Deck 4: Prioritizing Systems and Functions for Recovery

Question 1

What provides a simple mechanism for determining what hardware is located in what location?

A)Taking a physical inventory monthly
B)Taking a physical inventory weekly
C)Bar coding all assets and scanning into an inventory system
D)Tagging all assets and keeping a written log of their location

Answer 1

C

Question 2

It is a(n)__________ step in the disaster planning process to gather information on all of the company's assets.

A)vital last
B)vital early
C)unnecessary
D)low priority

Answer 2

B

Question 3

It is almost always the case that no system resides in a(n)__________.

Answer 3

vacuum

Question 4

Tier 3 systems,processes,and functions are those that are __________ and can be recovered in the days or weeks following the disaster.

Question 5

What is as important as generating an organization's assets?

A)accounting for an organization's assets
B)evaluating an organization's assets
C)inventorying an organization's assets
D)protecting an organization's assets

Question 6

The disaster recovery team must consider the impact from any __________ in the data that may occur between the time of the backup and the end of local processing.

Question 7

Unfortunately,hardware tracking still requires some __________ effort on the part of the organization,regardless of which method an organization chooses to track the assets.

A)manual
B)electronic
C)minor
D)expensive

Question 8

Conducting a(n)__________ of the disaster recovery documentation for accuracy should be a standard practice for the organization.

A)weekly audit
B)daily check
C)annual review
D)restructuring

Question 9

Who helps you determine what will go into each tier,or what might not go into any tier at all?

A)The disaster recovery planning team
B)FEMA
C)Asset tracking software team
D)Subject matter experts

Question 10

The difference between a situation that may simply be an inconvenience and one that is an actual disaster often depends on __________.

A)the severity of the situation
B)the point of view of those affected
C)the point of view of those responsible for declaring the disaster
D)All of the above

Question 11

What will likely result in some tier 2 and tier 3 systems moving from one tier to the other?

A)Prioritizing disaster recovery
B)Identifying functions and processes
C)Dependency analysis
D)Identifying critical assets

Question 12

In order to achieve a successful __________ and recovery,the departmental staff members must also help to identify the testing criteria for system and data analysis during and after the recovery and to assist in determination of the criteria necessary to declare a disaster.

Question 13

Which category does the payroll system likely fall into?

A)tier 1 systems
B)tier 2 systems
C)tier 3 systems
D)tier 4 systems

Question 14

Which external processes and functions need to be identified and accounted for in the eventuality that the disaster recovery plan needs to be implemented?

A)Phone systems or broadband connections
B)Fire department
C)Police department
D)All of the above

Question 15

Tier ________ is a set of functions and processes that an organization can do without for more than a week to 10 days.

Question 16

Once you have determined the assets as well as processes and functions of an organization,it is time to determine what _____________ is assigned to each of the different aspects so that the organization can recover its business.

Question 17

One function that is often overlooked during recovery is __________.

A)payroll
B)disaster assessment
C)accounts receivable
D)backup

Question 18

It is critical to include those areas that either generate revenue for the organization or process revenue for it in __________.

A)tier 1 systems
B)tier 2 systems
C)tier 3 systems
D)tier 4 systems

Question 19

The web site Answers.com defines __________ as "the entries on a balance sheet showing all properties,both tangible and intangible,and claims against others that may be applied to cover the liabilities of a person or business."

Question 20

What will become the source of information for many different systems?

A)tier 1 systems
B)disaster recovery document
C)asset tracking software
D)All of the above

Question 21

Not every "event" impacting an organization can be considered a(n)__________.