Quiz 3 (CDS 348)

Database shadowing techniques are generally used in organizations that do not need immediate data recovery after an incident or disaster.

True False (*)

For recovery from an incident (as opposed to a disaster), archives are used as the most common solution.

True False (*)

RAID is an acronym for Redundant Array of Incident-Recovery Drives.

True False (*)

Some data is required by law to be retained and stored for years.

True (*) False

____ are used for recovery from disasters that threaten on-site backups.

a. Data archives (*) b. Cloud storage sites c. Data backups d. Electronic vaulting sites

____ uses a number of hard drives to store information across multiple drive units.

a. Legacy backup b. RAID (*) c. Continuous database protection d. Virtualization

Both data backups and archives should be based on a(n) ____ schedule that guides the frequency of replacement and the duration of storage.

a. assessment b. business resumption c. incident response d. retention (*)

A backup plan using WAN/VLAN replication and a recovery strategy using a warm site is most suitable for information systems that have ____ priority within an organization.

a. critical b. high c. moderate (*) d. low

A(n) ____ backup only archives the files that have been modified since the last full backup.

a. daily b. differential (*) c. incremental d. copy

RAID 0 creates one logical volume across several available hard disk drives and stores the data using ____, in which data segments are written in turn to each disk drive in the array.

a. disk mirroring b. disk striping (*) c. disk duplexing d. disk coding

An organization aggregates all local backups to a central repository and then backs up that repository to an online vendor, with a ____ backup strategy.

a. disk-to-disk-to-tape b. differential c. RAID d. disk-to-disk-to-cloud (*)

A ____ is a contractual document guaranteeing certain minimal levels of service provided by a vendor.

a. memorandum of understanding b. mutual agreement c. service agreement (*) d. time-share agreement

A resumption location known as a ____ is a fully configured computer facility capable of establishing operations at a moment's notice.

a. mobile site b. warm site c. service bureau d. hot site (*)

A(n) ____ is an extension of an organization's intranet into cloud computing.

a. private cloud (*) b. community cloud c. public cloud d. application cloud

Advances in cloud computing have opened a new field in application redundancy and backup. Because organizations that lease ____ are in effect using a preconfigured set of applications on someone else's systems, it is reasonable to ask that the service agreement include contingencies for recovery.

a. servers b. PaaS c. IaaS d. SaaS (*)

A(n) ____ is an agreement in which the client agrees not to use the vendor's services to compete directly with the vendor, and for the client not to use vendor information to gain a better deal with another vendor.

a. statement of indemnification b. intellectual property assurance c. nondisclosure agreement d. covenant not to compete (*)

A(n) ____ covers the confidentiality of information from everyone unless disclosure is mandated by the courts.

a. statement of indemnification b. intellectual property assurance c. nondisclosure agreement (*) d. covenant not to compete

A ____ is commonly a single device or server that attaches to a network and uses TCP/IP-based protocols and communications methods to provide an online storage environment.

a. storage area network b. network-attached storage (*) c. remote journal d. virtual machine monitor

A potential disadvantage of a ____ site-resumption strategy is that more than one organization might need the facility simultaneously.

a. time-share (*) b. service bureau c. cold site d. mobile site

When using virtualization, it is commonplace to use the term ____ to refer to a virtualized environment operating in or on a host platform.

a. virtual machine (*) b. host machine c. hypervisor d. VMware