Backup and Disaster Recovery Strategies CSE Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · hard

   A company has a disaster recovery plan that specifies an RTO of 4 hours and an RPO of 1 hour. The plan has never been tested. During a scheduled DR test, the recovery team discovers that restoring the application from backups takes 6 hours because the restore procedure is manual and requires multiple steps. What is the most appropriate immediate action to align with the stated objectives?

   • ASwitch to a different backup vendor without further analysis
   • BIncrease the backup frequency to every 30 minutes
   • CUpdate the RTO to 6 hours to match the observed restore time
   • DDocument the test results and schedule a follow-up test after optimizing the restore procedure
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2. 17expert · hard

   A company's DR plan specifies an RTO of 1 hour. The plan relies on restoring virtual machines from backups in a secondary region. During a test, the team finds that provisioning the VMs and restoring data takes 90 minutes. The company has a budget for improvements but cannot change the RTO. Which option most effectively reduces RTO to meet the objective?

   • AIncrease backup frequency to every 30 minutes
   • BUse a different backup vendor
   • CPre-provision the VMs in the secondary region and keep them running in a standby state
   • DDocument the 90-minute RTO as the new baseline
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4. 18foundation · easy

   In cloud computing, what is the primary difference between backup and disaster recovery?

   • ABackup is used for ransomware protection, while disaster recovery is used for natural disasters.
   • BBackup is a reactive process, while disaster recovery is a proactive process.
   • CBackup focuses on restoring individual files or data, while disaster recovery focuses on restoring entire IT systems and operations after a major disruption.
   • DBackup is performed only on-premises, while disaster recovery is performed only in the cloud.
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5. 19application · medium

   A company's DR plan specifies an RTO of 4 hours. The plan uses a backup-and-restore approach to a secondary region. During a test, the team successfully restores the application in 3.5 hours. What does this result indicate?

   • AThe RPO is met because the restore was successful
   • BThe RTO is not met because the restore took longer than expected
   • CThe DR plan should be revised because the restore time is too close to the RTO
   • DThe RTO is met, and the DR plan is effective for this scenario
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6. 20foundation · easy

   In a disaster recovery context, what is 'failback'?

   • AThe initial activation of a secondary site during a disaster.
   • BThe process of returning operations to the primary site after it has been restored.
   • CThe process of testing a disaster recovery plan.
   • DThe process of backing up data to an offsite location.
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