COMPTIA A+ Practice Exam

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RAID 5 is best described by which of the following?

Mirroring drives
Striping with parity
Striping without parity
Mirroring with striping

The correct answer is: Striping with parity

RAID 5 is a data storage technique that combines striping and distributed parity to provide improved performance and redundancy. Options A and D are incorrect because mirroring refers to a method of data storage where data is stored identically on two separate drives. This is different from striping, which involves dividing data into smaller blocks and distributing them across multiple drives. Option C is incorrect because striping without parity is not a reliable method for data protection and does not provide redundancy in the event of a drive failure. Striping with parity, as described in option B, is the most accurate description of RAID 5 because it utilizes both striping and distributed parity to provide improved performance and fault tolerance.