Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Flashcards

What is the primary purpose of a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)?

Answer: To ensure critical operations continue during and after a disruption

A BCP ensures critical business functions continue during and after a disaster, minimizing the operational and financial impact on the organization.

Which metric defines the absolute maximum tolerable period during which a business function can be disrupted before causing unacceptable consequences?

Answer: Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)

Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD) defines the longest period a business function can be unavailable before causing unacceptable damage, serving as the ceiling for all recovery objectives.

What does Recovery Time Objective (RTO) define in a disaster recovery plan?

Answer: The target duration within which a system must be restored after disruption

RTO specifies the target time within which business processes must be restored after a disaster to avoid unacceptable consequences to the organization.

What does Recovery Point Objective (RPO) represent in BC/DR planning?

Answer: The maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time

RPO defines the maximum age of data that must be recoverable from backup, indicating how much data loss the organization can tolerate before the impact becomes unacceptable.

Which disaster recovery site strategy maintains a fully operational duplicate of the production environment with real-time data replication?

Answer: Hot site

A hot site is a fully operational duplicate facility with real-time data replication, enabling near-immediate failover with minimal data loss and the fastest possible recovery.

What is the primary purpose of conducting a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?

Answer: To identify critical business functions and quantify the impact of their disruption

A BIA identifies critical business processes, their dependencies, and the financial and operational impact of disruptions, forming the essential foundation of all BC/DR planning.

Which type of DR test validates recovery procedures through scenario-based discussion without activating actual recovery systems or disrupting operations?

Answer: Tabletop exercise

A tabletop exercise involves key stakeholders discussing their roles in a hypothetical disaster scenario without interrupting operations or activating actual recovery procedures.