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Resilience in Enterprise

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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?

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?

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?

Sources of potential harm to a community's population, environment, property, infrastructure, and/or business Signup and view all the answers

Which categories of hazards are discussed in the study guide?

Natural, technological, and terrorism Signup and view all the answers

What defines natural hazards?

Hazards resulting from an adverse interaction between a natural process and human society or its man-made environment Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'risk' refer to?

The combination of the probability of an event and its impact Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a tectonic (seismic) hazard?

Tsunamis Signup and view all the answers

What type of hazard can be attributed to transportation-related accidents or system failures?

Technological or man-made hazard Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the propensity of an individual, enterprise, or system to incur damage from a disaster?

Vulnerability Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a meteorological hazard?

Tropical cyclones Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hazard includes disasters and emergencies resulting from conscious anti-social and anti-establishment acts?

Technological or man-made hazard Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a vulnerability?

How the affected would fare should a potential disaster or hazard strike Signup and view all the answers

What can enterprises do to reduce their vulnerability and increase their resilience?

Perform disaster preparedness and mitigation activities Signup and view all the answers

'Cyber attacks' are associated with which type of hazard?

(Technological) Man-made hazard Signup and view all the answers

What happens if an enterprise has a help desk or service desk in terms of disruptions?

It will act as an early warning system to recognize the first signs of an upcoming disruption. Signup and view all the answers

What may be caused by events precipitated by humans?

Terrorist attacks and hacker attacks Signup and view all the answers