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This RAID configuration stripes data across multiple volumes. One volume is devoted to "parity bits." The bits are used to reconstruct data should you lose a data volume.

  1. RAID 1

  2. RAID 0+1

  3. RAID 3

  4. RAID 5
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Explanation

RAID 3 uses byte-level striping with a dedicated parity disk. Data is striped across multiple volumes while one entire volume stores parity bits used to reconstruct data if a drive fails. RAID 5 also uses parity but distributes it across all drives rather than dedicating one volume.

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