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FC0-U71 Designing a disaster recovery plan Practice Question
A company is designing a disaster recovery plan. They need to restore operations within 4 hours and can tolerate up to 1 hour of data loss. Which combination of Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) should they set?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse RTO and RPO, swapping the values or assuming tighter objectives are always better, rather than matching them precisely to the stated business requirements.
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RTO = 4 hours, RPO = 1 hour
The Recovery Time Objective (RTO) defines the maximum acceptable downtime to restore operations, which is 4 hours. The Recovery Point Objective (RPO) defines the maximum acceptable data loss measured in time, which is 1 hour. Option A correctly matches these requirements: RTO = 4 hours and RPO = 1 hour.
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RTO = 4 hours, RPO = 1 hour
Why this is correct
RTO defines the maximum acceptable downtime, so 4 hours matches the stated restoration target. RPO defines the maximum tolerable data loss measured in time, so 1 hour matches the acceptable loss window. Together they align exactly with both stated constraints.
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RTO = 2 hours, RPO = 1 hour
Why it's wrong here
An RTO of 2 hours restores service faster than the four hours required, so it satisfies the scenario rather than failing it; the stem asks only for a target meeting four hours and one hour. Tighter targets raise cost, so they suit only when the business genuinely needs faster recovery.
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RTO = 4 hours, RPO = 4 hours
Why it's wrong here
An RPO of 4 hours permits four hours of data loss, exceeding the stated one-hour tolerance, so backups could run hourly yet still lose three extra hours. It is tempting because matching RPO to RTO looks tidy, and a four-hour RPO suits nightly batch backups where some data loss is acceptable.
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RTO = 1 hour, RPO = 4 hours
Why it's wrong here
This reverses the objectives: a 4-hour RPO tolerates four hours of data loss, breaching the one-hour limit, while the 1-hour RTO is unnecessarily strict. Swapping the values is tempting because both numbers appear in the stem, but RTO governs downtime and RPO governs data loss.
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