CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003) — Question 242

An organization is running a database application on a SATA disk, and a customer is experiencing slow performance most of the time. Which of the following should be implemented to improve application performance?

Answer options

• A. Increase disk capacity.
• B. Increase the memory and network bandwidth.
• C. Upgrade the application.
• D. Upgrade the environment and use SSD drives.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Upgrading to SSD drives (Option D) significantly enhances performance due to their faster read and write speeds compared to SATA disks. Increasing disk capacity (Option A) doesn't address speed issues, while boosting memory and network bandwidth (Option B) may help but doesn't directly resolve disk I/O bottlenecks. Upgrading the application (Option C) might improve functionality but won't solve the underlying performance issue related to the storage medium.