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BACKUP BASICS - Corrigé des questions |
| 1 - What are the three main causes for information loss on a PC? (par. 1) |
| ► These are 1/ a power surge, 2/ a hard disk drive failure, 3/ an act of God. |
| 2 - What activity should be a regular part of PC maintenance? (par. 1) |
| ► Backing up, ie making a copy of one's files for safekeeping. |
| 3 - Is there an alternative to a full system backup? (par. 2) |
| ► The alternative is an incremental backup, ie backing up selected files. |
| 4 - How often should a full backup be done on a PC used on a daily basis? |
| ► It should be done once a week. |
| 5 - Is storing one's data on recordable CDs and DVDs the only method for backing up? (par. 4b) |
| ► No, there is also the alternative of the external hard drive. |
| 6 - What piece of hardware is needed to store data on CDs and DVDs? (par. 4a) |
| ► A burner. |
| 7 - What is an automated backup? (par. 5b) |
| ► A method that uses backup software or an online backup service. |
| 8 - Is there an alternative to using backup software? (par. 5a) |
| ► Dragging and dropping files to a hard drive or a disc. |
| 9 - What is the problem with Windows Backup utility? (par. 6a) |
| ► It is not installed by default, it has to be installed from the XP CD. |
| 10 - Why are incremental backups harder to restore than simple copies? (TIP) |
| ► Because one must replace files from multiple backup sessions. |
