whats the difference between backup and copying?

Question

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Answer 1

it is illegal to make copies of CD/DVDs that you borrowed or hired or files that you may have downloaded from the internet. However, you may make your own backup copy of something that is already yours in case you lose or damage the original.

Answer 2

Copying is what you use to make a backup. You can copy a file without it being intended as a "backup". Backup usually refers to making copies of data files on your computer for the specific purpose of protecting them should the computer crash. You do this by copying them to something like a CD, DVD, network drive, or second hard drive. But you can also copy a file to give it so someone else or something, not just for the purpose of backing it up.

Answer 3

A backup is the process of copying files to a backup server so that the data is safe and operations of a company can continue without fear of loss of data.

Copying is the actual process of doing backups or is HOW the backup is done.

Answer 4

Copying is just data transfer whereas a backup is a creation of a compressed image which can be restored in case of a pc failure. The degree of the compression depends on the type of the files. For example True Image (backup software) can compress initial achieve up to 70 percents.

Answer 5

Backup means making a copy of something, for if the original gets damaged/destroyed
Copying means reproducing something more than once, and not for backup purposes

Answer 6

copy is backup

Answer 7

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back up is restoring your data files on another device or server so that whenever you reformat your pc you can retrieve your files to your pc.

copying is transfering data files as is or making an duplicate files as a reserve files.

Answer 8

back up and copy are cousins