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XK0-005 · Question #1587

Which of the following would significantly help to reduce data loss if more than one drive fails at the same time?

The correct answer is C. RAID. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, which is a technology that combines multiple physical disks into a logical unit that provides improved performance, reliability, or both. RAID can significantly help to reduce data loss if more than one drive fails at the…

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Question

Which of the following would significantly help to reduce data loss if more than one drive fails at the same time?

Options

  • AServer clustering
  • BLoad balancing
  • CRAID
  • DVDI

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    88% (35)
  • D
    8% (3)

Explanation

RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, which is a technology that combines multiple physical disks into a logical unit that provides improved performance, reliability, or both. RAID can significantly help to reduce data loss if more than one drive fails at the same time, depending on the RAID level used. For example, RAID 1 (mirroring) duplicates the data on two or more disks, so that if one disk fails, the data can be recovered from another disk. RAID 5 (striping with parity) distributes the data and parity information across three or more disks, so that if one disk fails, the data can be reconstructed from the remaining disks. RAID 6 (striping with double parity) extends RAID 5 by adding another parity block, so that if two disks fail, the data can still be recovered from the remaining disks.

Topics

#RAID#Data Redundancy#Fault Tolerance#Disk Management

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