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70-457 · Question #131

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance. The instance contains a database that supports a retail sales application. The application generates hundreds of transactions per second and is…

The correct answer is B. Create a DIFFERENTIAL database backup every 4 hours. C. Create a LOG backup every 5 minutes. D. Configure the database to use the FULL recovery model. E. Create a FULL database backup every 24 hours. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance. The instance contains a database that supports a retail sales application. The application generates hundreds of transactions per second and is online 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. You plan to define a backup strategy for the database. You need to ensure that the following requirements are met:

  • No more than 5 minutes worth of transactions are lost.
  • Data can be recovered by using the minimum amount of administrative

effort. What should you do? Choose all that apply.

Options

  • AConfigure the database to use the SIMPLE recovery model.
  • BCreate a DIFFERENTIAL database backup every 4 hours.
  • CCreate a LOG backup every 5 minutes.
  • DConfigure the database to use the FULL recovery model.
  • ECreate a FULL database backup every 24 hours.
  • FCreate a DIFFERENTIAL database backup every 24 hours.

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    15% (3)
  • B
    80% (16)
  • F
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