Parity computations are used in RAID drive arrays for fault tolerance by calculating the data in two drives and storing the results on a third. The parity is computed by XOR'ing a bit from drive 1 ...

RAID or Redundant Array of Independent Disks combines multiple disks into a single storage pool that the operating system views as a single drive. While enterprise systems use hardware RAID with a ...

Split into three aspects, RAID can help you shield yourself against data loss through data striping, mirroring, and parity. Striping data involves splitting blocks into smaller blocks and storing ...