Understand the Processes and Controls Involved in Technology Infrastructure Resilience. NIST-CYBERSECURITY-FRAMEWORK-2 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   A media streaming service experiences a failure in its content delivery network (CDN) provider, causing buffering for users. The service has a secondary CDN provider configured. The incident response team is activated. What is the MOST appropriate action to restore service?

   • AWait for the primary CDN provider to resolve the issue.
   • BSwitch traffic to the secondary CDN provider.
   • CIncrease the bandwidth of the primary CDN provider.
   • DInform users that the service will be unavailable for a few hours.
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2. 17application · medium

   A university's student registration system is hosted on a virtual machine in a private cloud. The system experiences occasional slowdowns during peak registration periods. The IT team wants to improve resilience to handle these peaks. Which measure would be most effective?

   • AAdd a load balancer and additional virtual machines to distribute the load.
   • BIncrease the memory of the existing virtual machine.
   • CMove the system to a physical server in the data center.
   • DPerform nightly backups of the virtual machine.
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4. 18foundation · easy

   During a major infrastructure disruption, how does integrating resilience with incident response help maintain operations?

   • ABy ignoring the incident and waiting for it to resolve itself
   • BBy deleting all logs to hide evidence of the disruption
   • CBy immediately shutting down all systems to prevent further damage
   • DBy activating redundant systems and following recovery procedures to restore services quickly
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5. 19foundation · easy

   Why is it important to integrate technology infrastructure resilience with incident response and recovery procedures?

   • ATo ensure a coordinated and effective response that maintains operations during disruptions
   • BTo make incident response procedures more complex and difficult to follow
   • CTo replace all recovery procedures with automated failover
   • DTo eliminate the need for any human involvement during incidents
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6. 20application · medium

   A small business relies on a single file server for all its documents. The owner wants to improve resilience without spending a lot of money. Which measure provides the most cost-effective improvement in resilience?

   • AMove the server to a different room in the office.
   • BIncrease the server's hard drive capacity.
   • CImplement a cloud-based backup service that runs daily.
   • DPurchase a second server and configure it as a hot standby.
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