DELL TECH DIRECT FOUNDATIONS
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Server Characteristics.
Answer: ScalabilityHigh processing powerReliabilityRemote management
capabilitiesEnhanced security and cyber resiliencyHigh-Availability (Helps
to reduce downtime during a drive, psu or network link
failure)Serviceability (ability to replace failed parts while the server is
running)
◍ DAS advantages.
Answer: Low costSimple setup
◍ Choose all that apply: To prevent CPU pings from being bent or any damage
to the system board, which has to be returned to Dell, technicians must
ensure that:.
Answer: ESD bag is used for repackaging.ZIF Socket T cover is placed back
covering the CPU socket.
◍ DAS disadvantages.
Answer: Does not scale wellPotential single point of failureDifficult to
manage for larger enviroments
◍ NAS Advantages.
Answer: efficient file storage and managementAdded to existing LAN and
can coexist with SANs
◍ NAS Disadvantages.
Answer: No block storageDoes not scale wellRelies on TCP/IP
, ◍ SAN Advantages.
Answer: Best performance compared to NAS and DASFault tolerantHighly
scalableCentralized ManagementUses separate network from LANShared
access to storage pools, backup, restore, and DR services
◍ SAN disadvantages.
Answer: High CAPEXMore complex to deploy than DAS and NAS
◍ Cloud storage advantages.
Answer: Can access data from anywhere and any device with an internet
connection.Convenient file sharing and scalability.
◍ Cloud storage disadvantages.
Answer: internet connection is required to access filespotential security
concerns relating to data privacycan get expensive as storage needs scale up.
◍ Storage Resource Manager (SRM).
Answer: Tool used by datacenter managers for storage capacity planning
◍ Hard drive types.
Answer: SATA (SATA 3 top speed of 6Gbs)SAS ( SAS-4 Top speed 22.5
Gbps and SAS is compatible with SATA interface)SSD (Faster than SAS
and SATA, uses non volatile flash storage instead of mechanical
drives)NVME (Also uses non volatile flash storage)E3 ( Enterprise and
DataCenter Small Form Factor. new SSD design for PCIe storage drives.
fastest SSD as it uses PCIe Gen5)
◍ BOSS.
Answer: Boot optimized storage solution. Raid solution used to boot the
server's OS. It uses one or two M.2 NVMe drives for fast initialization and
auto rebuild.
◍ NVDIMM.
Answer: Non-volatile Dual In-Line Memory Module retains information
during service outages. It uses a battery to preserve power during an outage.
◍ Intel Optane persistent memory.
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Server Characteristics.
Answer: ScalabilityHigh processing powerReliabilityRemote management
capabilitiesEnhanced security and cyber resiliencyHigh-Availability (Helps
to reduce downtime during a drive, psu or network link
failure)Serviceability (ability to replace failed parts while the server is
running)
◍ DAS advantages.
Answer: Low costSimple setup
◍ Choose all that apply: To prevent CPU pings from being bent or any damage
to the system board, which has to be returned to Dell, technicians must
ensure that:.
Answer: ESD bag is used for repackaging.ZIF Socket T cover is placed back
covering the CPU socket.
◍ DAS disadvantages.
Answer: Does not scale wellPotential single point of failureDifficult to
manage for larger enviroments
◍ NAS Advantages.
Answer: efficient file storage and managementAdded to existing LAN and
can coexist with SANs
◍ NAS Disadvantages.
Answer: No block storageDoes not scale wellRelies on TCP/IP
, ◍ SAN Advantages.
Answer: Best performance compared to NAS and DASFault tolerantHighly
scalableCentralized ManagementUses separate network from LANShared
access to storage pools, backup, restore, and DR services
◍ SAN disadvantages.
Answer: High CAPEXMore complex to deploy than DAS and NAS
◍ Cloud storage advantages.
Answer: Can access data from anywhere and any device with an internet
connection.Convenient file sharing and scalability.
◍ Cloud storage disadvantages.
Answer: internet connection is required to access filespotential security
concerns relating to data privacycan get expensive as storage needs scale up.
◍ Storage Resource Manager (SRM).
Answer: Tool used by datacenter managers for storage capacity planning
◍ Hard drive types.
Answer: SATA (SATA 3 top speed of 6Gbs)SAS ( SAS-4 Top speed 22.5
Gbps and SAS is compatible with SATA interface)SSD (Faster than SAS
and SATA, uses non volatile flash storage instead of mechanical
drives)NVME (Also uses non volatile flash storage)E3 ( Enterprise and
DataCenter Small Form Factor. new SSD design for PCIe storage drives.
fastest SSD as it uses PCIe Gen5)
◍ BOSS.
Answer: Boot optimized storage solution. Raid solution used to boot the
server's OS. It uses one or two M.2 NVMe drives for fast initialization and
auto rebuild.
◍ NVDIMM.
Answer: Non-volatile Dual In-Line Memory Module retains information
during service outages. It uses a battery to preserve power during an outage.
◍ Intel Optane persistent memory.
