Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1992

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Fernandez, Eduardo B.

Abstract

Disk arrays have been proposed as a means of achieving high performance, reliability and availability in computer systems. This study looks at the RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) disk array architecture and its advantages and disadvantages for use in personal computer environments, specifically in terms of how data is protected (redundant information) and the tradeoff required to achieve that protection (sacrifice of disk capacity). It then proposes an alternative to achieving a real-time method of protecting a user's data, which involves the modification of an operating system's file system to implement selective redundancy at the file level. This approach, based on modified RAIDs, is shown to be considerably more efficient in using the capacity of the available disks. It also provides flexibility in allowing users to tradeoff space for reliability.

Extent

129 p.

Comments

College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.C.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1992.|College of Engineering and Computer Science

Identifier

FADT14844

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