A home user wants to protect personal documents and photos stored on a laptop. Which reason best explains why creating regular file backups should be part of the user's basic computer-maintenance routine?
They keep the operating system free of viruses and other malware.
They automatically apply the latest software and security patches.
They ensure that copies of files are available for recovery if the originals become inaccessible.
They reorganize disk sectors to improve overall system performance.
Backups create additional copies of data on separate media or in the cloud so the information can be restored if the original files are lost, corrupted, or accidentally deleted. Tasks such as running antivirus software, installing software updates, or defragmenting a drive are also important, but none of them produce a separate, recoverable copy of the data. Only backups provide an insurance policy that lets the user retrieve files after a primary data failure.
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