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ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
A company uses a backup strategy where on Monday a full backup is taken, and on Tuesday only data changed since Monday is backed up. On Wednesday, the backup includes all data changed since Monday. What type of backup is the Wednesday backup?
Answer choices
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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Differential backup
Differential backup includes changes since last full backup.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Incremental backup
Why it's wrong here
Incremental backs up changes since last backup of any type, not since full.
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Synthetic full backup
Why it's wrong here
Synthetic full is created by combining full and incrementals, not this scenario.
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Full backup
Why it's wrong here
Full backup includes all data, not just changes.
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Differential backup
Why this is correct
Differential includes all changes since last full backup.
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