_____ is the type of backup used for hard drives, discs, flash drives, and external drives that are housed on-site.

• A. Local Backup
• B. Cloud Backup
• C. Offsite Backup
• D. Incremental Backup

Answer: (A)

Local backup refers to copies stored on storage media that are physically at the same location as the original data—like internal or external hard drives, discs, USB flash drives, or other on-site devices. This setup makes quick restores possible since the data is readily accessible without an internet connection. Cloud backup and offsite backup involve remote or separate locations, which is different from being housed on-site. Incremental backup describes how data is copied (only what changed since the last backup) rather than where it’s stored. So, backups kept on hard drives and other local media at the same site are local backups.