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  1. What is the primary purpose of a technology recovery runbook?

    Answer: To provide step-by-step instructions for restoring systems during a disaster

    A technology recovery runbook provides detailed, step-by-step procedures that enable staff to restore IT systems during a disaster without relying on tribal knowledge.

  2. Which metric measures the maximum tolerable length of time that a system can be offline?

    Answer: RTO

    Recovery Time Objective (RTO) defines the maximum acceptable downtime before business operations are critically impacted.

  3. A warm standby site differs from a cold standby site primarily because it:

    Answer: Has pre-configured systems that require minimal setup to activate

    A warm standby site has pre-installed and partially configured infrastructure that can be activated quickly, unlike a cold site which has only basic facilities.

  4. What does 'failback' refer to in the context of disaster recovery?

    Answer: Restoring operations back to the original primary site after recovery

    Failback is the process of returning operations to the original primary site after the disaster has been resolved and the site is confirmed stable.

  5. In a disaster recovery scenario, 'parallel testing' means:

    Answer: Testing the DR plan while the primary system remains operational

    Parallel testing activates recovery systems alongside the primary system to validate DR capability without disrupting live production operations.

  6. Which backup strategy creates a copy of only the data that has changed since the last full backup?

    Answer: Incremental backup

    An incremental backup copies only data changed since the last backup of any type, minimizing storage and backup time but increasing restore complexity.

  7. What is the key advantage of using a geographically dispersed recovery site?

    Answer: Protection against regional disasters affecting both primary and recovery sites

    A geographically dispersed site ensures a regional event such as a hurricane or earthquake cannot simultaneously disable both the primary and recovery facilities.