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Consistent and secure backup procedures are one of the mainstays of a successful computer operation. But how well do you know your backup vocabulary?

Take this simple quiz to find out. Match each title or expression below with the appropriate definition in the set that follows.

(a) Documentation

(b) Catalog

(c) Incremental

(d) Tape

(e) Risk

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