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SG0-001 · Question #603

Which of the following backup methodologies is MOST likely used by a company that has monthly, weekly, and daily backup tapes?

The correct answer is B. Grandfather-Father-Son. The Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) backup methodology is characterized by a rotation scheme involving daily, weekly, and monthly backup sets, aligning perfectly with the described use of monthly, weekly, and daily backup tapes.

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Question

Which of the following backup methodologies is MOST likely used by a company that has monthly, weekly, and daily backup tapes?

Options

  • AIncremented Media Method
  • BGrandfather-Father-Son
  • CTowers of Hanoi
  • DPartial backups

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    93% (28)
  • C
    3% (1)

Why each option

The Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) backup methodology is characterized by a rotation scheme involving daily, weekly, and monthly backup sets, aligning perfectly with the described use of monthly, weekly, and daily backup tapes.

AIncremented Media Method

Incremented Media Method is not a standard, named backup rotation methodology; it sounds like a description of performing incremental backups, not a full tape rotation scheme.

BGrandfather-Father-SonCorrect

The Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) backup strategy is a widely adopted tape rotation scheme that utilizes daily (Son), weekly (Father), and monthly (Grandfather) backup sets. This methodology specifically organizes backups into these distinct retention periods, making it the most likely choice for a company with such a tape schedule.

CTowers of Hanoi

The Towers of Hanoi is another backup rotation scheme, but it uses a mathematical pattern for tape rotation and retention over varying periods with fewer tapes, and is not directly described by simply having daily, weekly, and monthly tapes.

DPartial backups

Partial backups is a generic term for backing up only a portion of data (e.g., incremental or differential), not a comprehensive backup methodology that dictates a daily, weekly, and monthly tape rotation schedule.

Concept tested: Backup methodologies and tape rotation schemes

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-recovery-guide-plan#plan-for-recovery-backup

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#backup methodologies#Grandfather-Father-Son#data retention

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