Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery Worksheet

In a cloud-based disaster recovery (DR) strategy, what is the primary purpose of having a recovery time objective (RTO)?

• To define the maximum acceptable data loss during a disruption

• To specify how quickly systems can restored after a failure

• To determine the geographic location of backup servers

• To measure network bandwidth requirements for backups

Which disaster recovery strategy in the cloud involves maintaining a minimal version of the production environment that can be scaled up when needed?

• Pilot Light

• Warm Standby

• Multi-site Active-Active

• Backup and Restore

What is a key advantage of using cloud-based backup and restore over traditional on-premises solutions?

• Higher dependency on physical media

• Limited scalability

• Automated offsite storage and global accessibility

• Increased maintenance overhead

Which type of backup captures only the data that has changed since the last full backup?

• Full backup

• Incremental backup

• Differential backup

• Mirror backup

Which backup strategy copies only the data that has changed since the last backup of any type (full, incremental, or differential)?

• Full backup

• Incremental backup

• Differential backup

• Snapshot backup

What does the 3-2-1 backup rule recommend?

• Three copies of data, stored on two types of media, with one copy offsite

• Two copies of data, stored in one location, with encryption

• Three cloud providers for redundancy

• Daily, weekly, and monthly backups

Which cloud backup model allows organizations to back up directly from on-premises systems to cloud storage without intermediate hardware?

• Direct-to-cloud

• Cloud-to-cloud backup

• Hybrid backup appliance

• Local-only backup

When implementing a cloud disaster recovery plan, why is choosing a geographically distant backup location important?

• To reduce latency during normal operations

• To ensure compliance with financial regulations

• To protect against regional disasters

• To minimize backup costs

Which AWS service supports cross-region replication of snapshots for disaster recovery purposes?

• Amazon S3

• Amazon EBS with Cross-Region Snapshots

• AWS Lambda

• Amazon CloudFront

What is a major benefit of automating backup policies in the cloud?

• Increases manual intervention for better control

• Reduces human error and ensures consistency

• Decreases encryption strength

• Requires more frequent audits and evaluation for compliance