Multiple choice technology operating systems

A Snapshot takes _______ copy of the file system.

  1. Last night's copy

  2. Today morning's copy

  3. Point in time copy

  4. data copy

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C Correct answer
Explanation

A filesystem snapshot captures the state at a specific moment in time - hence 'point-in-time copy'. Unlike traditional backups which copy from a specific time (nightly, morning), snapshots preserve the exact filesystem state at the instant they're taken.