Disaster Recovery Team Organization
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What is the primary purpose of defining task responsibility in a disaster recovery plan?

  • To delegate tasks to subordinates
  • To maintain traditional control concerns
  • To ensure segregation of duties
  • To avoid duplication of effort and serious omissions (correct)

    • What type of team members are required in a disaster recovery team?

  • Generalists with multiple skills
  • Experts in their areas with assigned tasks (correct)
  • Managers with no technical knowledge
  • IT professionals only

    • What is the objective of the Data Backup Group in a disaster recovery plan?

  • To acquire hardware from vendors
  • To reestablish data conversion and data control functions
  • To provide current versions of all critical applications, data files, and acquire hardware (correct)
  • To prepare a backup site for operation

    • What is the role of the DRP Team Coordinator in a disaster recovery plan?

    <p>To oversee the entire disaster recovery plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why may traditional control concerns be violated in a disaster recovery plan?

    <p>Due to the environment created by the disaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the User Department Representatives in a disaster recovery plan?

    <p>To represent the user departments in the disaster recovery plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the objective of the Second-Site Facilities Group in a disaster recovery plan?

    <p>To prepare a backup site for operation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is responsible for delegating subtasks to their subordinates in a disaster recovery plan?

    <p>Team members</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary consequence of disasters that deprive an organization of its data processing facilities?

    <p>Impairment of the organization's ability to deliver its products or services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are companies like Amazon.com or eBay more susceptible to technological risks?

    <p>Because they are more dependent on technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the survival of a company that has been affected by a disaster?

    <p>The speed of its reaction to the disaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a disaster recovery plan?

    <p>To absorb and recover from the impact of a disaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common feature of all effective disaster recovery plans?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of specifying backup and off-site storage procedures in a disaster recovery plan?

    <p>To facilitate data recovery in case of a disaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) in the short-term?

    <p>Concentrating on restoring critical applications and associated data files</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason for identifying critical applications in a DRP?

    <p>To concentrate recovery efforts on applications critical to short-term survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of a DRP in terms of cash flows?

    <p>Generating cash flows sufficient to satisfy short-term obligations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why should a DRP not attempt to restore the organization's data processing facility to full capacity immediately?

    <p>Because it would divert resources away from critical areas and delay recovery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a DRP in the long-term?

    <p>Restoring all applications to predisaster business activity levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between short-term and long-term disaster recovery goals?

    <p>Short-term goals focus on restoring critical applications, while long-term goals focus on restoring all applications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit of identifying critical applications in a DRP?

    <p>It enables concentration of recovery efforts on critical areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of the first essential element of a DRP?

    <p>Identifying critical applications and associated data files</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

    • A DRP is essential to avoid serious omissions or duplication of effort during implementation, and to clearly define task responsibilities and communicate them to personnel involved.

    Disaster Recovery Team

    • A disaster recovery team should be composed of experts in their areas with assigned tasks, and team members should delegate subtasks to their subordinates following a disaster.
    • The team structure should include a DRP Team Coordinator, Second-Site Facilities Group, Program and Data Backup Group, Data Conversion and Data Control Group, and other relevant teams.

    Objectives of DRP

    • The objectives of DRP include preparing a backup site for operation, acquiring hardware from vendors, and reestablishing data conversion and data control functions necessary to process business transactions.

    Types of Disasters

    • Disasters can be classified into two types: natural disasters (e.g., fire, flood, tornado) and human-made disasters (e.g., sabotage, error, power outages, system failure, drive failure, O/S crash/lock).

    Essential Elements of an Effective DRP

    • Four common features of an effective DRP include identifying critical applications, creating a disaster recovery team, providing site backup, and specifying backup and off-site storage procedures.

    Identifying Critical Applications

    • The first essential element of a DRP is to identify the firm's critical applications and associated data files, which are critical to the short-term survival of the organization.
    • Recovery efforts should focus on restoring critical applications that generate cash flows sufficient to satisfy short-term obligations.

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