Describe the Causes and Impact of Data Unavailability DATA-PROTECTION-MANAGEMENT-FOUNDATIONS Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · easy

   A company's e-commerce website is unavailable for 1 hour during a major sales event. The company estimates that it loses $100,000 in revenue for each hour of downtime. Additionally, the company spends $10,000 on emergency IT support to resolve the issue. What is the total financial impact of this outage?

   • A$90,000
   • B$10,000
   • C$110,000
   • D$100,000
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2. 2expert · medium

   A hospital's patient portal is unavailable for 6 hours due to a database corruption issue. The hospital's IT team is able to restore the database from a backup, but the restoration takes 4 hours. During the initial 6-hour outage, patients cannot view their lab results or schedule appointments. Which of the following best describes the impact of this event?

   • AThe impact is only the 4-hour restoration period, as the initial 6 hours were due to the corruption.
   • BThe impact includes the 6-hour outage and the 4-hour restoration period, totaling 10 hours of unavailability.
   • CThe impact is only the cost of the database corruption, not the restoration time.
   • DThe impact is limited to the 6-hour outage, as the data was restored from backup.
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4. 3application · easy

   A logistics company's tracking system is down for 5 hours due to a software bug. During this time, customer service representatives cannot provide shipment status to customers. Which of the following is the most direct impact of this outage?

   • ALoss of customer trust and potential reputational damage
   • BFinancial loss from the software fix
   • CData loss from the software bug
   • DReduced productivity of customer service representatives
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5. 4foundation · easy

   An organization experiences a data outage that prevents employees from accessing customer records for several hours. Which of the following is an operational impact of this unavailability?

   • AIncreased data redundancy
   • BHigher customer satisfaction
   • CLoss of employee productivity
   • DImproved data security
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6. 5foundation · easy

   A company's data center is flooded during a severe storm, causing servers to shut down and data to become inaccessible. Which category of data unavailability cause does this scenario represent?

   • ANatural disaster
   • BHardware failure
   • CSoftware error
   • DHuman error
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