Tape Drives - Worksheet 1


DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions.

1.  What is the purpose of tape backup?

2.  List 3 manufacturers of tape drives, a model, and the storage capacity of the drive.

Manufacturer Model Storage Capacity
(Uncompressed / Compressed)

 1.

   

 2.

   

 3.

   

3.  What is the "archive" attribute bit?

 

4.  What does a "Full Backup" mean?

 

5.  What does an "Incremental Backup" mean?

 

6.  What does a "Differential Backup" mean?

 

7.  What is the difference between an "Incremental" and a "Differential" backup?