Introduction to Disaster Recovery - Multiple Choice Question Answers

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- __________ can get in without any notice through standard ports that are left open.

Answer: Hackers Reference: What Kinds of Disasters Are There? Difficulty: moderate

- Electrical failure can lead to __________ failure, which in turn can lead to software failure.

Answer: hardware Reference: What Kinds of Disasters Are There? Difficulty: moderate

- __________ may gain a competitive advantage as customers seek products and services the affected company can no longer provide.

Answer: Competitors Reference: What Are the Possible Effects of a Disaster? Difficulty: moderate

- __________ is an integral part of business continuity planning, but BCP is much broader.

Answer: Disaster recovery Reference: What Is Business Continuity Planning? Difficulty: moderate

Matching:

- Match the following terms to their meanings:

I. Critical support functions A. functions not critical to the day-to-day operation of the organization

II. First goal in disaster B. functions that provide products and/or services

III. Disaster recovery C. maintain the minimal sustainable level of services

IV. Business functions D. ability of a company to recover from a catastrophe

V. Corporate-Level Support Functions E. functions not directly related to the company’s core business

Answer: E C D B A Reference: Why Disaster Recovery? Difficulty: moderate

- Match the causes to their effects:

I. Computer security failure A. flooding caused by a waterline break

II. Strike B. requires special security measures to be put into place

III. Accident C. by far the most insidious threat to an organization

IV. Technological breakdown D. hackers get in without any notice

V. Sabotage and terrorism E. utility failures

Answer: D B A E C Reference: What Kinds of Disasters Are There? Difficulty: moderate

- Match the following terms to their descriptions:

I. Banks A. receive increases business

II. Suppliers B. made up of many different people in the organization

III. Disaster Recovery Team C. will all be impacted

IV. Branches D. called upon to provide interim funding

V. Employees E. may run into financial difficulties

Answer: D E B A C Reference: What Are the Possible Effects of a Disaster? Difficulty: moderate

- Match the following terms to their descriptions:

I. First 72 hours A. simply picking up the pieces of the business after a disaster strikes

II. Business Continuity Plan B. avoid risk or mitigating the consequences of the risk

III. Disaster Recovery C. can wait till end of month

IV. Focus of BCP D. continuation of the business is the goal

V. Tier 3 functions E. important to disaster recovery

Answer: E D A B C Reference: What Is Business Continuity Planning? Difficulty: moderate