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Directions: In this section,
you are going to read a passage with ten
statements
attached
to
it.
Each
statement
contains
information
given
in
one
of
the
paragraphs. Identify the
paragraph from which the information is derived.
You
may
choose
a
paragraph
more
than
once.
Each
paragraph
is
marked
with
a
letter.
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Preparing for Computer Disasters
A) Summary:
When home office computers go down, many small
businesses
grind to a halt.
Fortunately, taking steps to recover from
disasters and minimize
their effects is
quite straightforward.
B)
Fires,
power
surges,
and
floods,
they're
all
facts
of
life.
We
read
about
them in the
morning paper and see them on the
evening news. We sympathize
with the
victims and commiserate over their bad luck. We
also shake our heads
at the digital
consequences
—
melted
computers, system failures, destroyed data.
Yet, somehow, many of us continue to
live by that old mantra of denial:
happen to me.
at least one
disaster. That's just how it goes, and in most
aspects of our lives we
do
something
about
it.
We
buy
insurance.
We
stow
away
provisions.
We
even
make
disaster
plans
and
run
drills.
But
for
some
reason,
computer
disaster
recovery is a blind
spot for many of us. It shouldn't be. Home
computers contain
some
of
our
most
important
information,
both
business
and
personal,
and
making certain our data survives a
disaster should be a priority. Moreover, even
the
smallest
disaster
can
be
a
serious
disruption.
Personal
computers
have
become
an
integral
part
of
the
smooth-running
household.
We
use
them
to
communicate,
shop,
and
do
homework,
and
they're
even
more
vital
to
home
office users. When home
office computers go down, many small businesses
grind
to a halt. Fortunately, taking
steps to recover from disasters and minimize their
effects
is
quite
straightforward.
With
a
good
offsite
storage
plan
and
the
right
tools,
you
can
bounce
back
quickly
and
easily
from
minor
computer
disasters.
And, should a major calamity strike,
you can rest assured your data is safe.
Offsite
Storage: Major Disasters
C) House fires and floods are among the
most devastating causes of personal
computer
destruction.
That's
why
a
solid
offsite
backup
and
recovery
plan
is
essential. Although many home users
faithfully back up their hard drives, many
would still lose all their data should
their house flood our burn. That's because
they keep their backups in relatively
close to their computers. Their backup disks
might not be in the same room as their
computers
—
tucked away in a
closet or
even
the
garage
—
but
they're
not
nearly
far
enough
away
should
a
serious
disaster strike. So,
it's important to back up your system to a
removable medium
and to store it
elsewhere.
D)
There are many ways to approach offsite storage.
It starts with choice of
backup
tools
and
storage
medium.
Disaster
situations
are
stressful,
and
your
recovery
tools
shouldn't
add
to
that
stress.
They
must
be
dependable
and
intuitive,
making
it
easy
to
schedule
regular
backups
and
to
retrieve
files
in
a