A Server Administrator Wants to Minimize the Amount of Disk

question 168

Multiple Choice

A server administrator wants to minimize the amount of disk thrashing on a server. The BEST way to accomplish this would be to:

• A) use hard disks with high throughput.
• B) use the maximum amount of memory.
• C) use a high-speed multicore processor.
• D) use a cached disk controller with battery backup.

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Definitions:

Slab Pull

A mechanism that contributes to plate tectonics, involving the subduction of oceanic plates pulling the trailing lithosphere into subduction zones.

Asthenosphere

The upper mantle's region directly beneath the lithosphere, characterized by high viscosity, mechanical weakness, and ductile deformation.

Oceanic Lithosphere

The rigid outer layer of the Earth under the ocean basins, composed of the crust and upper mantle that is specifically associated with oceanic regions.

Ridge Push

A tectonic process driven by gravitational forces that cause the spreading of the seafloor away from oceanic ridges.