Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - Mirrored Volume

What is the main purpose of using a mirrored volume?

• To provide fault tolerance

• To create a snapshot of data

• To increase total storage space

• To improve read speeds

How are write speeds affected when using a mirrored volume?

• Depends on the operating system

• Reduced

• Not affected

• Improved

What happens if one drive in a mirrored array experiences a hardware failure?

• Contents copy over to the replacement drive

• Data is lost permanently

• Operating system crashes

• Both drives fail immediately

Which feature in Windows can be used to create a mirrored storage volume?

• RAID controller

• mdadm

• Disk Utility

• Storage Spaces

What is the purpose of cloning a drive compared to mirroring a volume?

• To improve read speeds

• To provide fault tolerance

• To increase storage space

• To create a snapshot

What are the odds of both drives in a mirrored array failing within a year?

• 1%

• 0.01%

• 10%

• 0.1%

Which operating system feature can create a software RAID array?

• Storage Spaces

• Disk Utility

• mdadm

• RAID controller

What is the capacity of a mirrored volume in terms of total storage space?

• Equal to the sum of both drives

• Equal to the smallest drive

• Equal to the largest drive

• Depends on the operating system

How does mirroring a storage volume improve read speeds?

• By reducing data redundancy

• By increasing disk capacity

• By reading from both drives simultaneously

• By writing data simultaneously

What is the purpose of a mirrored volume in case of hardware failure?

• To expand storage space

• To create a backup

• To increase read speeds

• To prevent data loss