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WorksheetsCloud vs local storage
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
When should you schedule a system’s backup?
When the system is least busy.
At 2AM local time.
On boot up.
Any time before 6AM local time.
What is the greatest advantage of local backups?
Speed
Cost
Safety
Geographic diversity
What is a significant advantage of cloud-based backups?
The backups are geographically dispersed.
The cost is lower for cloud-based backups than for local backups.
Restore time is lower than for local backup and restore scenarios.
Cloud-based backups are far more secure than local backups.
Which of the following is a best practice when backing up data?
Back up your data to an external device or digital media.
Back up your data to a folder on the same internal drive you use on a daily basis.
Back up your data to the same partition that contains the Windows operating system.
Back up your data without using encryption to make sure it is readable when restored.
What important danger must be considered when using cloud storage?
Data security
Data transfer speed
Data integrity
Data recovery
Which of the following backup options are considered removable media?
USB flash drives
NAS devices
Cloud storage
Local SATA drives
What is the primary purpose of performing an offsite backup or storing backups in an offsite location?
Valuable data is protected in case of a disaster.
There will be no disruption of service in case of a disaster.
Backups should be stored away from computers because of the magnetic fields generated by computers.
It prevents mixing up of backed up data.
Although there are thousands of cloud storage providers, only the top ten or so offer the best security to users by using multiple security layers.
True
False
•You don’t need a powerful computer with a huge hard drive – everything is stored and run on a remote computer is an advantage of what?
the Internet
Local area networks
optical devices
cloud storage
•While you can usually store a limited amount of data for free, you have to pay to store more than the free allowance is an advantage or disadvantage for cloud computing?
advantage
disadvantage
Using locally attached storage is usually _____________ for a home/small business
cost effective
safer
more reliable
none of these
Which one is the advantage of cloud storage?
The user has no control over their data
Many programs can be run at the same time, regardless of the processing power of your device
Accessible anywhere with an internet connection
Portability
What is cloud computing?
Storing files on the Internet
Running programs on a remote server
Running an operating system
All of the above
What is cloud storage
Servers hidden in clouds
Closed Locations Of Underground Drill Storage
A type of storage that can be accessed with an internet connection
A type of storage that can be accessed in the clouds
Does cloud storage have to be free
Yes
No
Why would I know??!?1?
Which of these is an example of cloud storage
Google Drive
SSD's
Apple Iphones
Linux
Does Apple have their own cloud storage?
Yes
No
What is a disadvantage of cloud computing?
It is vulnerable to hacking
The storage can be easily expanded
Portability
All of the above
What can you store on the cloud server?
documents
videos
music
all of the above
Backups protect against data loss due to...
file corruption
hardware failure
hardware failure and file corruption
neither
