Deck 6: Developing Plans, Procedures, and Relationships

Question 1

What is the most important thing that the disaster recovery team leader needs to do once a disaster is declared?

A)to define and assign roles and responsibilities as the players arrive at the recovery site
B)plan for the disaster
C)make sure all software licensing agreements are in place
D)all of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

How should disaster recovery drills be executed?

A)They should be scheduled on a regular basis and everyone involved should be notified of the dates.
B)If the disaster recovery plan is complete and up-to-date drills are not really needed.
C)They should start with a phone call in the middle of the night to all relevant individuals or a surprise announcement during working hours.
D)They should be scheduled on an irregular basis,but everyone involved should have at least a weeks notice to ensure that everyone will be available.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In the case of the recovery document,what is a recovery scenario?

A)the instructions on how to recover
B)the different kinds of ways that the organization may be called upon to recover
C)the written plan needed in case of a disaster
D)the backup site needed in case of a disaster

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following should be included in the list of contacts in a disaster recovery plan?

A)computer vendor
B)emergency services
C)customers
D)all of the above

Question 5

One of the most important documents you will need as support for the disaster recovery team is the __________.

Question 6

No matter how many scenarios and situations may be included,it is likely that one or more will be__________.

Question 7

Which of the following is a document that you will need as support to your disaster recovery plan?

A)installation instructions and media for all software
B)the disaster recovery plan
C)list of past disasters
D)all of the above

Question 8

It is often the case that software is licensed for a particular __________ configuration.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of an upstream relationship?

A)clients
B)suppliers
C)competitors
D)all of the above

Question 10

What is one of the first things to be done after a recovery or drill?

A)Have everyone that was involved sit down and debrief.
B)Decide who is at fault for any failures in the system.
C)Notify the disaster recovery team that a disaster has taken place.
D)All of the above.

Question 11

What is an emergency operations center?

A)the backup recovery site where computer systems are restored
B)the site that the local emergency agencies have set up to aid victims of a natural disaster
C)a central location where information on the current status of the organization during the emergency recovery is available
D)the location where the disaster recovery plan is developed

Question 12

Disaster recovery planning isn't only concerned with the disasters that might befall the organization,but the organization's __________ as well.

Question 13

The central location where information on the current status of the organization during the emergency recovery is available is called the __________.

Question 14

Small businesses are more apt to use which type of backup?

A)full backups
B)incremental backups
C)split-mirror backups
D)none of the above

Question 15

It is important that all discussions and interviews be __________ so that they can be incorporated into what will evolve into the disaster recovery plan.

Question 16

What is the role of the owner of the disaster recovery document?

A)ultimately responsible for the maintenance of the document
B)oversees the changes and change control
C)see to it that all pieces of the document are kept in sync
D)all of the above

Question 17

Which of the following should be kept in mind when considering software licensing agreements in disaster recovery planning?

A)Staying supportable in the releases that you have running on your systems is a good ideA.
B)Make sure that your software is licensed to run on your disaster recovery hardware.
C)It is important that you maintain not only the name and contact information of your vendors but licensing information as well.
D)All of the above.

Question 18

Which backup allows very large amounts of data to be backed up in a matter of seconds or just a few minutes?

A)full backups
B)incremental backups
C)split-mirror backups
D)none of the above

Question 19

Which backups are particularly good for organizations that have a significant amount of data,much of which remains unchanged?

A)full backups
B)incremental backups
C)split-mirror backups
D)none of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is considered a support tool in disaster recovery?

A)contact information for computer vendors
B)completed questionnaires verifying that the vendors are planning for their own disaster recovery
C)list of customers
D)contact information for upper management

Question 21

An organization's plan to maintain its profitability is only as good as its supply chain's ability to __________.

Question 22

It is important to remember that the recovery plan is a(n)__________ document.

Question 23

Not only do you need to make plans for you upstream partners,you also need to take into account your downstream relationships,which are your __________.