Business 4: Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Flashcards
What does disaster recovery consist of?
An entity’s plan for restoring and continuing operations in the event of the destruction of program and data files, as well as processing capability
What does disaster recovery consist of?
An entity’s plan for restoring and continuing operations in the event of the destruction of program and data files, as well as processing capability
Name two major players in a disaster recovery plan.
- organization itself
- disaster recovery services provider (e.g. IBM or SunGard)
Name two major players in a disaster recovery plan.
- organization itself
- disaster recovery services provider (e.g. IBM or SunGard)
What are the five steps in disaster recovery?
1) Assess risks
2) Id mission-critical applications and data
3) Develop a plan
4) Determine responsibilities
5) Test the disaster recovery plan
What is a downside with a duplicate data center and data mirroring?
Expensive
What are three types of backups an organization can perform in order to recover lost data?
1) Full backup
2) Incremental backup
3) Differential backup
What is a full backup?
Exact copy of entire database
What do you call a backup involving copying only the data items that have changed since the last backup?
Incremental backup
What is a differential backup?
Copies all changes made since last full backup
What is the longest backup method?
Full backup
What is the shortest backup method?
Incremental backup
What method can be used to quickly backup large amounts of data to a remote location in the event of a disaster?
Split mirror backup
What method can be used to quickly backup large amounts of data to a remote location in the event of a disaster?
Split mirror backup
What are three types of off-site locations?
1) Cold site
2) Hot site
3) Warm site
What type of off-site location is equipped to take over the company’s data processing in only a matter of hours?
Hot site
What is the most difficult aspect of recover?
Telecommunications network
What type of off-site location has all the electrical connections and other physical requirements for data processing, but does not have the actual equipment?
Cold site (1-3 days)
What would you call an off-site location that is a compromise b/w a hot site and a cold site?
Warm site
What is a warm backup site?
Facility that is already stocked w/ all the hardware that it takes to crate a reasonable facsimile of the primary data center
True or false.
The major emphasis in disaster recovery is on the restoration of hardware and telecommunication services.
False (also the restoration of operating functionality)
True or false.
Vulnerable uses application software packages. The license agreements for the packages usually provide the license holder the right to make backup copies of the software for disaster recovery purposes.
True
True or false.
Vulnerable uses application software packages. The license agreements for the packages usually provide the license holder the right to make backup copies of the software for disaster recovery purposes.
True
To prevent interrupted info systems operation, what two controls are typically included in an organization’s disaster recovery plan?
Backup and downtime controls
