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DBMS RAID MCQs: This section contains multiple-choice questions and answers on RAID in DBMS.
Submitted by Anushree Goswami, on April 27, 2022

1. What is the meaning of RAID?

  1. Redundancy Array of the Independent Disk
  2. Redundancy Array of the Interdependent Disk
  3. Redundancy Array of the Intradependent Disk
  4. Redudancy Array of the Inversion Disk

Answer: A) Redundancy Array of the Independent Disk

Explanation:

Meaning of RAID is Redundancy Array of the Independent Disk.

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2. A secondary storage device is connected to multiple primary storage devices for ___.

  1. Increased Performance
  2. Data Redundancy
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

Answer: C) Both A and B

Explanation:

A secondary storage device is connected to multiple primary storage devices for increased performance or data redundancy.

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3. Depending on the level of RAID, you can survive ___ drive failures.

  1. Single
  2. Multiple
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

Answer: C) Both A and B

Explanation:

Depending on the level of RAID, you can survive both single and multiple drive failures.

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4. Several disks are connected to accomplish different goals through the use of a/an ____ of disks.

  1. Log
  2. Data
  3. Array
  4. None

Answer: C) Array

Explanation:

Several disks are connected to accomplish different goals through the use of an array of disks.

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5. How many levels of RAID schemes are there?

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8

Answer: C) 7

Explanation:

There are 7 levels of RAID schemes.

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6. Which of the following is the RAID scheme?

  1. RAID 1
  2. RAID 2
  3. RAID 3
  4. All of the above

Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The RAID schemes are RAID 0,1,2, ... 6.

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7. Which of the following characteristic is there in the levels of RAID?

  1. The hardware consists of a set of hard disk drives.
  2. Using this technology, each separate disk is seen as a logical disk by the operating system.
  3. Arrays are based on physical drives, so data can be distributed across them.
  4. All of the above

Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The following characteristic is there in the levels of RAID -

  1. The hardware consists of a set of hard disk drives.
  2. Using this technology, each separate disk is seen as a logical disk by the operating system.
  3. Arrays are based on physical drives, so data can be distributed across them.

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8. Parity information is stored on ___ disks.

  1. Dependency
  2. Redundancy
  3. Indepdency
  4. Latency

Answer: B) Redundancy

Explanation:

Parity information is stored on redundancy disks.

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9. It is possible to recover data after a disk failure with the help of ___ information.

  1. Duality
  2. Parity
  3. Clarity
  4. None

Answer: B) Parity

Explanation:

It is possible to recover data after a disk failure with the help of parity information.

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10. RAID level 0 allows data to be spread across ___ disk(s), i.e., the data can be striped.

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Multiple

Answer: D) Multiple

Explanation:

RAID level 0 allows data to be spread across multiple disks, i.e., the data can be striped.

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11. ___ with striping are vulnerable to failures if one disk fails.

  1. Logs
  2. Arrays
  3. Database
  4. Data Types

Answer: B) Arrays

Explanation:

Arrays with striping are vulnerable to failures if one disk fails.

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12. The system performance is ____ without providing fault tolerance.

  1. Increase
  2. Decreased
  3. Moderated
  4. None

Answer: A) Increase

Explanation:

The system performance is increased without providing fault tolerance.

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13. In level 0, we can place multiple blocks into a disk at the ____ time instead of just placing one at a time.

  1. Same
  2. Different
  3. Average
  4. Mean

Answer: A) Same

Explanation:

In level 0, we can place multiple blocks into a disk at the same time instead of just placing one at a time.

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14. Having multiple data requests on different disks increases throughput at RAID ___ level.

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3

Answer: A) 0

Explanation:

Having multiple data requests on different disks increases throughput at RAID 0 level.

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15. ___ of the disk space are provided by level 0.

  1. High performance
  2. Full Utilization
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

Answer: C) Both A and B

Explanation:

High performance and full utilization of the disk space are provided by level 0.

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16. RAID 0 requires ___ drivers.

  1. Minimum 2
  2. Maximum 2
  3. Minimum 1
  4. Maximum 1

Answer: A) Minimum 2

Explanation:

RAID 0 requires minimum 2 drivers.

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17. There are ___ detection mechanisms in RAID 0.

  1. Error
  2. No Error
  3. Life
  4. No Life

Answer: B) No Error

Explanation:

There are no error detection mechanisms in RAID 0.

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18. Because RAID 0 doesn't provide ___, it is not truly a RAID.

  1. Tolerance
  2. Fault-tolerance
  3. Data-tolerance
  4. None

Answer: B) Fault-tolerance

Explanation:

Because RAID 0 doesn't provide fault-tolerance, it is not truly a RAID.

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19. If either of the disks fails in RAID 0, the entire array is ___.

  1. Full
  2. Null
  3. Lost
  4. Found

Answer: C) Lost

Explanation:

If either of the disks fails in RAID 0, the entire array is lost.

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20. RAID ___, which mirrors data across drives 1, 2, and 3, is referred to as a mirroring configuration.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Answer: A) 1

Explanation:

RAID 1, which mirrors data across drives 1, 2, and 3, is referred to as a mirroring configuration.

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21. In the event of a failure, RAID 1 provides ____ redundancy.

  1. 20%
  2. 50%
  3. 80%
  4. 100%

Answer: D) 100%

Explanation:

In the event of a failure, RAID 1 provides 100% redundancy.

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22. Data in RAID 1 is stored in ___ the drive space.

  1. Quarter
  2. Half
  3. Full
  4. None

Answer: B) Half

Explanation:

Data in RAID 1 is stored only in half the drive space.

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23. In the other half of the drive, the data has been ___.

  1. Saved
  2. Deleted
  3. Updated
  4. Mirrored

Answer: D) Mirrored

Explanation:

In the other half of the drive, the data has just been mirrored.

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24. RAID 1 offers ___ as its main advantage.

  1. Tolerance
  2. Fault tolerance
  3. Heaviness
  4. Fault Heaviness

Answer: B) Fault tolerance

Explanation:

RAID 1 offers fault tolerance as its main advantage.

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25. The other disk takes over if one fails as part of RAID ___ level.

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3

Answer: B) 1

Explanation:

The other disk takes over if one fails as part of RAID 1 level.

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26. When the array is set to RAID ___, it will function even if a drive fails.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 5

Answer: A) 1

Explanation:

When the array is set to RAID 1, it will function even if a drive fails.

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27. Mirroring requires an extra drive per drive at this level, resulting in ____ costs.

  1. Lower
  2. Higher
  3. Average
  4. None

Answer: B) Higher

Explanation:

Mirroring requires an extra drive per drive at this level, resulting in higher costs.

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28. A RAID 2 array makes use of ___ code parity to stripe data on the bit level.

  1. Humming
  2. Hamming
  3. Hanning
  4. Happing

Answer: B) Hamming

Explanation:

A RAID 2 array makes use of hamming code parity to stripe data on the bit level.

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29. With RAID 2, each data bit in a word is stored on a separate disk, as well as the ___ code of each data word.

  1. ECG
  2. ECC
  3. EGG
  4. EDC

Answer: B) ECC

Explanation:

With RAID 2, each data bit in a word is stored on a separate disk, as well as the ECC code of each data word.

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30. RAID 2 is not commercially available because of its ____.

  1. High Cost
  2. Complex Structure
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

Answer: C) Both A and B

Explanation:

RAID 2 is not commercially available because of its high cost and complex structure.

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31. ___ drive is used to store parity in RAID 2.

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four

Answer: A) One

Explanation:

One drive is used to store parity in RAID 2.

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32. In RAID 3, parity is specified at the ____ level.

  1. Bit
  2. Byte
  3. Kilobyte
  4. Gigabyte

Answer: B) Byte

Explanation:

In RAID 3, parity is specified at the byte level.

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33. As part of RAID, ____ information is stored on a separate ____ drive for each disk section.

  1. Log
  2. Parity
  3. Array
  4. None

Answer: B) Parity

Explanation:

As part of RAID, parity information is stored on a separate parity drive for each disk section.

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34. The parity drive is accessed in the event of a drive ____, and data is rebuilt from the remaining devices

  1. Updation
  2. Failure
  3. Deletion
  4. Addition

Answer: B) Failure

Explanation:

The parity drive is accessed in the event of a drive failure, and data is rebuilt from the remaining devices.

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35. Bulk data transfer is possible with RAID ___.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

Bulk data transfer is possible with RAID 3.

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36. Which among the following is the advantage of RAID 3?

  1. A parity drive is used at this level to regenerate data.
  2. Data is transferred at a high rate.
  3. Parallel access to data is possible at this level.
  4. All of the above

Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The advantages of RAID 3 -

  1. A parity drive is used at this level to regenerate data.
  2. Data is transferred at a high rate.
  3. Parallel access to data is possible at this level.

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37. When working with small files, RAID 3 performs ____.

  1. Fastly
  2. Slowly
  3. Densely
  4. None

Answer: B) Slowly

Explanation:

When working with small files, RAID 3 performs slowly.

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38. RAID 4 is a combination of ____.

  1. Striping Blocks
  2. Parity Disks
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

Answer: C) Both A and B

Explanation:

RAID 4 is a combination of striping blocks and parity disks.

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39. In RAID 4, data is replicated based on ____, rather than duplicated.

  1. Array
  2. Log
  3. Parity
  4. None

Answer: C) Parity

Explanation:

In RAID 4, data is replicated based on parity, rather than duplicated.

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40. By design, the RAID 4 level is able to recover from a maximum of ___ disk failure.

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four

Answer: A) One

Explanation:

By design, this level is able to recover from a maximum of one disk failure.

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41. Using RAID level 4, if two or more disks fail, then the data ____ be recovered.

  1. Can
  2. Cannot
  3. Can be easily
  4. None

Answer: B) Cannot

Explanation:

Using RAID level 4, if two or more disks fail, then the data cannot be recovered.

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42. At least ____ disks are required for both level 3 and level 4 RAIDs.

  1. Two
  2. Three
  3. Four
  4. Five

Answer: B) Three

Explanation:

At least three disks are required for both level 3 and level 4 RAIDs.

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43. RAID 4 uses an ___ function to calculate parity.

  1. NOR
  2. OR
  3. AND
  4. XOR

Answer: D) XOR

Explanation:

RAID 4 uses an XOR function to calculate parity.

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44. We can recover data lost on RAID ___ level.

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

We can recover data lost on RAID 4 level.

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45. During RAID 5, ____ is rotated between the drives.

  1. Array
  2. Log
  3. Parity
  4. None

Answer: C) Parity

Explanation:

During RAID 5, parity is rotated between the drives.

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46. There is ___ parity at block-level.

  1. Connected
  2. Distributed
  3. Added
  4. None

Answer: B) Distributed

Explanation:

There is distributed parity at block-level.

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47. A RAID 5 array can recover from at most ___ disk failure, just like RAID 4.

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four

Answer: A) One

Explanation:

A RAID 5 array can recover from at most one disk failure, just like RAID 4.

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48. In RAID 5, it is impossible to recover data, if more than ____ disk fails.

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four

Answer: A) One

Explanation:

It is impossible to recover data from RAID 5 if more than one disk fails.

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49. To improve ___ write performance, the RAID 5 level was introduced.

  1. Proper
  2. Random
  3. Inorder
  4. Order

Answer: B) Random

Explanation:

To improve random write performance, the RAID 5 level was introduced.

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50. RAID 5 provides ___.

  1. High Performance
  2. Cost-effective
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

Answer: C) Both A and B

Explanation:

RAID 5 provides high performance and is cost-effective.

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51. Array disks are distributed with parity when using RAID ___ level.

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 0

Answer: B) 5

Explanation:

Array disks are distributed with parity when using RAID 5 level.

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52. Disk failure recovery is ____ in RAID 5 due to the calculation of parity based on all available drives.

  1. Slower
  2. Faster
  3. Average
  4. None

Answer: A) Slower

Explanation:

Disk failure recovery is slower in RAID 5 due to the calculation of parity based on all available drives.

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53. In the event of ____ drive failure, RAID 5 cannot survive.

  1. Consecutive
  2. Concurrent
  3. Simultaneous
  4. None

Answer: B) Concurrent

Explanation:

In the event of concurrent drive failure, RAID 5 cannot survive.

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54. Striping at the block level is implemented with ___ parity bits in RAID 6.

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four

Answer: B) Two

Explanation:

Striping at the block level is implemented with two parity bits in RAID 6.

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55. RAID 6 allows you to survive ___ simultaneous disk failures.

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four

Answer: B) Two

Explanation:

RAID 6 allows you to survive two simultaneous disk failures.

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56. In the RAID 6 level, ____ is used to stripe the data and ____ is used to mirror it.

  1. RAID 1, RAID 2
  2. RAID 2, RAID 3
  3. RAID 4, RAID 5
  4. RAID 0, RAID 1

Answer: D) RAID 0, RAID 1

Explanation:

In the RAID 6 level, RAID 0 is used to stripe the data and RAID 1 is used to mirror it.

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57. The number of drives required at RAID 6 level should be a multiple of ___.

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 6

Answer: A) 2

Explanation:

The number of drives required at RAID 6 level should be a multiple of 2.

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58. Since ____ of the disks are used for mirroring, RAID 6 does not utilize the full disk capacity.

  1. Quarter
  2. Half
  3. Full
  4. None

Answer: B) Half

Explanation:

Since half of the disks are used for mirroring, RAID 6 does not utilize the full disk capacity.

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59. ___ is extremely limited in RAID 6.

  1. Ability
  2. Scalability
  3. Tracability
  4. Countability

Answer: B) Scalability

Explanation:

Scalability is extremely limited in RAID 6.

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