SK0-005 Question #49: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: Monday through Friday. Both full and incremental backups clear the archive bit on files they back up, meaning it will be cleared every day a backup runs from Monday through Friday.

Security and disaster recovery

Question

A backup administrator has created a schedule to run a full backup on Friday and an incremental backup Monday through Thursday. On which of the following days of the week will the backup clear the archive bit on files during the backup?

Options

AMonday through Thursday
BMonday only
CFriday only
DMonday through Friday

Explanation

Both full and incremental backups clear the archive bit on files they back up, meaning it will be cleared every day a backup runs from Monday through Friday.

Common mistakes.

A. This choice incorrectly excludes Friday, when the full backup would also clear the archive bit.
B. This choice only accounts for Monday's incremental backup and ignores the other days when backups clear the archive bit.
C. This choice only accounts for Friday's full backup and ignores the incremental backups that also clear the archive bit during the week.

Concept tested. Backup types and archive bit behavior

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/archive-bit

Topics

#Backup types#Incremental backup#Full backup#Archive bit

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