Backup
Backups help recover from hardware failure, accidental deletion, ransomware, and other forms of data loss. This topic is part of Data Protection within Technology. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Backup trivia questions
What is the main purpose of a data backup?
Answer: To restore information after loss or damage
Bonus fact: Backups help recover from hardware failure, accidental deletion, ransomware, and other forms of data loss.
What does the common "3-2-1" backup rule recommend?
Answer: Three copies on two media types with one copy off-site
Bonus fact: The rule reduces the chance that a single accident, device failure, or disaster destroys every copy.
How does an incremental backup differ from a full backup?
Answer: It saves only data changed since the previous backup
Bonus fact: Incremental backups are usually faster and smaller, though restoration may require several backup sets.
Which famous global seed vault is located in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard?
Answer: Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Bonus fact: The Svalbard vault stores backup samples from seed collections around the world.
What famous sequence in "Weekend" follows an enormous traffic jam?
Answer: A long tracking shot
Bonus fact: The extended shot turns a mundane traffic backup into an absurd panorama of crashes, arguments, and chaos.
What does a reserve parachute provide?
Answer: Backup canopy
Bonus fact: Skydivers carry a reserve in case the main canopy fails.