A university's admissions office relies on a student information system (SIS) that is critical during enrollment periods. The IT team is creating a continuity plan. They have identified that the SIS must be restored within 4 hours to avoid missing enrollment deadlines. What should the plan specify as the PRIMARY recovery strategy?

Use a hot standby site that can take over within minutes

Restore the SIS from the most recent full backup

Purchase additional backup tapes and store them offsite

Document manual procedures for processing admissions without the SIS

During a risk assessment, a data analyst notes that a regional power outage could cause the on-premises database servers to shut down unexpectedly. In this scenario, what is the risk?

The database servers shutting down

The potential loss of data availability and business disruption

A company has a business continuity plan that includes failover to a cloud-based disaster recovery site. The plan has been tested with a tabletop exercise, but the IT manager wants to validate that the failover actually works. The company cannot afford any downtime. Which testing method should the IT manager use?

Parallel test, where the cloud site processes live data while the primary site continues

Simulation test, where a simulated disaster is presented and the team responds

Checklist review, where the team verifies that all plan steps are documented

Full interruption test, where the primary site is shut down and operations are moved to the cloud

Why is it important to regularly review and update a business continuity plan?

To eliminate the need for continuity testing

To ensure the plan remains aligned with current business operations and emerging risks

To reduce the cost of insurance premiums

To satisfy employee training requirements

A manufacturing company relies on a legacy database that runs on a single server. The risk assessment identified that a hardware failure could halt production for 24 hours. The company has a limited budget and wants to reduce the likelihood of this risk. Which mitigation strategy BEST addresses the likelihood?

Develop a detailed disaster recovery plan

Accept the risk because the server is only five years old

Implement a redundant server with automatic failover

Purchase a maintenance contract with the hardware vendor

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A university's admissions office relies on a student information system (SIS) that is critical during enrollment periods. The IT team is creating a continuity plan. They have identified that the SIS must be restored within 4 hours to avoid missing enrollment deadlines. What should the plan specify as the PRIMARY recovery strategy?
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During a risk assessment, a data analyst notes that a regional power outage could cause the on-premises database servers to shut down unexpectedly. In this scenario, what is the risk?
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A company has a business continuity plan that includes failover to a cloud-based disaster recovery site. The plan has been tested with a tabletop exercise, but the IT manager wants to validate that the failover actually works. The company cannot afford any downtime. Which testing method should the IT manager use?
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Why is it important to regularly review and update a business continuity plan?
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5application · medium
A manufacturing company relies on a legacy database that runs on a single server. The risk assessment identified that a hardware failure could halt production for 24 hours. The company has a limited budget and wants to reduce the likelihood of this risk. Which mitigation strategy BEST addresses the likelihood?
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