A database administrator is designing a backup strategy for a system that must minimize storage usage while keeping the ability to restore to any point within the last 24 hours. The database changes constantly. Which backup method combination is most appropriate?

Weekly full backups plus differential backups every hour

Multiple full backups throughout the day

Daily full backups plus frequent transaction-log backups

Only transaction-log backups without any full backup

A company's data center experiences a power outage that lasts 6 hours. The IT team restores the critical database from backups, but the application servers remain offline for another 4 hours. Which statement best describes the situation?

Data recovery was not complete until the application servers were restored

Disaster recovery was complete when the database was restored

The RTO was met because the database was restored within 6 hours

Data recovery was completed, but disaster recovery was not complete until the application servers were back online

An organization's disaster recovery plan includes restoring the email system within 8 hours. The backup team performs a restore test every six months. During the test, the email database restores successfully, but the email search index fails to rebuild, and users cannot search old messages. What should the team do?

Increase the RTO to 12 hours to allow more time for the index rebuild.

Declare the test a success because the email database was restored.

Document the issue and schedule a follow-up test after fixing the index rebuild process.

Remove the search index from the recovery plan because it is not critical.

A company's recovery plan specifies an RTO of 2 hours for its CRM system. During a scheduled recovery test, the team completes the restore in 3 hours. What should the team do next?

Perform more frequent full backups to speed up recovery

Declare the test successful because the data was restored

Increase the RTO to 3 hours to match the test result

Analyze the restore process to identify bottlenecks and adjust the plan to meet the RTO

Why might an organization choose a backup solution with a higher RPO to achieve a lower RTO?

Because higher RPO always reduces storage costs

Because lower RPO always requires more complex recovery procedures

Because restoring from a more recent backup can be faster than restoring from older backups

Because higher RPO eliminates the need for testing

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11application · medium
A database administrator is designing a backup strategy for a system that must minimize storage usage while keeping the ability to restore to any point within the last 24 hours. The database changes constantly. Which backup method combination is most appropriate?
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12application · medium
A company's data center experiences a power outage that lasts 6 hours. The IT team restores the critical database from backups, but the application servers remain offline for another 4 hours. Which statement best describes the situation?
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13application · medium
An organization's disaster recovery plan includes restoring the email system within 8 hours. The backup team performs a restore test every six months. During the test, the email database restores successfully, but the email search index fails to rebuild, and users cannot search old messages. What should the team do?
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14application · medium
A company's recovery plan specifies an RTO of 2 hours for its CRM system. During a scheduled recovery test, the team completes the restore in 3 hours. What should the team do next?
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15foundation · easy
Why might an organization choose a backup solution with a higher RPO to achieve a lower RTO?
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