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This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct. "Hardware-based RAID" uses system processing resources. Select the correct answer if the underlined text…

The correct answer is A. Windows-based RAID. Hardware-based RAID offloads RAID calculations to a dedicated controller card, whereas software-based RAID, such as Windows-based RAID, utilizes the host system's CPU and memory resources.

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This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct. "Hardware-based RAID" uses system processing resources. Select the correct answer if the underlined text does not make the statement correct. Select "No change is needed" if the underlined text makes the statement correct.

Options

  • AWindows-based RAID
  • BRAID 10
  • CRAID 6
  • DNo change is needed.

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  • A
    88% (22)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    4% (1)

Why each option

Hardware-based RAID offloads RAID calculations to a dedicated controller card, whereas software-based RAID, such as Windows-based RAID, utilizes the host system's CPU and memory resources.

AWindows-based RAIDCorrect

"Windows-based RAID," also known as software RAID, relies on the host operating system's CPU and memory to manage RAID calculations and operations, consuming system processing resources. Hardware-based RAID uses a dedicated, specialized controller to offload these tasks from the main system CPU.

BRAID 10

RAID 10 is a specific RAID level and does not inherently describe the method of implementation (hardware vs. software) regarding processing resources.

CRAID 6

RAID 6 is a specific RAID level and does not inherently describe the method of implementation (hardware vs. software) regarding processing resources.

DNo change is needed.

The original statement "Hardware-based RAID uses system processing resources" is incorrect because hardware RAID uses a dedicated controller, not the main system's CPU, to perform RAID operations.

Concept tested: Hardware vs. Software RAID resource utilization

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/software-and-hardware-raid-differences

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#Hardware RAID#Software RAID#RAID types

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