CTO Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

To ensure critical operations continue during and after a disruption

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To prevent all types of disasters from occurring

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To replace the need for cyber insurance coverage

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To document detailed IT infrastructure specifications

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)

Answer

Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

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Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

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Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

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The maximum amount of data loss acceptable measured in time

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The frequency at which data backups should be performed

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The geographic distance between primary and backup facilities

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time

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The priority ranking of systems to be recovered first

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The geographic location where backup data is stored

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The target time for restoring systems after a disaster

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Hot site

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Cold site

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Warm site

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Pilot light

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

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To calculate the total cost of IT infrastructure investments

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To assess vendor performance during and after outages

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To determine employee compensation levels during crisis events

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Tabletop exercise

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Full interruption test

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Parallel test

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Simulation drill