Why should you run a full backup before performing major Norton updates or system upgrades?

• A. There is no need.
• B. To slow down the update process.
• C. To violate backup best practices.
• D. To ensure you can recover if something goes wrong during the update.

Answer: (D)

Running a full backup before major Norton updates or system upgrades provides a safety net. Updates can fail, run into compatibility issues, or corrupt files and settings. A full backup captures everything—your personal files, installed programs, and system configuration—so you can restore the entire system to its exact state if something goes wrong. This protects your data, reduces downtime, and avoids having to reinstall or reconfigure things from scratch. The other options imply there’s no risk or that backups slow things down or violate best practices, which misses the essential purpose of backing up: preparedness for potential problems during updates.