GIAC Exam GASF Topic 3 Question 40 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GASF exam

Question #: 40
Topic #: 3

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You have conducted a keyword search over flash.bin and notice that multiple instances of the same data

appear many times throughout the flash image. What is this an example of?

AFlash Translation Layer (FTL)

BLogical Block Addressing (LBA)

CNAND degradation

DWear-leveling

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by Blossom at Sep 16, 2024, 04:20 PM

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Clorinda

4 months ago

NAND degradation, huh? Looks like someone's been playing a little too much Minecraft on their embedded device. Time to start investing in some industrial-grade flash storage, am I right?

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Emilio

4 months ago

Logical Block Addressing? Psh, that's so last decade. Wear-leveling is where it's at. Gotta keep that flash image fresh and healthy, like a fine wine.

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Kimbery

4 months ago

Flash Translation Layer, baby! That's the way to go. Keeps all those sectors nice and organized, even when the NAND starts to go a little haywire.

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Marsha

4 months ago

A) Flash Translation Layer (FTL)

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Mike

4 months ago

D) Wear-leveling

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Lucina

4 months ago

A) Flash Translation Layer (FTL)

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Kayleigh

4 months ago

Hmm, multiple instances of the same data? Sounds like a classic case of wear-leveling to me. Gotta keep that flash memory from wearing out too quickly, you know?

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Aleshia

3 months ago

Exactly, it helps distribute write and erase cycles evenly across the memory cells.

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Phung

3 months ago

D) Wear-leveling

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Gracia

3 months ago

Yeah, wear-leveling is definitely important for extending the lifespan of flash memory.

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Evangelina

3 months ago

D) Wear-leveling

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Louann

4 months ago

C) NAND degradation

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Elbert

4 months ago

B) Logical Block Addressing (LBA)

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Delpha

4 months ago

A) Flash Translation Layer (FTL)

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Nu

5 months ago

But could it also be NAND degradation causing the repeated data instances?

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Lucy

5 months ago

Ah, the dreaded NAND degradation! I bet the flash chips are about as worn out as my old sneakers. Time to upgrade to some high-performance SSDs, am I right?

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