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Which of these RAID types create an exact duplicate of data across physical drives? Pick two.

A) RAID 0

B) RAID 1

C) RAID 2

D) RAID 5

E) RAID 1+0

F) Even if I have duplicate sets, I still can’t find my car keys


The answer: B) RAID 1 and E) RAID 1+0

RAID 1, or mirroring, is an exact duplicate of all data across multiple physical drives. RAID 1+0 combines mirroring and striping to create a RAID 0 striped set of data that is duplicated across multiple RAID 1 mirrored drives.

Want to know more? Watch “An Overview of RAID”

The throughput and redundancy advantages of RAID are used in numerous computer systems. In this video, you’ll learn about RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 1+0.