A technician needs to back up a small business's entire network that includes ten workstations. Which of the following methods should the technician use to safely and securely back up the business's…

While cloud storage offers off-site backup, for an 'entire network' with potentially large data volumes from ten workstations, initial setup and ongoing costs might be higher, and internet bandwidth could be a bottleneck compared to a physical tape solution for initial full backups.

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into a single logical unit for data redundancy and performance improvement, but it is not a backup solution itself; it protects against single drive failure.

Tape drives offer a cost-effective solution for backing up large amounts of data for an entire network, providing good data integrity and portability. Tapes can be easily stored off-site for disaster recovery, making them a secure option for long-term archival and business continuity.

Local backups (e.g., external hard drives connected to individual workstations) are susceptible to local disasters (fire, theft) and do not provide the centralized, off-site storage capability typically needed for an entire business network.