What is the difference between a disc image and a backup to disk

I use backup to disk, but have been informed to the disk image is faster and takes less space

Hello

A disk Image is a copy of the contents of the disc at the time, she did. An Image of the system cannot
be restored in its entirety.

What is a System Image
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-is-a-system-image

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http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/restore-your-computer-from-a-system-image-backup

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A backup copy can be complete or partial, and even incremental.

Backup and restore
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/features/backup-and-restore

Back up and restore: frequently asked questions
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/back-up-and-restore-frequently-asked-questions

I hope this helps.

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