Backups Flashcards
This type of backup backs up all data since last FULL backup.
Differential
What type of backup backs up all selected media?
Full
What backup only backs up data that has changed since the last backup?
Incremental
Assume you backup your system with a full backup every Sunday. If your system crashed on Friday, how many tapes would you need to recover the system if you used a full/incremental backup?
5 (1 full backup tape from sunday and 1 for each day leading up to the failure)
What kind of backup system would be most beneficial to a company that doesn’t have much time to perform maintenance during the week? Full/incremental or full/differential?
Full/incremental
How can you ensure the integrity of your company’s backups?
Testing the backups