Where should you keep a backup copy of computer data?

• A. Back up to an online file-hosting service.
• B. On the same local device.
• C. In the printer queue.
• D. In an encrypted USB drive only.

Answer: (A)

Backing up data to an offsite location is essential to protect against events that can destroy the original data, such as hardware failure, theft, or disasters. An online file-hosting service keeps copies in remote data centers, providing redundancy and easier restoration, often with version history so you can recover previous file states or respond to ransomware. This offsite approach is the strongest protection among the options because it ensures your backup survives events that affect the local device. Keeping a backup on the same device offers no protection if that device fails; relying on the printer queue isn’t related to data backups; and an encrypted USB drive used as the only backup can still be lost, stolen, or damaged, and isn’t as convenient for restore or access from other locations.