DRI Recovery Strategy & Planning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which metric defines the maximum tolerable length of time that a business process can be offline before the impact becomes unacceptable?
- Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
- Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
- Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD) (Correct answer)
- Work Recovery Time (WRT)
Correct answer: Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)
MTD (also called MTPD) is the absolute upper limit of downtime an organization can survive, and it drives the RTO and other recovery targets.
Question 2: A company replicates data to an offsite facility every four hours. What does this replication interval represent?
- Recovery Time Objective
- Maximum Tolerable Downtime
- Recovery Point Objective (Correct answer)
- Service Delivery Objective
Correct answer: Recovery Point Objective
The RPO defines how much data loss is acceptable, and a four-hour replication cycle means up to four hours of data could be lost in a disaster.
Question 3: When selecting a recovery strategy, which factor most directly constrains the range of feasible options?
- Vendor availability
- Cost versus recovery time trade-off (Correct answer)
- Staff skill levels
- Physical distance to alternate site
Correct answer: Cost versus recovery time trade-off
Cost and recovery time have an inverse relationship — faster recovery requires greater investment — making this trade-off the primary constraint on strategy selection.
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)?
- To restore IT systems after a cyberattack
- To ensure essential government or organizational functions continue during a disruption (Correct answer)
- To document vendor contact information
- To outline employee evacuation procedures
Correct answer: To ensure essential government or organizational functions continue during a disruption
A COOP focuses on maintaining mission-essential functions during and after a disruption, particularly used in government and public-sector contexts.
Question 5: In a hot site strategy, what is the expected activation time when a disaster is declared?
- Hours to days
- Minutes to hours (Correct answer)
- Days to weeks
- Weeks to months
Correct answer: Minutes to hours
Hot sites are fully equipped and operational, so failover can occur within minutes to hours of a disaster declaration.
Question 6: Which recovery strategy approach involves two organizations agreeing to host each other's operations in the event of a disaster?
- Vendor-managed site
- Mobile recovery unit
- Reciprocal agreement (Correct answer)
- Consortium site
Correct answer: Reciprocal agreement
A reciprocal agreement is a mutual aid arrangement where two organizations commit to providing space and resources to each other during a disaster.
Question 7: What term describes the documented set of procedures used to move operations from a primary site to an alternate site?
- Business Impact Analysis
- Activation and Relocation Plan (Correct answer)
- Crisis Communications Plan
- Damage Assessment Report
Correct answer: Activation and Relocation Plan
An Activation and Relocation Plan details the specific steps, roles, and procedures required to shift operations to an alternate facility after a disaster declaration.
DRI Recovery Strategy & Planning 2
Which metric defines the maximum tolerable length of time that a business process can be offline before the impact becomes unacceptable?