Multiple choice

Video editing needs the fastest Hard Drive access times with large storage. Which would be MOST ideal for the computer?

  1. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives used in a JBOD array

  2. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives in a hardware RAID 0

  3. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives in a hardware RAID 1

  4. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives in a software RAID 0

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

RAID 0 stripes data across multiple drives, providing the fastest read and write speeds, which is ideal for demanding tasks like video editing. Hardware-based RAID is superior to software-based RAID because it offloads the processing overhead from the CPU to a dedicated RAID controller.