Exam 8: Testing the Disaster Recovery Plan

How often should the disaster recovery team have scheduled meetings?

The least intrusive sections of the plan can be tested _________ hours.

Which of the following is defined as a "formal process used to ensure a product,service,or process is only modified in line with the identified necessary change?"

The __________will provide the organization with the assurance that all necessary steps are included in the disaster recovery plan

With change control in place,changes usually have to pass through __________.

Of particular importance in disaster recovery testing is performing a(n)__________ of the success and failure of the disaster recovery test.

Through testing,it is possible to provide proof that the organization can recover from a disaster in a(n)_________ manner.

A well-tuned and repeatable test plan needs to be __________.

Which of the following is a reason for testing the disaster recovery plan?

By testing the recovery plan you can determine the feasibility and compatibility of _________ facilities and procedures.

After recovery procedures and criteria have been completed a structured _________ test should be performed.

What is a benefit of written testing scenarios?

Change control typically implies that there is a document or a section of a document through which changes to the document can be tracked and __________.

It is vital to the organization and the success of the disaster recovery plan that the plan be thoroughly tested on a(n)__________ basis.

One of the considerations in disaster recovery testing is the __________ that the exercise will have on the organization.

To work effectively as a team,recovery drills need to occur and __________ need to be taken so everyone can learn from what has been done.

How often,at a minimum,should the disaster recovery plan be reviewed?

The smaller the company the __________ likely it will be that change control will be applied to the disaster recovery document when new software or hardware is acquired or retired.

__________ the plan is as important to the recovery success as the planning itself.

What is the main reason organizations give for not testing the recovery plan?