7.13 - Participate in Business Continuity (BC) Planning and Exercises CISSP Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A large e-commerce company wants to test its business continuity plan for the first time. The BC team has limited budget and wants to involve multiple departments in a realistic scenario without disrupting live operations. Which exercise type is MOST appropriate?

   • AChecklist review
   • BFull-scale exercise
   • CParallel test
   • DSimulation exercise
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2. 12expert · hard

   A BC manager is updating the business continuity plan for a global company with offices in multiple time zones. The plan must be accessible to employees in all regions during an emergency. Which documentation approach is MOST effective?

   • APublish the plan on a secure intranet site that is accessible from all regions, with a printed copy in each office.
   • BStore the plan on a single shared drive in the headquarters office.
   • CDistribute the plan only as a printed document to each office.
   • DEmail the plan to all employees once a year.
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4. 13application · medium

   After a full-scale exercise, the BC team holds a hot wash and identifies that the backup generator failed to start during the simulated power outage. What is the MOST appropriate immediate action?

   • ARemove the generator from the BC plan because it is unreliable.
   • BIgnore the failure because the exercise was only a test.
   • CImmediately schedule another full-scale exercise to test the generator again.
   • DDocument the failure and create a corrective action plan to repair or replace the generator.
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5. 14application · medium

   A university is conducting a business impact analysis. The BIA team has identified that the student registration system is critical, but they are unsure how to prioritize it against other systems. Which BIA metric would BEST help the team determine the recovery priority of the registration system?

   • AMaximum tolerable downtime (MTD)
   • BAnnualized loss expectancy (ALE)
   • CNumber of users affected
   • DRecovery point objective (RPO)
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6. 15application · medium

   A BC manager is writing a business continuity plan and wants to ensure that it is easy to use during an emergency. Which documentation practice is MOST effective?

   • AInclude detailed technical specifications for every system.
   • BUse clear, step-by-step procedures with checklists and contact information.
   • CStore the plan only in a secure digital repository.
   • DWrite the plan in a narrative format for readability.
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