Understanding Enterprise Resilience
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What does resilience refer to in the context of an enterprise?

  • The ability to recover quickly from difficulties (correct)
  • The ability to anticipate and avoid disasters
  • The ability to prevent any level of business disruption
  • The ability to cause business disruptions

    • Which of the following is considered an emergency?

  • A natural hazard affecting human society
  • An event requiring police, fire, or emergency medical services (correct)
  • A disaster with overwhelming magnitude
  • A hazardous event that causes potential harm

    • What distinguishes disasters from emergencies?

  • Emergencies are inherently difficult to manage
  • Disasters require recovery efforts to restore operational status (correct)
  • Emergencies are of greater magnitude than disasters
  • Disasters are daily occurrences

    • What are hazards in the context of a community's population and environment?

    <p>Sources of potential harm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What types of hazards are discussed in the scope of this study guide?

    <p>Natural, technological, and terrorism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do disasters require in order to restore operational status?

    <p>Recovery efforts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do we mean by the term 'risk'?

    <p>The probability of an event and its impact</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is categorized as a technological or man-made hazard?

    <p>Transportation-related accidents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of vulnerability in the context of disasters?

    <p>Potential damage from a disaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Terrorism hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could be a consequence of disruptions caused by human-related incidents?

    <p>Gradually deteriorating database performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'resilience' refer to in the context of disasters?

    <p>The ability to recover from disasters and reduce vulnerability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of hazard includes events related to hazardous materials and industrial fires?

    <p>Industrial hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of a vulnerability in disaster management?

    <p>The propensity to incur damage from a disaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main factor considered in evaluating 'risk'?

    <p>Probability and impact of an event</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of hazard includes events related to human, animal, and agricultural epidemics?

    <p>Biological/Health-related hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In terms of disasters, what is meant by 'vulnerability'?

    <p>The propensity to incur damage from a disaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of hazard includes events related to transportation-related accidents?

    <p>Technological or man-made hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

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