Business Continuity Planning Flashcards
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Which document defines the minimum level of services and resources needed to keep a business operational during a disruption?
Answer: Minimum Business Continuity Objective (MBCO)
The Minimum Business Continuity Objective (MBCO) specifies the minimum level of services or products acceptable to meet organizational objectives during a disruption.
In BCP, what is the purpose of a 'tabletop exercise'?
Answer: To discuss and walk through scenarios in a facilitated meeting without actual execution
A tabletop exercise is a discussion-based session where team members talk through simulated scenarios to identify gaps in plans without deploying resources.
What does 'Maximum Tolerable Downtime' (MTD) represent in business continuity planning?
Answer: The longest a business function can be disrupted before causing irreversible harm
MTD (also called Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption) is the threshold beyond which an organization cannot survive the loss of a critical function.
Which BCP strategy involves routing work to another location already staffed and operational?
Answer: Hot site failover
A hot site is a fully equipped, staffed alternate facility that can take over operations immediately with minimal or no switchover delay.
A BIA (Business Impact Analysis) primarily helps organizations identify:
Answer: Critical business functions and the impact of their disruption over time
The BIA identifies time-sensitive business functions, their dependencies, and quantifies the operational and financial impact of disruption over time.
Which of the following best describes a 'single point of failure' in a BCP context?
Answer: A component whose failure would halt an entire critical process
A single point of failure is any element in a process or system that, if it fails, causes the entire critical function to stop with no fallback.
What is the key difference between a Business Continuity Plan and a Disaster Recovery Plan?
Answer: BCP focuses on maintaining business operations; DRP focuses on restoring IT systems
BCP addresses how the organization continues delivering services during a disruption, while DRP specifically addresses restoring IT infrastructure and data.