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What does resilience refer to in the context of an enterprise?
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?
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?
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?
What are hazards in the context of a community's population and environment?
What types of hazards are discussed in the scope of this study guide?
What types of hazards are discussed in the scope of this study guide?
What do disasters require in order to restore operational status?
What do disasters require in order to restore operational status?
What do we mean by the term 'risk'?
What do we mean by the term 'risk'?
Which of the following is categorized as a technological or man-made hazard?
Which of the following is categorized as a technological or man-made hazard?
What is the main focus of vulnerability in the context of disasters?
What is the main focus of vulnerability in the context of disasters?
Which type of hazard includes events resulting from conscious anti-social and anti-establishment acts?
Which type of hazard includes events resulting from conscious anti-social and anti-establishment acts?
What could be a consequence of disruptions caused by human-related incidents?
What could be a consequence of disruptions caused by human-related incidents?
What does the term 'resilience' refer to in the context of disasters?
What does the term 'resilience' refer to in the context of disasters?
Which type of hazard includes events related to hazardous materials and industrial fires?
Which type of hazard includes events related to hazardous materials and industrial fires?
What is the primary focus of a vulnerability in disaster management?
What is the primary focus of a vulnerability in disaster management?
What is the main factor considered in evaluating 'risk'?
What is the main factor considered in evaluating 'risk'?
Which type of hazard includes events related to human, animal, and agricultural epidemics?
Which type of hazard includes events related to human, animal, and agricultural epidemics?
In terms of disasters, what is meant by 'vulnerability'?
In terms of disasters, what is meant by 'vulnerability'?
Which type of hazard includes events related to transportation-related accidents?
Which type of hazard includes events related to transportation-related accidents?
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