CISA Practice Question: Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience
During a disaster recovery test, the IS auditor observes that the alternate site uses a warm site configuration. Which of the following is a characteristic of a warm site?
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Why each option matters
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It has equipment but requires data restoration
A warm site has partially configured infrastructure (e.g., servers, network) but requires additional setup, such as loading data and applications, before full operation.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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It is a mobile recovery unit
Why it's wrong here
Mobile units are a separate category.
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It has infrastructure but no processing equipment
Why it's wrong here
This describes a cold site.
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It has equipment but requires data restoration
Why this is correct
Correct. A warm site has equipment but needs data and application restoration.
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It is a fully operational duplicate of the primary site
Why it's wrong here
This describes a hot site.
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