Explain the Importance of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning 100-160 Practice Questions (Page 8)

Questions 36–40

1. 36application · medium

   A company's primary data center is hit by a tornado. The disaster recovery plan calls for activating a secondary site and restoring data from off-site backups. Which sequence of actions best represents a corrective control?

   • AActivate the secondary site, restore data from off-site backups, and verify system functionality
   • BInstall reinforced walls and backup generators in the data center
   • CReview the disaster recovery plan annually
   • DMonitor weather alerts and notify staff of the tornado warning
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2. 37foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of a corrective disaster recovery control?

   • ATo reduce the impact of a disaster before it occurs
   • BTo restore operations to normal after a disaster has occurred
   • CTo detect that a disaster is occurring
   • DTo prevent a disaster from happening
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4. 38foundation · easy

   Which backup method copies all selected data every time it runs, regardless of whether the data has changed since the last backup?

   • AFull backup
   • BIncremental backup
   • CSynthetic backup
   • DDifferential backup
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5. 39foundation · easy

   What is the primary difference between a disaster recovery plan (DRP) and a business continuity plan (BCP)?

   • AThe DRP focuses on restoring IT systems, while the BCP focuses on maintaining business operations
   • BThe DRP is only for natural disasters, while the BCP is for human-caused disasters
   • CThe DRP is created after a disaster, while the BCP is created before
   • DThe DRP is a subset of the BCP
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6. 40expert · hard

   A company has a business continuity plan that includes procedures for operating with paper-based processes during an IT outage. The disaster recovery plan includes technical steps to restore servers and applications. The company's leadership wants to ensure that both plans are aligned. Which action best ensures alignment?

   • APrioritize the DRP over the BCP because IT restoration is more critical.
   • BConduct joint exercises that test both the BCP and DRP together.
   • CKeep the BCP and DRP as separate documents with no cross-references.
   • DUpdate the BCP only after the DRP is fully tested.
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