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CAS-004 Practice Question: Is the PRIMARY purpose of a business continuity…
Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of a business continuity plan (BCP)?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common trap is confusing the BCP (broader organizational continuity) with the DRP (IT system restoration), leading candidates to incorrectly select the DRP-related option.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Ensure critical business functions continue during a disruption.
The primary purpose of a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is to ensure that critical business functions can continue during and after a disruption, such as a natural disaster, cyberattack, or infrastructure failure. Unlike a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), which focuses on restoring IT systems and data, the BCP takes a broader organizational view, covering people, processes, facilities, and third-party dependencies to maintain minimum acceptable service levels. This aligns with the governance and compliance domain, where the BCP is a strategic document that addresses operational resilience rather than just technical recovery.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Assign roles for incident response.
Why it's wrong here
Role assignment belongs to the incident response plan, which handles detection, containment and coordination during a security event. It tempts because BCPs also define responsibilities, but the primary purpose is maintaining or restoring business operations, not structuring incident handling.
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Restore IT systems after a disaster.
Why it's wrong here
A BCP keeps critical business functions running during disruption, not just IT restoration, which is disaster recovery's narrower scope. It tempts because DR is a BCP component, and restoring systems is the right answer when the stem asks specifically about recovering technology after an outage.
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Ensure critical business functions continue during a disruption.
Why this is correct
A BCP focuses on maintaining the delivery of critical business functions at acceptable levels during and after a disruption. It prioritises operational resilience of essential processes, distinguishing it from disaster recovery, which restores IT infrastructure, and from incident response, which contains the immediate threat.
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Establish procedures for data backup.
Why it's wrong here
Data backup procedures sit within disaster recovery and operational resilience, restoring data rather than sustaining business functions throughout disruption. It tempts because backups underpin continuity, yet the stem asks the primary purpose, which is keeping critical services operating during and after an incident.
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