NAB Risk Assessment & Mitigation 3

Question 1

A broadcast network's business continuity plan (BCP) should be tested at minimum:

Accepted Answer

Annually through tabletop exercises or live drills

Answer

Regular annual testing — through tabletop exercises, simulations, or full drills — ensures the BCP remains effective and staff remain familiar with procedures.

Question 2

Which metric measures the maximum acceptable length of time a broadcast system can be offline after a failure before causing unacceptable business impact?

Accepted Answer

Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

Answer

Recovery Time Objective (RTO) defines the maximum tolerable downtime before resuming normal operations after a disruption.

Question 3

A radio station stores backup recordings of all broadcasts. The Recovery Point Objective (RPO) governs which aspect of this practice?

Accepted Answer

The maximum age of data that can be lost before the loss is unacceptable

Answer

RPO defines the acceptable data loss window — essentially, how far back in time the organization can tolerate losing data.

Question 4

A broadcast facility establishes a hot standby site with real-time data replication. This redundancy strategy primarily minimizes:

Accepted Answer

Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

Answer

A hot standby with real-time replication minimizes both RTO (near-instant failover) and RPO (minimal or no data loss).

Question 5

When assessing the risk of a transmitter fire, which formula is used to calculate the risk level?

Accepted Answer

Risk = Likelihood × Impact

Answer

The standard risk calculation multiplies the probability (likelihood) of an event by its potential impact to yield the overall risk level.

(NAB) National Association of Broadcasters Certification Practice Test

(NAB) National Association of Broadcasters Certification Practice Test

NAB Risk Assessment & Mitigation 3