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What is the process of automatically switching over from a malfunctioning system to another system is called?
  1. Fail safe
  2. Redundancy
  3. Hot site
  4. Fail-over
Explanation
Answer: D - Fail-over occurs when a system that is developing a malfunction automatically switches processes to another system to continue operations.

Fail-over is the capability to switch over automatically to a redundant or standby computer server, system, or network. This happens when the main component fails or terminates abnormally. Fail-over happens without human intervention and generally without warning. Failover is typically an integral part of mission-critical systems that must be constantly available. It is an integral part of mission-critical systems that must be constantly available.
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