RAID Level 1 is commonly called which of the following?

A.
mirroring

B.
striping

C.
clustering

D.
hamming

Explanation:
RAID Level 1 is commonly called mirroring. It mirrors the data from one disk or set of disks by duplicating the
data onto another disk or set of disks. This is often implemented by a one-for-one disk to disk ratio: Each drive
is mirrored to an equal drive partner that is continually being updated with current data. If one drive fails, the
system automatically gets the data from the other drive. The main issue with this level of RAID is that the onefor-one ratio is very expensive — resulting in the highest cost per megabyte of data capacity. This level
effectively doubles the amount of hard drives you need, therefore it is usually best for smaller capacity systems.
Incorrect Answers:
B: Striping is used in other RAID levels, but not in RAID level 1.
C: Clustering is not a RAID level.
D: RAID Level 1 is not called hamming. Hamming is code used to create parity data in RAID level 2.

Krutz, Ronald L. and Russell Dean Vines, The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the CISSP and ISSEP Exams,
2nd Edition, Wiley Publishing, Indianapolis, 2004, p. 144