Cloud disks are reliable because they use_________ to provide block-level data storage for ECS instances,...

 Cloud disks are reliable because they use a distributed file management system with 3 redundant copies to provide block-level data storage for ECS instances, ensuring 99.9999999% data reliability. This means that the data stored on cloud disks is automatically replicated across three different physical servers in the same zone. If one server fails, the data can still be accessed from the other two servers. Cloud disks also support snapshot backup and recovery, which can help users restore data to a previous point in time in case of accidental deletion or corruption. References: Elastic Compute Service (ECS) - Alibaba Cloud Academy, Cloud Disk - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

An ECS disk can be used jointly or separately to meet the requirements of different application scenarios. ECS disks are categorized into ephemeral SSD disks and cloud disks. Compared with ephemeral SSD disks, cloud disks are more reliable as they use a triplicate distributed system to provide block-level data storage for ECS instances, ensuring 99.9999999% data reliability.