Question 1

What is the main difference between incremental and differential backups?

Accepted Answer

Incremental backups only back up changes made since the last backup, while differential backups back up all changes made since the last full backup.

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Incremental backups and differential backups are the same thing.

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Incremental backups back up all changes made since the last full backup, while differential backups only back up changes made since the last backup.

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Incremental backups back up changes made within a certain time frame, while differential backups back up changes made on different days.

Question 2

Which type of backup takes longer to perform: incremental or differential?

Accepted Answer

Differential backups.

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Incremental backups.

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Neither type of backup takes a long time to perform.

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Both types of backups take the same amount of time.

Question 3

What is the advantage of using incremental backups?

Accepted Answer

They require less storage space than differential backups.

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They can be performed without any user intervention.

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They are more reliable than differential backups.

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They are faster than differential backups.

Question 4

What is the advantage of using differential backups?

Accepted Answer

They are faster to restore than incremental backups.

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They are more reliable than incremental backups.

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They require less storage space than incremental backups.

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They can be performed without any user intervention.

Question 5

Which type of backup is best for large amounts of data that change frequently?

Accepted Answer

Incremental backups.

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Neither type of backup is good for this type of data.

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Differential backups.

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Both types of backups are equally good for this type of data.

Question 6

Which type of backup is best for small amounts of data that change frequently?

Accepted Answer

Differential backups.

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Neither type of backup is good for this type of data.

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Both types of backups are equally good for this type of data.

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Incremental backups.

Question 7

Which type of backup is best for data that changes infrequently?

Accepted Answer

Full backups.

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Differential backups.

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Neither type of backup is good for this type of data.

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Incremental backups.

Question 8

What is a full backup?

Accepted Answer

A backup that backs up all data on a system.

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A backup that backs up changes made since the last full backup.

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A backup that only backs up certain types of data.

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A backup that backs up changes made within a certain time frame.

Question 9

What is a differential backup?

Accepted Answer

A backup that backs up all changes made since the last full backup.

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A backup that backs up changes made within a certain time frame.

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A backup that only backs up certain types of data.

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A backup that only backs up changes made since the last backup.

Question 10

What is an incremental backup?

Accepted Answer

A backup that only backs up changes made since the last backup.

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A backup that backs up changes made within a certain time frame.

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A backup that backs up all changes made since the last full backup.

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A backup that only backs up certain types of data.

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