Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
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Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) is a data storage technology that combines multiple physical disk drives into a single logical unit to improve performance, reliability, and fault tolerance.
All labels observed (1)
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| Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks Context triple: [David A. Patterson, knownFor, Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks]
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Centre for Collaboration with Data Networks
The Centre for Collaboration with Data Networks is a unit within the Norwegian Institute of Public Health that focuses on coordinating and advancing the use of data networks for public health research, surveillance, and decision-making.
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DDR
DDR is the commonly used German abbreviation for the former socialist state officially known as the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), which existed from 1949 to 1990.
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Maxtor Tower
Maxtor Tower is a historic defensive tower that forms part of the medieval fortifications of Nuremberg, Germany.
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DAS
DAS is the acronym for the Defense Attache Service, the U.S. military organization that manages defense attachés and military diplomatic representation at American embassies worldwide.
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Storage Area Network
A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a high-speed, specialized network that provides block-level access to consolidated storage, enabling servers to share centralized disk resources for improved performance, scalability, and manageability.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks Target entity description: Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) is a data storage technology that combines multiple physical disk drives into a single logical unit to improve performance, reliability, and fault tolerance.
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A.
Centre for Collaboration with Data Networks
The Centre for Collaboration with Data Networks is a unit within the Norwegian Institute of Public Health that focuses on coordinating and advancing the use of data networks for public health research, surveillance, and decision-making.
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B.
DDR
DDR is the commonly used German abbreviation for the former socialist state officially known as the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), which existed from 1949 to 1990.
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C.
Maxtor Tower
Maxtor Tower is a historic defensive tower that forms part of the medieval fortifications of Nuremberg, Germany.
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D.
DAS
DAS is the acronym for the Defense Attache Service, the U.S. military organization that manages defense attachés and military diplomatic representation at American embassies worldwide.
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E.
Storage Area Network
A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a high-speed, specialized network that provides block-level access to consolidated storage, enabling servers to share centralized disk resources for improved performance, scalability, and manageability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acronym
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data storage technology ⓘ redundancy technology ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RAID NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
RAID
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Redundant Array of Independent Disks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canProvide |
hot spare disks
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online capacity expansion ⓘ online rebuild after disk failure ⓘ |
| category |
computer data storage
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data protection ⓘ fault-tolerant computer systems ⓘ |
| combines | multiple physical disk drives ⓘ |
| forms | single logical unit ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
RAID 0
NERFINISHED
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RAID 01 ⓘ RAID 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ RAID 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ RAID 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ RAID 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ RAID 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ RAID 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ RAID 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ RAID 6 ⓘ RAID 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ nested RAID levels ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
firmware-based RAID
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hardware RAID controllers ⓘ software RAID ⓘ |
| improves |
sequential read performance
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sequential write performance ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| proposedAt | University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
David A. Patterson
NERFINISHED
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Garth A. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy H. Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedIn | paper "A Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve data availability
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improve data reliability ⓘ improve storage performance ⓘ provide fault tolerance ⓘ |
| requires | multiple disk drives ⓘ |
| tradeoff |
capacity versus redundancy
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performance versus fault tolerance ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
network-attached storage
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servers ⓘ storage area networks ⓘ workstations ⓘ |
| uses |
data mirroring
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data striping ⓘ parity information ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks Description of subject: Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) is a data storage technology that combines multiple physical disk drives into a single logical unit to improve performance, reliability, and fault tolerance.
Referenced by (1)
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