CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) — Question 35

A technician needs to set up a server backup method for some systems. The company's management team wants to have quick restores but minimize the amount of backup media required. Which of the following are the BEST backup methods to use to support the management's priorities? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Differential
• B. Synthetic full
• C. Archive
• D. Full
• E. Incremental
• F. Open file

Correct answer: A, B

Explanation

The Differential and Synthetic full backup methods effectively balance quick restoration times and minimized media usage. Differential backups only store changes since the last full backup, reducing media requirements, while Synthetic full backups create a full backup from previous incremental backups, facilitating faster restores without needing as much physical media.