CISSP For Dummies

1. 

The longest period of time that a business can survive without a critical function is called

1. Downtime tolerability period

2. Greatest tolerable downtime

3. Maximum survivable downtime

4. Maximum tolerable downtime

2. 

Which of the following is NOT a natural disaster?

1. Avalanche

2. Stock market crash

3. Fire

4. Storage drought

3. 

The impact of a disaster on business operations is contained in

1. Local newspapers and online media

2. Business Impact Assessment

3. Operations Impact Assessment

4. Vulnerability Assessment

4. 

The decision whether to purchase an emergency generator is based upon

1. Wholesale electric rates

2. Retail electric rates

3. The duration of a typical outage

4. The income rate of affected systems

5. 

The purpose of a UPS is

1. To provide instantaneous power cutover when utility power fails

2. A lower cost for overnight shipping

3. The need to steer the vehicle after it’s moving again

4. To restore electric power within 24 hours

6. 

The Business Impact Assessment

1. Describes the impact of disaster recovery planning on the budget

2. Describes the impact of a disaster on business operations

3. Is a prerequisite to the Vulnerability Assessment

4. Is the first official statement produced after a disaster

7. 

To maximize the safety of backup media, it should be stored

1. At a specialized off-site media storage facility

2. At the residences of various senior managers

3. In the operations center in a locking file cabinet

4. Between 50° F–60° F

8. 

An alternate information processing facility with all systems, patches, and data mirrored from live production systems is known as a

1. Warm site

2. Hot site

3. Recovery site

4. Mutual Aid Center

9. 

The greatest advantage of a cold site is

1. It can be built nearly anywhere

2. Its high responsiveness

3. Its low cost

4. Its close proximity to airports

10. 

The most extensive test for a Disaster Recovery Plan

1. Has dual failover

2. Is a waste of paper

3. Is known as a parallel test

4. Is known as an interruption test

1. 

D. Maximum tolerable downtime.This is the term that describes the maximum period of time that a business function can suspend operations and the company can still survive. Review “Defining the Business Impact Assessment.”

2. 

B. Stock market crash. A stock market crash is a man-made (nonnatural) disaster. Review “Defining Disastrous Events.”

3. 

B. Business Impact Assessment.The BIA describes the impact that a disaster will have on business operations. Review “Defining the Business Impact Assessment.”

4. 

C. The duration of a typical outage.The average and worst-case duration of electrical power outages help to determine whether an emergency generator should be purchased. Review “BCP Recovery Plan Development.”

5. 

A. To provide instantaneous power cutover when utility power fails. A UPS provides continuous electric power to all equipment connected to it. Review “BCP Recovery Plan Development.”

6. 

B. Describes the impact of a disaster on business operations. A Business Impact Assessment (BIA) contains quantitative and qualitative estimates of the impact of a disaster. Review “Defining the Business Impact Assessment.”

7. 

A. At a specialized off-site media storage facility. Such a specialized facility is designed to withstand most disastrous events. Review “BCP Recovery Plan Development.”

8. 

B. Hot site. Although a hot site is the most expensive to build and maintain, it provides the greatest possible performance. Review “BCP Recovery Plan Development.”

9. 

C. Its low cost. Cold sites are inexpensive but are also the slowest to set up and get running. Review “BCP Recovery Plan Development.”

10. 

D. Is known as an interruption test. The interruption test performs an actual failover of applications to the servers. Review “Testing the Disaster Recovery Plan.”