Data Recovery Strategies EDRP Practice Questions (Page 8)

Questions 36–40

1. 36expert · hard

   A financial institution is selecting a disaster recovery site for its core banking system. The system has an RTO of 2 hours and an RPO of 15 minutes. The institution has a limited budget and cannot afford a fully redundant hot site. Which site option and supporting strategy best meets the RTO and RPO while controlling costs?

   • AHot site with synchronous replication
   • BWarm site with daily backups
   • CWarm site with pre-installed hardware and asynchronous replication with 15-minute lag
   • DCold site with nightly backups
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2. 37foundation · easy

   What does the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) specify in a disaster recovery plan?

   • AThe frequency of backup testing
   • BThe target duration for restoring data and systems after a disruption
   • CThe maximum acceptable amount of data loss
   • DThe minimum storage capacity required for backups
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4. 38foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes the scope of a data recovery strategy in disaster recovery planning?

   • AIt includes the processes, technologies, and procedures for restoring data and systems to meet recovery objectives
   • BIt is limited to the initial backup creation and does not include ongoing restoration testing
   • CIt covers only the restoration of data from backup tapes
   • DIt focuses solely on the physical relocation of IT equipment to a recovery site
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5. 39application · medium

   A financial services firm processes credit card transactions 24/7. Regulatory requirements mandate that no more than 15 minutes of transaction data can be lost in any disruption. The database team currently performs a full backup nightly and transaction log backups every 30 minutes. The storage team has proposed switching to differential backups every 4 hours to reduce backup storage consumption. Which recovery strategy should the firm adopt to meet the regulatory requirement?

   • APerform full backups every 4 hours and eliminate transaction log backups entirely.
   • BKeep the current backup schedule and rely on the nightly full backup for recovery.
   • CKeep the full nightly backup and increase transaction log backup frequency to every 10 minutes.
   • DReplace nightly full backups with differential backups every 4 hours and keep log backups every 30 minutes.
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6. 40foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of a tabletop exercise in testing a recovery plan?

   • ATo measure the RTO and RPO of the recovery strategy
   • BTo test the restoration of data from backups
   • CTo perform an actual failover to a secondary site
   • DTo validate the plan's procedures and team roles through discussion and walkthrough
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