SK0-005 security-disaster-recovery Practice Question
A financial services firm requires a disaster recovery solution that provides a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of near zero and a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of less than 2 hours. Which of the following site types is MOST appropriate?
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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Hot site
Option D is correct because a hot site is fully equipped, with near real-time data replication, enabling the fastest recovery and minimal data loss. A cold site (Option A) has the longest recovery time. A warm site (Option B) has some equipment but data must be restored from backup, increasing RTO and RPO. Cloud-based backup with daily replication (Option C) does not meet near-zero 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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Cloud-based backup with daily replication
Why it's wrong here
Daily replication means up to 24 hours of data loss (RPO of 24 hours), far from near-zero.
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Cold site
Why it's wrong here
A cold site requires significant time and resources to become operational, resulting in long RTO and potential data loss.
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Warm site
Why it's wrong here
A warm site has some infrastructure but data must be restored from backups, which takes time and does not achieve near-zero RPO.
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Hot site
Why this is correct
A hot site maintains near real-time synchronization and redundant hardware, allowing rapid failover with minimal data loss and downtime.
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Server Installation and Site Preparation
Key term
Replication
Replication is the process of copying and synchronizing data across multiple servers or storage devices to ensure availability, reliability, and fault tolerance.
Key term
Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery is a set of policies, procedures, and tools that help an organization restore critical IT systems and data after a disruptive event.
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