GRC Business Continuity and Resilience 5

Question 1

Which BCP strategy involves geographically distributing operations so that a regional disaster cannot disrupt all facilities simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Geographic redundancy

Answer

Geographic redundancy places critical operations across multiple distant locations so a single regional event cannot affect all of them.

Question 2

A BCP coordinator is documenting which employees are cross-trained to perform critical functions. What planning element does this address?

Accepted Answer

Succession planning and key person dependency risk

Answer

Identifying and cross-training staff addresses key person dependency risk, ensuring critical functions can continue if specific individuals are unavailable.

Question 3

After a BCP activation, which activity ensures lessons are captured and the plan is improved?

Accepted Answer

Post-incident or post-exercise review (after-action review)

Answer

An after-action review systematically captures what worked, what failed, and what should be improved in the BCP following an activation or exercise.

Question 4

Which scenario best illustrates a 'pandemic' as a BCP threat category distinct from physical disasters?

Accepted Answer

Widespread employee illness simultaneously reduces workforce availability company-wide

Answer

Pandemics threaten workforce availability across all locations simultaneously, unlike physical disasters that target specific facilities or infrastructure.

Question 5

In BCP documentation, what is the purpose of a call tree (also called a phone tree or notification tree)?

Accepted Answer

To establish a structured chain for rapidly notifying personnel during an incident

Answer

A call tree defines the cascading notification sequence so that personnel are quickly alerted about a disruption in a structured, efficient manner.

(GRC) Governance, Risk, and Compliance Certification Practice Test

(GRC) Governance, Risk, and Compliance Certification Practice Test

GRC Business Continuity and Resilience 5