Redundancy refers to ______.

a. the duplication of critical components such that the duplicate systems operate in parallel to the original components
b. the duplication of components across the entire system such that each component in the system is duplicated
c. the creation of a second system to mimic the first system if every component of the first system should fail
d. the creation of unnecessary backup systems to provide a level of operational reliability that is not really required


a. the duplication of critical components such that the duplicate systems operate in parallel to the original components

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