MongoDB Backup And Disaster Recovery Quiz

This quiz focuses on essential concepts of backup and disaster recovery in MongoDB. Test your understanding of tools, techniques, and best practices for creating reliable backups and ensuring data recovery in case of unexpected failures. Good luck with the quiz!

1 / 20

Storing the backup copy near its original site is the best strategy. True or False?

True

False

2 / 20

Backups produced by copying the underlying data do support point-in-time recovery. True or False?

True

False

3 / 20

The more important the data, the greater the need to back it up. True or False?

True

False

4 / 20

Which of the following is Backup software?

Bacula

Amanda

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

All of the mentioned

5 / 20

Which of the following is NOT a recommended MongoDB best practice for disaster recovery?

Ensuring backup data is encrypted

Regularly testing backups to ensure they work as expected B)

Storing backups in the same data center as the primary database

Automating backup processes

6 / 20

MongoDB Cloud Manager Backup offers point in time recovery of MongoDB replica sets

True

False

7 / 20

With ________ MongoDB supports a complete backup solution and full deployment monitoring.

AMS

DMS

CMS

MMS

8 / 20

For disaster recovery, which storage solution is recommended to retain MongoDB backups securely over time?

Cloud storage with encryption

SSD storage on local servers

Direct storage on the primary MongoDB server

Network Attached Storage (NAS)

9 / 20

Which of the following techniques can be used for optimizing backed up data space?

Compression and Deduplication

Authentication and Deduplication

Deduplication only

Encryption and Deduplication

10 / 20

What is a key benefit of using physical backups, like file system snapshots, over logical backups in MongoDB?

They are generally faster for large datasets

They provide incremental data compression

They offer point-in-time snapshots automatically

They do not require any disk space

11 / 20

A backup is as useful as its associated restore strategy. True or False?

True

False

12 / 20

When performing a disaster recovery drill, which of the following actions is most important?

Skipping non-critical data in the backup

Using an outdated backup file

Ensuring the drill occurs during peak business hours

Verifying the accuracy of restored data

13 / 20

MongoDB’s mongodump and mongorestore tools can be used to back up and restore both data and index structures. True or False?

True

False

14 / 20

The amount of oplog to keep per backup is configurable and affects the time window available for checkpoint and point-in-time restores. True or False?

True

False

15 / 20

The MongoDB oplog can be used to recover data after a sudden failure by replaying operations that occurred after the last snapshot. True or False?

True

False

16 / 20

Which of the following qualifies as best DR (Disaster Recovery) site?

DR site in a different country

DR site in the same campus

DR site in the same country

DR site in the same city

17 / 20

The amount of oplog to keep per backup is configurable and affects the time window available for checkpoint and point-in-time restores. True or False?

True

False

18 / 20

What is the primary advantage of MongoDB's mongodump command for backups?

It’s faster than database snapshots

It creates binary snapshots of the entire filesystem

It provides a full backup of the server configuration

It supports backup while the database is running

19 / 20

Which MongoDB feature provides a point-in-time backup solution for replica sets and sharded clusters?

Snapshots

MongoDB Tools

Oplog

MongoDB Atlas Backup

20 / 20

Which of the following backup technique is most space efficient?

Differential backup

Full backup

Incremental backup

All of the above mentioned

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Understanding MongoDB Backup and Disaster Recovery is essential for ensuring data integrity, protecting against data loss, and ensuring high availability in production environments.

This quiz is designed for intermediate to advanced MongoDB users responsible for data security, backup strategies, and disaster recovery planning in production environments.

Good luck.