Disaster Recovery

Question 1

An off-site location that is completely equipped to immediately take over the company’s data processing is called a ___ ___.

Answer 1

hot site

Question 2

All equipment plus backup copies of essential data files and programs are also usually maintained at a ____ ___

Answer 2

hot site

Question 3

A ___ ___ ___ (___) identifies the maximum tolerable interruption periods of an organization by function and activity as a part of assessing risk importance and consequences.

Answer 3

business impact analysis (BIA)

Question 4

___ ____ ____is the process of planning for disasters and embedding this plan in an organization’s culture. This is sometimes also called business continuity planning.

Answer 4

Business (or organizational) continuity management (sometimes abbreviated BCM)

Question 5

A ___ ___ is a location to which the business can relocate after a disaster. The location is already stocked with computer hardware similar to that of the original site, but does not contain backed up copies of data and information.

Answer 5

warm site

Question 6

In a ___ ___ approach to disaster recovery, the data and information processing capabilities will be in place before the occurrence of a disaster.

Answer 6

hot site

Question 7

In a ___ ___ approach to disaster recovery, hardware and records are delivered after the occurrence of a disaster. This approach is less expensive, but more risky than a hot site approach.

Answer 7

cold site

Question 8

If complete segregation of duties is impossible in a small business, which two functions should be potentially combined?

Answer 8

authorization; review/auditing

Question 9

Which critical accounting function is most likely to be absent in a small business computing environment?

Answer 9

authorization

Question 10

____ __ ____ is a useful control (i.e., restriction) on the ability of mobile devices to make changes in data.

Answer 10

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