.T. error is simply a bad sector. The drive has marked the sector as bad and will continue to function properly
• D) A S.M.A.R.T. error is an ECC error. Due to error checking and correcting, the drive has corrected the missing bit and completed the write operation correctly.

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Definitions:

Incremental Borrowing Rate

The interest rate a borrower would have to pay in the current market environment for a similar loan with similar terms and conditions.

Implicit Rate

The interest rate implied in the terms of a lease or financial arrangement, often used in leasing transactions to calculate lease payments.

Economic Life

The period over which an asset is expected to be economically useful to the owner.

Warranty

A guarantee provided by a seller that a product will meet certain performance standards or an offer to repair or replace defective goods within a certain time frame.