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Actual exam question from CompTIA's SK0-005
Question #: 193
Topic #: 1
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A very old PC is running a critical, proprietary application in MS-DOS. Administrators are concerned about the stability of this computer. Installation media has been lost, and the vendor is out of business.

Which of the following would be the BEST course of action to preserve business continuity?

  • A. Perform scheduled chkdsk tests.
  • B. Purchase matching hardware and clone the disk.
  • C. Upgrade the hard disk to SSD.
  • D. Perform quarterly backups.
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
by hasquaati at Sept. 14, 2023, 10:36 p.m.

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SecNoob27639
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
While it may be difficult to purchase matching equipment, that is the "best" option presented here. Performing scheduled chkdsk will only let you know if an issue is happening, not help mitigate it. That said, tomf is correct, in a real world application, the company would want to transition to a more modern option to ensure minimal disruption when that legacy hardware inevitably stops working.
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PaytoPlay
11 months ago
B, best answer for me. We have this exact issue at my work now. We have a few old machines around with outdated software that fail on occasion. Usually something involving memory or drives, but we keep like equipment around for that reason.
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tomf021959
1 year, 4 months ago
Sound to me like they are, well, in a bad situation. Of these options B is the best. But they really need to be transitioning their "critical process" to something more modern, maybe even recode it in house with modern software.
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Kraken84
1 year, 9 months ago
The method described is the "Differential" backup method. In a differential backup, only the files that have changed since the last full backup are backed up. However, during a restore, you would use the last full backup and the latest differential backup to restore the system. Therefore, the correct answer is: D. Full differential.
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hasquaati
1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Good luck in purchasing very old equipment and then cloning the system ;)
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