8.6.11

Scheduled backups

An administrator configures the Time Machine application on macOS computers and develops scripts that use the tar command on Linux computers. Which of the following best practices is the administrator following?

File History

As the system engineer for a large financial institution, you have decided to implement a backup system on all the Windows 11 laptops used by the financial consultants to ensure that critical customer data is securely stored. Your requirements for the backup system include: Only customer data files created by the financial consultants need to be backed up. Data backed up to a flash drive. Backed up files must be uncompressed. Include contact lists and desktop preferences. Which of the following backup solutions BEST meets your requirements?

Synthetic

Compares the data found in the last full backup with the current content and uploads only the changes.

A full backup that is stored offsite.

Which of the following describes the grandfather backup in a grandfather-father-son (GFS) rotation scheme?

macOS

Which operating system uses the Time Machine backup program?

To prevent the same disaster from affecting both the system and its associated backup media.

Why should you store backup media offsite?

Use a recovery disc to restore the operating system.

You have created a system image of Windows 11 on your laptop before updating several applications on your hard drive. The system image is stored on an external hard drive. After updating one of the applications, you are required to restart your laptop. However, during the restart, you receive an error message that the system is unable to reboot. You try to restore the system image from the external hard drive, but you are unsuccessful. Which of the following do you need to do BEFORE successfully restoring your Windows 11 system using the system image?

No, backups created with Backup and Restore can't be stored on the drive that contains the information being backed up.

You need to back up user data on a Windows 11 system. The computer has a single SSD storage device installed that contains both the Windows operating system (in C:\Windows) and user profile data (in C:\Users). You plan to do the following: Use Backup and Restore to back up user data. Run the backup automatically every night at 11:00 p.m. Store the backups in the C:\Backups folder. Include a system image in each backup. Will this configuration work?

select drive

You need to specify which location File History should use to store backup data. which Control Panel option you would use to do this from the image?

Back up her files using File History.

You work as the IT administrator for a small startup company. Lily's computer has two internal hard drives and runs Windows 11. She is concerned that she may accidently delete a personal file or that her primary hard disk may fail at some future time, causing her to lose her personal files. She has come to you for suggestions about how to protect her files. Due to the size and revenue of this startup company, resources are somewhat limited. Which of the following would BEST protect Lily's files?

full

Backs up all files (even those that have not changed).

Differential

Backs up every file that has changed since the last full backup.

Incremental

Backs up every file that has changed since the last full or incremental backup.