RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks Raid Types : 1) Hardware External RAID Controller Card or Internal RAID on chip 2) Software ; Software only ( susceptible to boot errors) or Hybrid ( user hardware component to deliver RAID BIOS functions ) RAID Levels RAID 0 - Disk Stripping ( no redundancy, higher read/write throughput ) RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring ( redundancy, handles single disk failure, increased read performance, uses more space capacity ) RAID 5 - Stripping With Parity ( redundancy, can withstand single disk failure , increased read performance, takes lot more space. RAID 6 - Stripping with Double Parity ( minimum four disks needed, can withstand double disk failure , higher redundancy and increased read performance) RAID 10 - RAID 0 of RAID1's ( minimum four disks needed RAID protects data availability and redundancy, but does not recognize or remediate file corruption, write errors, or hacking. Not a replacement for backup Nice articles on RAIDs. https://