Cabling Installation and Maintenance: Data Centers Jeopardy Contest
Cabling Jeopardy - Data Centers

March 2011

Think you know all there is to know about data centers? Snake Tray challenges you to match wits with this month's Data Centers Jeopardy contest.

Each month, Cabling Installation & Maintenance will draw one lucky Data Center expert at random from all the correct answers received, who will win a prize courtesy of Snake Tray. This month's prize is a $200 gas card.

View the complete rules of Cabling Jeopardy.

   
Data Centers Jeopardy - March 2011

1. The goal of server clustering is to:

A) Combine multiple servers so that they appear as a single unified system through network interconnect
B) Reduce the initial cost of installation of multiple servers
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

 
 A
 B
 C
 D

  

2. In a cold aisle containment system, why is it not necessary to remove humidity from the air?

A) Because it is a closed loop the humidity stays constant and removing or adding humidity is not required.
B) In a cold aisle system humidity  is maintained outside the loop.
C) A & B
D) None of the above

 
 A
 B
 C
 D

  

3. True or false: In designing a data center pathway, implementation shall be minimized in order to allow for increased amounts of rack space?

 
 True
 False

  

4. Data centers typically are located in the interior space of a building.  Why?
 
A) Security
B) Reduced cooling due to minimizing solar gain from exterior windows
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

 
 A
 B
 C
 D

  
   
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