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What level of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is configured PRIMARILY for high- performance data reads and writes?

The correct answer is A. RAID-0. RAID-0 is the level of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) that is configured primarily for high-performance data reads and writes. RAID is a technology that combines multiple physical disks into a logical unit, and that distributes the data across the disks using differe

Submitted by suresh_in· Mar 5, 2026Asset Security

Question

What level of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is configured PRIMARILY for high- performance data reads and writes?

Options

  • ARAID-0
  • BRAID-1
  • CRAID-5
  • DRAID-6

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Explanation

RAID-0 is the level of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) that is configured primarily for high-performance data reads and writes. RAID is a technology that combines multiple physical disks into a logical unit, and that distributes the data across the disks using different methods, such as striping, mirroring, or parity. RAID can provide benefits such as increased storage capacity, improved performance, or enhanced reliability, depending on the level of RAID that is used. RAID-0 is the level of RAID that uses striping as the method of data distribution, and that splits the data into equal-sized blocks and writes them sequentially across the disks. RAID-0 can provide benefits such as: High-performance data reads and writes, as the data can be accessed or stored simultaneously from or to multiple disks, and as the data transfer rate is increased by the number of disks in the Full utilization of the storage capacity, as the data is evenly distributed across the disks, and as there is no overhead or redundancy of the data. However, RAID-0 also has drawbacks such as: No fault tolerance or data protection, as the failure of any disk in the array will result in the loss of the entire data, and as there is no backup or recovery of the data. Increased risk of data corruption or inconsistency, as the data blocks may not be aligned or synchronized across the disks, and as there may be errors or delays in the data transmission or

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#RAID#Data storage#Performance optimization#Disk configurations

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