CertiGuide to Security+  9  Chapter 5:  Operational/Organizational Security (Domain 5.0; 15%)       9  5.2  Disaster Recovery

5.2  Disaster Recovery 1 Methods to the Madness

Backups are archival copies of files, electronic and otherwise. A keystone in disaster planning is, have recent backups, and keep them off site. Smaller sites can do this by utilizing a key person taking backups home. This action step should be firmly planted in your thought process as a job. This opening statement is covered directly in the next sub-domain. For this sub-domain, the only time I haven’t seen a test for knowledge on particular topics of backups was the first A+ core hardware test (when you had the option of the second test being Windows 3.x or Macintosh). Every other test, from Network+, i-Net+, Server+, etc. has made sure you knew about backups. So it should not be any surprise if you see them in Security+. If this is just a review for you, great, otherwise, pay very close attention.

All of the files we create everyday need to be managed. Part of that management includes backing up (saving) our files. There are different types of backups and methods.

5.2  Disaster Recovery 1 Methods to the Madness