ITPEC FE Morning October 2020 Question 15

Source exam: ITPEC FE Morning October 2020Topic: Computer Systems & Hardware

ITPEC FE Morning October 2020 — Question 15 of 80

RAID Levels — RAID 1 achieves data redundancy via mirroring.

RAID levels overview:

  • RAID 0striping only, no redundancy; data split across disks for speed
  • RAID 1mirroring; data duplicated on two disks (exact copy)
  • RAID 5striping + distributed parity; tolerates 1 disk failure
  • RAID 6striping + double parity; tolerates 2 disk failures

Why (b) is correct:
- Mirroring = writing identical data to two disks

- Only RAID 1 uses this method

Why not others:
- (a) RAID 0 — striping only, zero redundancy

- (c) RAID 5 — uses parity, not mirroring

- (d) RAID 6 — uses double parity, not mirroring

Key rule: RAID 1 = mirror (1 copy). RAID 5/6 = parity-based redundancy.

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