Free CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-003 Practice Question

Retention refers to the length of time that backup copies are kept before they are deleted or archived to comply with the organization's data retention policy. It is an essential part of a backup strategy because it dictates how long the data can be recovered from backups after the original data is altered or deleted. Answers referring to the frequency of backups (how often backups are performed) or the 3-2-1 rule (a strategy involving multiple copies and formats of data storage) do not directly pertain to the length of time backups are kept, thus are incorrect in this context.