Which three (3) backup methods support application recovery of a database? (Choose three.)

Software snapshot technology, such as Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) or database-specific snapshot features, creates a point-in-time consistent copy of the database files, allowing for reliable restoration and application recovery without requiring the database to be offline for extended periods.

A cold backup method involves stopping database services before the backup, which guarantees that all database files are in a consistent state without any in-flight transactions or open files, making it a highly reliable method for database recovery.

Copy-on-Write (CoW) technology, whether implemented at the database level or by the underlying storage, creates an instantaneous, consistent copy of the database data as it existed at the moment the copy began, even while the database remains active, thereby supporting application recovery.

A generic file system backup of an active database's files, even with transaction logs, often results in an inconsistent state because files might be open, partially written, or in an unstable condition, making reliable application recovery difficult or impossible without specific database-aware backup tools.

Simply copying an active database folder and its files to another location will likely result in an inconsistent backup, as database files are constantly being updated, and a simple file copy does not guarantee a transactionally consistent state required for reliable database application recovery.