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SK0-005 · Question #49

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…

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.

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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

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    12% (3)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    80% (20)

Why each option

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.

AMonday through Thursday

This choice incorrectly excludes Friday, when the full backup would also clear the archive bit.

BMonday only

This choice only accounts for Monday's incremental backup and ignores the other days when backups clear the archive bit.

CFriday only

This choice only accounts for Friday's full backup and ignores the incremental backups that also clear the archive bit during the week.

DMonday through FridayCorrect

Both a full backup and an incremental backup operation reset or clear the archive bit on files after they have been successfully backed up. Since backups run Monday through Friday, the archive bit will be cleared on each of those days.

Concept tested: Backup types and archive bit behavior

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

Topics

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

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