5.4 Manage Disaster Response and Recovery Process ISSMP Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   A multinational manufacturing company's corporate headquarters is hit by a tornado, causing significant damage. The company's disaster recovery plan designates the Chief Operating Officer (COO) as the sole authority to declare a disaster. The COO is unreachable, but the Vice President of Operations is on-site and believes the situation meets the declaration criteria. The company has a crisis communication plan that requires immediate notification to employees, customers, and regulators. What should the Vice President of Operations do?

   • ADeclare a disaster only if the COO's absence is confirmed to be due to the tornado.
   • BDeclare a disaster but only communicate it to internal employees, not external stakeholders, until the COO is reached.
   • CWait until the COO can be reached, even if it delays the declaration and subsequent response.
   • DAssume the authority to declare a disaster and immediately activate the business continuity plan.
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2. 2expert · hard

   During a hurricane, a hospital's incident command system is activated. The incident commander has to coordinate with multiple agencies, including local emergency management, the state health department, and the National Guard. The hospital's IT systems are down, and the recovery team is working to restore them. The incident commander is also responsible for ensuring that the hospital's critical functions, such as patient care, continue. What is the most challenging aspect of the incident commander's role in this scenario?

   • AFocusing only on the internal response and ignoring external coordination.
   • BEnsuring that the IT systems are restored before any other critical functions.
   • CMaking all decisions personally without delegating to other team members.
   • DBalancing the need to coordinate with external agencies while managing the internal recovery effort.
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4. 3foundation · easy

   What type of data is most valuable for lessons learned collection?

   • AOnly financial data from the recovery
   • BOnly data from external vendors
   • COnly anecdotal stories from team members
   • DObjective data such as response times and resource usage
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5. 4foundation · easy

   What is the primary goal of resource management during disaster response?

   • ATo replace all damaged equipment immediately
   • BTo document all resource usage for audit purposes
   • CTo minimize the cost of the response
   • DTo allocate resources efficiently to support the recovery of critical functions
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6. 5application · medium

   After a week of operating from an alternate site, a company's primary data center has been fully restored and tested. The disaster recovery team is ready to transition operations back to the primary site. What is the most important consideration before initiating the transition?

   • AEnsure that all data created at the alternate site is synchronized to the primary site.
   • BNotify all employees that they can return to their normal work locations immediately.
   • CConduct an after-action review before the transition.
   • DDecommission the alternate site immediately after the transition begins.
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