Disaster Recovery

Question 1

What are some backup strategies improvements?

Answer 1

• More frequent backups
• Storing offsite backups
• Backing up to the cloud

Question 2

What are the 4 stages of a Disaster Recovery Plan?

Answer 2

Evacuation, Backing up, Data Restoration & Testing

Question 3

What is the difference between a Full Backup and an Incremental Backup?

Answer 3

Full - backups all files

Incremental - only files which are new or have changed

Question 4

How do you Test the Disaster Recovery Plan?

Answer 4

Create Dummy Data and it needs to be backed up according to the plan, then it must be deleted and restored to see if it worked.

Question 5

What are some strategies that a business can use to make sure they have covered ALL aspects of the DRP

Answer 5

• Evacuation = be able to get people to safety
• Backup = Full and Incremental stored offsite
• Restoration = being able to recover every piece of data
• Testing = run with dummy data to simulate whole plan

Question 6

Why are DRP’s essential in a business?

Answer 6

• Protection against data loss (intentional or unexpected)

- Allows recovery’s to be accessible in unforeseen circumstances

Question 7

What are the stages of data disposal?

Answer 7

Emptying of recycle bin once deleted
Defrag drive
Destruction of Hard drives and other storage devices
Testing of dummy files to see if it is retraceable

Question 8

What does a surprise disaster simulation allow companies to do?

Answer 8

To practise the procedures for shutting down the computer system and recover data

Question 9

When is the documentation of procedures completed in reference to a disaster?

Answer 9

Before the Disaster

Question 10

What is the difference between an archive and a backup?

Answer 10

A: inactive and rarely altered data that is retained for long extended periods
B: Copies of data stored as recovery in case of corruption