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220-1201 · Question #290

A developer wants to ensure that their critical data is protected from a hard drive failure. Their workstation has two hard drives. Which of the following should the developer use for their…

The correct answer is B. RAID 1. RAID 1 (mirroring) duplicates data across two drives, ensuring that if one hard drive fails, the other retains an exact copy. This provides data redundancy and protection, ideal for safeguarding critical information on a workstation with two drives.

Submitted by dimitri_ru· Mar 30, 2026Hardware

Question

A developer wants to ensure that their critical data is protected from a hard drive failure. Their workstation has two hard drives. Which of the following should the developer use for their workstation?

Options

  • ARAID 0
  • BRAID 1
  • CRAID 5
  • DRAID 10

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    15% (4)
  • B
    73% (19)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

RAID 1 (mirroring) duplicates data across two drives, ensuring that if one hard drive fails, the other retains an exact copy. This provides data redundancy and protection, ideal for safeguarding critical information on a workstation with two drives.

Topics

#RAID levels#Data redundancy#Hard drive configuration

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