CompTIA Cloud+ (CV1-003) — Question 63

A systems administrator is configuring RAID for a new server. This server will host files for users and replicate to an identical server. While redundancy is necessary, the most important need is to maximize storage.
Which of the following RAID types should the administrator choose?

Answer options

• A. 5
• B. 6
• C. 10
• D. 50

Correct answer: C

Explanation

RAID 10 provides a good balance of redundancy and storage efficiency by combining striping and mirroring. RAID 5 and RAID 6 offer redundancy but sacrifice some storage capacity due to parity, while RAID 50, while offering redundancy, typically requires more drives and does not maximize storage as effectively as RAID 10.