Question 1
An executive asks why business continuity management is necessary. Which explanation BEST describes its purpose?
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Correct answer: A - To ensure organizations can continue critical operations during disruptions
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An executive asks why business continuity management is necessary. Which explanation BEST describes its purpose?
Correct answer: A - To ensure organizations can continue critical operations during disruptions
A disaster recovery manager begins a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for a payroll system. Which activity should occur FIRST to establish the business requirements for recovery?
Correct answer: B - Identify critical business functions, dependencies, and impacts from disruption
During a BIA, a business owner states that a system can be unavailable for four hours before unacceptable operational damage occurs. This value represents which recovery concept?
Correct answer: C - Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
A continuity team is designing a Business Continuity Plan (BCP). Which element is MOST important before writing department-specific recovery procedures?
Correct answer: A - Define roles, responsibilities, and decision authority
A company requires near-continuous availability for a critical database and can tolerate almost no data loss. Which recovery strategy characteristic is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: C - Synchronous replication with rapid failover capability
A company wants to reduce the likelihood that a single hardware failure will interrupt a critical service. Which resiliency approach directly addresses this objective?
Correct answer: C - Adding redundancy and removing single points of failure
A DR program has an approved recovery plan but employees are unaware of their responsibilities during an incident. Which implementation activity addresses this gap?
Correct answer: A - Awareness and training programs
A disaster recovery team performs a walkthrough where participants discuss responses without activating systems. What type of exercise is this?
Correct answer: B - Tabletop exercise
A disaster recovery plan has been accurate for two years, but the organization recently migrated critical workloads to a cloud platform. What should occur FIRST?
Correct answer: A - Review and update the plan to reflect the environment change
A pandemic response plan focuses on keeping essential services operating while many employees cannot work onsite. Which planning area is MOST relevant?
Correct answer: A - Workforce continuity and alternate operating methods
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