You are in the process of configuring a RAID array and you ask the Certkiller administrator which of the following RAID technologies is the simplest level making use of disk striping without parity?
A.
RAID 5
B.
RAID 5+1
C.
RAID 3
D.
RAID 0
Explanation:
RAID 0 is the simplest level, and uses disk striping without parity thus it requires less time for disk access, but no redundancy or error correction is provided making this type of RAID solution only to be used when reliability is not vital.
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Answers:
A: RAID 5 is used to distributes its parity blocks among its independent data disks.
B: RAID 5+1 is used to includes mirroring, combined with block striping with distributed parity.
C: The RAID 3 specification is designed to use parallel transfers similar to RAID 2, along with byte-level parity striping.
Reference:
Charles J. Brooks, Server+ Certification Exam Cram 2 (Exam SK0-002), QUE Publishing, Indianapolis, 2006, pp. 186.