CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A cloud administrator needs to perform a disaster recovery test for a critical application running in a different AWS region. The RTO is 1 hour, and the RPO is 15 minutes. Which replication strategy should be used to meet the RPO?
⚠ Common exam trap
CV0-004 often tests whether candidates match snapshot frequency to RPO incorrectly, or pick 'eventual consistency' as a replication strategy when the question demands a specific RPO guarantee.
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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Continuous replication
Continuous replication replicates data continuously, so the recovery point objective (RPO) — the maximum acceptable data loss — can be as low as seconds or minutes, meeting the 15-minute requirement. Snapshot-based approaches at hourly or daily intervals cannot meet a 15-minute RPO.
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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Hourly snapshot-based replication
Why it's wrong here
Hourly snapshots leave up to 60 minutes of data loss, exceeding the 15-minute RPO. It is tempting because snapshots are simple and cost-effective, but they would be correct only when the RPO is an hour or longer, not 15 minutes.
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Daily snapshot-based replication
Why it's wrong here
Daily snapshots capture state once every 24 hours, so up to 24 hours of writes can be lost, breaching the 15-minute RPO. Snapshot-based replication suits workloads with RPOs measured in hours or days, where cost outweighs recovery granularity.
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Cross-region replication with eventual consistency
Why it's wrong here
Eventual consistency offers no guaranteed replication lag, so it cannot assure a 15-minute RPO. It is tempting because cross-region replication sounds resilient, but it would be correct only when the RPO is loose enough to tolerate indeterminate delay, not a strict 15-minute target.
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Continuous replication
Why this is correct
Continuous replication copies every write to the DR region, giving an RPO measured in seconds or minutes, comfortably inside the 15-minute target. Snapshot or batch approaches would leave larger gaps between recovery points, breaching the stated RPO.
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