Which approach combines both mirroring and striping in RAID configuration?

The approach that combines both mirroring and striping in RAID configuration is known as RAID 10. This configuration is achieved by combining the features of RAID 1 (mirroring) and RAID 0 (striping). In RAID 10, data is first mirrored across pairs of disks to provide redundancy and fault tolerance. Then, these mirrored pairs are striped across multiple disks to enhance performance.

This two-tiered strategy means that RAID 10 benefits from the speed of striping, which improves read and write speeds, while also providing the security of mirroring, which ensures that if a disk fails, the data is still available from the mirrored disk. This makes RAID 10 an appealing choice for environments that require both performance and high availability.

The other options provide different configurations: RAID 0 focuses solely on striping for performance without redundancy, RAID 1 offers only mirroring for redundancy, and RAID 5 utilizes striping with parity for fault tolerance but does not mirror data.