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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Flashcards

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

    Answer: To ensure critical business functions continue during disruptions

    A BCP ensures that critical business operations can continue during and after a disruptive event.

  2. What does RTO stand for in disaster recovery?

    Answer: Recovery Time Objective

    RTO (Recovery Time Objective) is the maximum acceptable time to restore a system or process after a disruption.

  3. What is the Recovery Point Objective (RPO)?

    Answer: The maximum acceptable data loss measured in time

    RPO defines the maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time — how far back in time you can afford to lose data.

  4. Which type of backup copies only data that has changed since the last backup of any type?

    Answer: Incremental backup

    An incremental backup copies only the data that has changed since the last backup of any type, whether full or incremental.

  5. What is a hot site in disaster recovery?

    Answer: A fully operational duplicate facility ready for immediate use

    A hot site is a fully equipped and operational backup facility that can take over operations almost immediately after a disaster.

  6. What is the purpose of a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?

    Answer: To assess the effect of disruptions on critical business functions

    A BIA identifies critical business functions and analyzes the potential impact of disruptions on those functions.