In which of the following scenarios is database backup transferred to a remote site in a bulk transfer fashion?

Question

Options

• ARemote journaling
• BEmergency response
• CRemote mirroring
• DElectronic vaulting

• A
  7% (2)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  7% (2)
• D
  82% (23)

Explanation

Electronic vaulting is the process of periodically transmitting database backup data to a remote site in bulk - think nightly batch transfers of entire backup sets sent over a network to an off-site storage facility. It prioritizes completeness of backup over recency, making it the classic "bulk transfer" mechanism.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Remote journaling transfers transaction logs incrementally and near-real-time to a remote site - it's streaming individual transactions, not bulk backup files.
• B. Emergency response refers to the organizational procedures activated after a disaster occurs, not a data transfer method at all.
• C. Remote mirroring maintains a live, synchronous duplicate of the database at a remote site - changes are replicated continuously, not in bulk batches.

Memory tip: Picture a bank vault - you load it up all at once with everything valuable, then ship it somewhere safe. "Electronic vaulting" works the same way: bulk load your backup, send it to the remote "vault." Contrast this with remote journaling (like a diary written entry-by-entry in real time) and remote mirroring (a live mirror image, always in sync).

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