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SG0-001 · Question #417

Which of the following backup restore methods takes the LONGEST?

The correct answer is D. Incremental. Restoring an incremental backup often takes the longest among common backup methods because it requires reconstructing data from a full backup and then sequentially applying every subsequent incremental backup.

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Question

Which of the following backup restore methods takes the LONGEST?

Options

  • AProgressive
  • BDifferential
  • CFull
  • DIncremental

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    94% (33)

Why each option

Restoring an incremental backup often takes the longest among common backup methods because it requires reconstructing data from a full backup and then sequentially applying every subsequent incremental backup.

AProgressive

"Progressive" is not a standard, widely recognized backup method in the context of common backup strategies like full, differential, or incremental.

BDifferential

Restoring a differential backup is generally faster than incremental because it only requires the last full backup and the latest differential backup, not a chain of many small backups.

CFull

Restoring a full backup is generally very fast because all data is contained within a single backup set, requiring no other backup files to reconstruct the data.

DIncrementalCorrect

Restoring an incremental backup typically takes the longest because it requires restoring the last full backup followed by every subsequent incremental backup, applied in the correct chronological order. Each incremental backup represents only the changes since the previous backup, necessitating a sequential reconstruction of the data state.

Concept tested: Backup restore methods performance

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-server-backup/backup-overview#backup-types

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#backup restore#incremental backup#backup types

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