System Recovery EDRP Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   An organization is creating a disaster recovery runbook for its critical systems. The runbook should include step-by-step procedures for recovery. Which additional element is most important to include to ensure the runbook is effective during a real disaster?

   • AA list of all hardware serial numbers and warranty information.
   • BThe company's organizational chart and employee contact list.
   • CClear roles and responsibilities for each recovery team member.
   • DContact information for the backup vendor's support team.
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2. 2expert · hard · select all that apply

   A disaster recovery team is planning to test the recovery of a critical application. The application has an RTO of 2 hours and an RPO of 30 minutes. The team has a limited budget and can only perform one test per quarter. Which of the following should the team include in the test to ensure the recovery plan is effective? (Select all that apply.)

   • AVerify that the restored data is within the RPO by checking the last transaction time
   • BMeasure the time taken to complete the restore and compare it to the RTO
   • CRestore the application from backups and verify that it functions correctly
   • DTest the restore in the production environment to ensure real-world conditions
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4. 3application · medium

   A system administrator needs to recover a Windows server that hosts a line-of-business application. The application stores its configuration in the registry and system files. The administrator has a full backup of the server from last night and a system state backup from this morning. Which backup should be used to restore the system configuration without affecting the application data?

   • ABoth backups together
   • BThe full backup from last night
   • CThe system state backup from this morning
   • DNeither; you must reinstall the application
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5. 4application · medium

   A company uses a backup solution that supports orchestrated recovery for multi-tier applications. The application consists of a web server, an application server, and a database server. During a disaster, the IT team needs to recover the entire application stack. What is the primary benefit of using orchestrated recovery?

   • AIt provides real-time replication to a secondary site.
   • BIt ensures the servers are restored in the correct order with proper dependencies.
   • CIt eliminates the need for backup testing.
   • DIt reduces the amount of backup storage required.
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6. 5application · medium

   A hospital's primary file server suffered a complete hardware failure, and the server must be restored to a new, identical physical machine. The hospital has a full backup of the file server data and a system state backup, but no operating system installation media. The RTO is 4 hours. Which recovery approach should the administrator use?

   • AInstall the operating system from scratch, then restore the data and system state
   • BRestore only the data files to a new server and reconfigure the OS manually
   • CUse a virtual machine backup of the file server and run it on a hypervisor
   • DPerform a bare-metal restore using the full backup and a recovery boot image
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