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CV0-004 · Question #75

A cloud engineer is reviewing a disaster recovery plan that includes the following requirements: - System state, files, and configurations must be backed up on a weekly basis. - The system state…

The correct answer is D. Full. A full backup captures all data, files, and configurations in their entirety. It must be performed first because differential and incremental backups depend on a full backup as their baseline - differential backups capture changes since the last full backup, and incremental…

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Question

A cloud engineer is reviewing a disaster recovery plan that includes the following requirements:

  • System state, files, and configurations must be backed up on a weekly

basis.

  • The system state, file, and configuration backups must be tested

annually. Which of the following backup methods should the engineer implement for the first week the plan is executed?

Options

  • ADifferential
  • BIncremental
  • CSnapshot
  • DFull

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    15% (7)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    6% (3)
  • D
    74% (35)

Explanation

A full backup captures all data, files, and configurations in their entirety. It must be performed first because differential and incremental backups depend on a full backup as their baseline - differential backups capture changes since the last full backup, and incremental backups capture changes since the last backup of any type. On week one, no baseline exists, so a full backup is the only valid starting point. Snapshot is a valid technology but typically refers to storage-level point-in-time copies rather than a scheduled backup methodology in this context. After the full backup is established, subsequent weekly backups can use differential or incremental methods.

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#Backup methods#Disaster recovery#Data protection

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