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ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
A company is implementing a backup strategy. Which TWO of the following are characteristics of incremental backups? (Choose two.)
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Fast backup process
Incremental backups back up data changed since the last backup (of any type), making them fast to perform but slow to restore because multiple backup sets may be needed.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Backs up data changed since the last full backup
Why it's wrong here
This describes differential backups.
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Fast restore process
Why it's wrong here
Restore is slow because multiple sets must be applied.
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Requires the least storage space of all backup types
Why it's wrong here
While incremental uses less space than full, differentials can be larger; but 'least' is not absolute because it depends on change rate.
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Fast backup process
Why this is correct
Because only small changes are backed up.
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Backs up data changed since the last backup (any type)
Why this is correct
Incremental backups only capture changes since the last backup.
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