Who were involved in coining the term, “RAID”?

(A) David Patterson

(B) William Katz

(C) Garth A. Gibson

(D) Randy Katz

(E) John A. Gibson

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The Correct answer is ​(A), (C), and (D) only:

Key Points

• RAID
  • ​RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks" or "redundant array of independent disks") is a data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into one or more logical units for the purposes of data redundancy, performance improvement, or both.
  • The term "RAID" was invented by David Patterson, Garth A. Gibson, and Randy Katz at the University of California, Berkeley in 1987.
  • Standard levels of RAID:
    • RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 2, RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, RAID 6, 
  • ​​Nested RAID levels: 
    • ​RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), RAID 01 (RAID 0+1, RAID 03 (RAID 0+3, also known as RAID 53 or RAID 5+3), RAID 50 (RAID 5+0)
  • Nonstandard RAID levels:
    • RAID 7, Adaptive RAID, RAID S (also known as parity RAID), Linux MD RAID 10:

Additional Information

• David Peterson;
  • He is noted for his pioneering contributions to reduced instruction set computer (RISC) design, having coined the term RISC, and leading the Berkeley RISC project,
• William Katz:
  • ​He is known for the Book" introduction to reference work"
• ​Garth A Gibson:
  • ​In 2005 he became the 11th awardee of the J.W. Graham Medal, named in honor of Wes Graham 
• Randy Katz:
  • He led the effort to connect the White House to the Internet in 1994.