This article is very useful for beginners who are new to database administration. Discusses on general ideas about what is backup and recovery? Different types of backups with their key data structures are used. Also different types of failures and their recovery methods used to recover.

Backup and recovery refers to various strategies and procedures involved in protecting your database against data loss and reconstructing the database after any kind of data loss.

Index of Introduction to backup and recovery article.

1. Types of Backup
2. Key data structures
3. Common questions, should know before starting backup and recovery process
   1. Types of Error and Failures
   2. What information should be backed up?
   3. Which backup method should be used?
   4. Should backups be made online or offline?
   5. How often should backups be made?
   6. How can dangerous backup techniques be avoided?
   7. Should a standby database be created?
4. Understanding basic recovery strategy