Question

If a disk drive fails but the computer application running and using it can continue processing, this application is said to have been designed with this feature.

• A. $100$ per cent uptime
• B. Fault tolerance
• C. High reliability
• D. All of these
• E. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Fault tolerance

If a disk drive fails but the computer application running and using it can continue processing, this application is said to have been designed with Fault tolerance.

Fault tolerance is the property that enables a system to continue operating properly in the event of the failure of (or one or more faults within) some of its components.