HPE Virtual Connect Solutions v4 — Question 79

Which feature in a block storage array is effective in decreasing the size of blocks?

Answer options

• A. compression
• B. thin provisioning
• C. deduplication
• D. thick provisioning

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Compression is a technique that reduces the amount of space required to store data by encoding it more efficiently, making it the correct answer. Thin provisioning and thick provisioning are related to allocating storage space, but they do not directly reduce the size of blocks. Deduplication eliminates duplicate copies of data but does not necessarily decrease the size of the individual blocks.