- A
Active-active with asynchronous replication
Why wrong: Asynchronous replication may lose data, potentially exceeding 1-minute RPO.
- B
Warm standby with hourly backups
Why wrong: Hourly backups exceed 1-minute RPO, and warm standby may not meet 15-minute RTO.
- C
Hot standby with synchronous replication
Synchronous replication ensures RPO near zero, and hot standby allows fast failover.
- D
Cold standby with daily backups
Why wrong: Daily backups cannot achieve 1-minute RPO, and cold standby recovery time is too long.
Question 220 of 997
CV0-004 Cloud Architecture and Design Practice Question
This CV0-004 practice question tests your understanding of cloud architecture and design. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
An organization needs to recover its critical database within 15 minutes and lose at most 1 minute of data. Which configuration meets these requirements?
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
✓
Hot standby with synchronous replication
Hot standby with synchronous replication ensures that every write to the primary database is also written to the standby before the transaction is acknowledged. This guarantees zero data loss (RPO=0) and, combined with automatic failover, can achieve a recovery time of under 15 minutes (RTO<15 min).
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Active-active with asynchronous replication
Why it's wrong here
Asynchronous replication may lose data, potentially exceeding 1-minute RPO.
- ✗
Warm standby with hourly backups
Why it's wrong here
Hourly backups exceed 1-minute RPO, and warm standby may not meet 15-minute RTO.
- ✓
Hot standby with synchronous replication
Why this is correct
Synchronous replication ensures RPO near zero, and hot standby allows fast failover.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Cold standby with daily backups
Why it's wrong here
Daily backups cannot achieve 1-minute RPO, and cold standby recovery time is too long.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Cisco often tests the distinction between RPO and RTO, and the trap here is that candidates confuse 'asynchronous replication' (which can lose data) with 'synchronous replication' (which preserves data), leading them to pick active-active with async replication despite its inability to meet the 1-minute RPO.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Synchronous replication typically uses a two-phase commit protocol or a quorum-based write acknowledgment (e.g., SQL Server Always On Availability Groups with SYNCHRONOUS_COMMIT or Oracle Data Guard with SYNC transport). In real-world scenarios, network latency between primary and standby must be low (usually <1 ms RTT) to avoid impacting application write performance, as each transaction waits for the standby acknowledgment.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A practitioner preparing for the CV0-004 exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
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What does this CV0-004 question test?
Cloud Architecture and Design — This question tests Cloud Architecture and Design — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Hot standby with synchronous replication — Hot standby with synchronous replication ensures that every write to the primary database is also written to the standby before the transaction is acknowledged. This guarantees zero data loss (RPO=0) and, combined with automatic failover, can achieve a recovery time of under 15 minutes (RTO<15 min).
What should I do if I get this CV0-004 question wrong?
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Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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