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What does resilience refer to?
What does resilience refer to?
- The capacity of an enterprise to create disruptions
- The ability of an enterprise to recover quickly from difficulties (correct)
- The capability of an enterprise to cause disasters
- The ability of an enterprise to avoid hazards
What is the main difference between disasters and emergencies?
What is the main difference between disasters and emergencies?
- There is no difference between disasters and emergencies
- Emergencies have a greater magnitude than disasters
- Disasters are more common than emergencies
- Disasters require recovery efforts to restore operational status, while emergencies do not (correct)
What is an emergency?
What is an emergency?
- A daily occurrence that does not require any response
- An event resulting from natural hazards
- A source of potential harm to a community's population
- An event that requires the dedication of police, fire, or emergency medical services (correct)
What are hazards?
What are hazards?
Which categories of hazards are discussed in the study guide?
Which categories of hazards are discussed in the study guide?
What defines natural hazards?
What defines natural hazards?
What does the term 'risk' refer to?
What does the term 'risk' refer to?
Which of the following is an example of a tectonic (seismic) hazard?
Which of the following is an example of a tectonic (seismic) hazard?
What type of hazard can be attributed to transportation-related accidents or system failures?
What type of hazard can be attributed to transportation-related accidents or system failures?
Which term refers to the propensity of an individual, enterprise, or system to incur damage from a disaster?
Which term refers to the propensity of an individual, enterprise, or system to incur damage from a disaster?
What is an example of a meteorological hazard?
What is an example of a meteorological hazard?
Which type of hazard includes disasters and emergencies resulting from conscious anti-social and anti-establishment acts?
Which type of hazard includes disasters and emergencies resulting from conscious anti-social and anti-establishment acts?
What is the main characteristic of a vulnerability?
What is the main characteristic of a vulnerability?
What can enterprises do to reduce their vulnerability and increase their resilience?
What can enterprises do to reduce their vulnerability and increase their resilience?
'Cyber attacks' are associated with which type of hazard?
'Cyber attacks' are associated with which type of hazard?
What happens if an enterprise has a help desk or service desk in terms of disruptions?
What happens if an enterprise has a help desk or service desk in terms of disruptions?
What may be caused by events precipitated by humans?
What may be caused by events precipitated by humans?
