NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) – E-Series — Question 9

You have a volume storing a large number of 1KB to 2KB compressed zip files.
In this scenario, which storage efficiency feature should you use?

Answer options

• A. data compaction
• B. secondary compression
• C. adaptive compression
• D. deduplication

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Data compaction is the most suitable option as it optimizes the storage space by reducing the size of the stored data, which is essential for numerous small files. Secondary compression and adaptive compression would not provide significant benefits in this scenario since the files are already compressed. Deduplication focuses on eliminating duplicate data, which may not be applicable if each zip file is unique.