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.
 

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