Centralized and Decentralized System Recovery EDRP Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · hard

   A global e-commerce company has data centers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Each region runs a different set of applications and has its own IT team. The company's recovery time objectives (RTOs) vary by application: some require 1 hour, others can tolerate 24 hours. The network links between regions are high-latency and have limited bandwidth. The company wants to minimize the risk of a single point of failure while keeping administrative overhead manageable. Which approach best balances these constraints?

   • ACentralized recovery using a cloud provider with a single global region
   • BDecentralized recovery with each region managing its own recovery, but using a common framework and reporting to a central governance team
   • CDecentralized recovery with no central oversight, allowing each region to choose its own tools and procedures
   • DCentralized recovery from a single global command center with all data replicated to one site
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2. 2foundation · easy

   In a decentralized system recovery architecture, how are recovery operations typically managed?

   • AFrom a single central management console
   • BBy a primary site that replicates to a single backup site
   • CBy multiple independent recovery points or local administrators
   • DBy a cloud-based orchestration service that controls all recovery
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4. 3expert · hard

   A company is deciding between centralized and decentralized recovery for its 500 servers spread across two data centers. The company has a limited budget and a small IT team. The two data centers are connected by a high-speed, low-latency link. The company's recovery time objective (RTO) is 4 hours. Which approach is most cost-effective while meeting the RTO?

   • ACentralized recovery using a cloud backup service
   • BDecentralized recovery with each data center maintaining its own backup infrastructure
   • CDecentralized recovery with each server having its own local backup
   • DCentralized recovery with a single backup infrastructure at one data center, replicating to the other
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5. 4foundation · easy

   Which factor would most strongly favor a decentralized system recovery approach?

   • AA requirement to keep recovery data within each local region due to regulations
   • BA small number of servers all located in one data center
   • CA uniform infrastructure with standardized hardware and software
   • DA single IT team that manages all systems from a central location
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6. 5foundation · easy

   When deciding between centralized and decentralized recovery, which factor is most directly impacted by the distance between sites?

   • ANetwork bandwidth and latency for data transfer
   • BThe number of IT staff required for daily operations
   • CThe type of operating system used on servers
   • DThe choice of backup software vendor
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