Ch 3: Planning for Contingencies

Which of the following is a tool that can be useful in resolving the issue of what business function is the most critical? a. BIA questionnaire b. Weighted analysis tool c. Recovery time organizer d. MTD comparison

B Weighted tool analysis pg. 82

In the event of an incident or disaster, which team sets up and starts off-site operations? a. Project management b. Business continuity c. Disaster recovery d. Incident response

B. Business continuity pg. 78

Which of the following has the main goal of restoring normal modes of operation with minimal cost and disruption to normal business activities after an event? A. Risk Management B. Contingency planning C. Business response D. Disaster readiness

B. Contingency planning pg. 75

At what point in the incident life cycle is the IR plan initiated? a. Before an incident takes place b. When an incident is detected c. Once the DRP is activated d. Once the BCP is activated

B. When an incident is detected pg. 85

Which is the first step in the contingency planning process? a. Business continuity training b. Disaster recovery planning c. Incident response planning d. Business impact analysis

D. Business impact analysis pg. 79

What is the last stage of the business impact analysis? a. Identify resource requirements b. Analysis and prioritization of business processes c. Collect critical information about each business unit d. Prioritize resources associated with the business processes

D. Prioritize resources associated with the business processes pg. 84

T or F In most organizations, the COO is responsible for creating the IR plan.

False Pg. 87

T or F In a warm site, all services and communications links are fully configured and the site can be fully functional within minutes.

False pg. 109

T or F When an incident takes place, the disaster recovery (DR) plan is invoked before the incident response (IR) plan.

False pg. 76

T or F When performing parallel testing, normal operations of the business are not impacted.

True pg. 116