Deck 7: Developing Procedures for Special Circumstances

Question 1

How are gaps in a recovery plan typically found?

A)During a declared disaster
B)Observing how other businesses react to a disaster
C)In the cycle of planning,backing up,testing recovery,and restarting the cycle
D)All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Who should be put in charge of maintaining backups?

A)Someone in IT
B)Someone in Auditing
C)Someone in Quality Control
D)Any of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What is the first area where gaps in the recovery plan are identified?

A)Testing
B)Backups
C)Planning
D)Recovery

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is the best test scenario?

A)The recovery team is notified one week in advance of a disaster drill.
B)The recovery team is not sure if the situation is a drill or an actual disaster.
C)The recovery team is awakened in the middle of the night to initiate a disaster drill.
D)The recovery team knows the dates of disaster drills which are scheduled twice a year.

Question 5

It is important that the organization have support contracts with the ___________ should it become necessary to relocate the disaster recovery effort to another location.

Question 6

It is common to assume that because there are __________ in place,the recovery will go smoothly because the hardware is compatible.

Question 7

There are occasions when,even though contracts are in place and hardware has been provided as compatible,it is difficult,if not impossible,to __________.

Question 8

It is possible to word __________ in such a way as to make sure that the organization is covered in the eventuality that an emergency within an emergency should present itself.

Question 9

Which of the following can put an organization at risk?

A)Backups are put in place and are taken routinely.
B)Security measures are put in place and followed.
C)SLAs are in place.
D)Shortcuts are taken.

Question 10

One risk associated with disaster recovery is ________.

A)employees are likely to be more mindful of security precautions if they are different than those at the primary work location
B)employees will realize that longer than usual work hours,and altered work schedules,will likely be the case
C)employees can become less cautious than they may be in other situations,more aggressive,and pay less attention to detail than might be prudent
D)all of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is a disaster recovery risk?

A)Everyone is in an unfamiliar location.
B)People are likely to be less mindful of security precautions if they are different than those at the primary work location.
C)The recovery will be performed on different systems than everyone is used to dealing with.
D)All of the above .

Question 12

What is often left out of support contracts related to the recovery site?

A)The SLAs
B)The eventuality of a second disaster occurring at the recovery site
C)The cost of using the recovery site
D)The frequency of disaster drills

Question 13

In the ideal situation,who should be able to work on the recovery team?

A)Employees well trained in disaster recovery
B)The employees most familiar with the system being restored
C)Anyone that is available to be drafted into the position
D)Outside personnel contracted for this purpose

Question 14

In later testing efforts,it is often beneficial to have __________ individuals placed into roles for which they may not be well suited.

Question 15

__________ can happen at any time,even when you're already in the midst of one.

Question 16

If the primary plan cannot be followed,having a(n)__________ will assist with alleviating the stress that will occur.

Question 17

What is the best way to handle SLAs if a secondary emergency occurs during an emergency situation?

A)The SLAs are made null and void.
B)SLAs should be written such that this secondary situation causes the clock to be reset.
C)It is unavoidable that the SLAs will be violated.
D)Try to renegotiate the SLA when the second disaster is declareD.

Question 18

It is important to have a(n)_________ for just about any contingency that might arise in an organization.

Question 19

Where should you keep disaster recovery documents?

A)In a safety deposit box in another city
B)With every set of backups that the organization maintains for the eventuality of a disaster recovery
C)With the organization under contract
D)All of the above

Question 20

Your SLAs should limit the number of nested disasters to __________.

A)2
B)5
C)10
D)No limit