Deck 1: A Brief History and Definition

Question 1

Business continuity planning grew out of the Data Center.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The original elements of Emergency Management are:

A) Mitigation, Planning, Preparedness, Recovery
B) Mitigation, Planning, Recovery, Continuity
C) Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Continuity
D) Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The British Standard BS 25999 has been rescinded and replaced by the ISO 22301 Societal Security-Business Continuity Management Systems standard.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Business Continuity Management from the government perspective is referred to as:

A) NIMS
B) ICS
C) BCP
D) COOP

Question 5

Federal funding for disaster relief in the United States grew out of programs to recover from the Great Depression of the 1930's.

Question 6

The National Response Framework placed FEMA under the control of the Department of Homeland Security.

Question 7

The research of Social Science produces information directly related to Business Continuity Management.

Question 8

People can be expected to panic in most, but not all, disaster situations.

Question 9

The Emergency Management Accreditation Program is certified through PS-Prep.

Question 10

Which standard is most historically integrated with risk management principles?

A) NFPA-1600
B) AS/NZS 5050
C) ASIS SPC.1
D) ISO 22310

Question 11

The Deming model is aligned with:

A) The Shewhart Cycle
B) Plan, Do, Check, Act
C) Plan, Do, Study, Act
D) All of the above

Question 12

ISO 22301 translates Deming's model into:

A) Establish, Implement and Operate, Monitor and Review, Maintain and Improve
B) Define, Accomplish, Examine, Improvement
C) Mitigation, Planning, Recovery, Continuity
D) Planning, Implementing, Controlling, Improvement

Question 13

What later combined the Disaster Relief Act and the Civil Defense Acts:

A) The Stafford Act
B) The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
C) Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
D) The National Response Framework

Question 14

The American Red Cross is:

A) A United States Government Agency
B) Managed by FEMA
C) Chartered by the US Congress in 1900
D) None of the above

Question 15

Which is more commonly thought of as the recovery of data or telecommunications systems:

A) Business Continuity
B) Disaster Recovery
C) Continuity of Operations
D) Contingency Planning

Question 16

What best represents the future state of Business Continuity Planning?

A) Increased use of Social Media
B) Integration of risk management and business continuity strategies into a sustainable management process
C) Reduced usage of planning templates
D) Adoption of planning standards

Question 17

Emergency management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters.

Question 18

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) all directly require Business Continuity Plans for all business organizations.

Question 19

CBCP, MBCP, and CEM are all examples of Business Continuity certifications.

Question 20

Sarbanes-Oxley:

A) Applies to all for profit organizations
B) Requires Business Continuity Plans for the entire organization
C) Requires certain organizations to prove audit trails can produce correct and certifiable financial data
D) All of the above

Question 21

Discuss the significance of Comprehensive Emergency Management.

Question 22

Discuss how a business continuity manager would use the research of social science:

Question 23

What lessons does the study of the history of Business Continuity bring to the Business Continuity Manager?

Question 24

What do you believe to be the most significant historical factors in the development of Business Continuity Management?

Question 25

How can public-private partnerships benefit both the government and private industry?