ISC Contingency Management Practice Question
You are implementing a disaster recovery strategy for a database that uses synchronous replication. What is the most significant trade-off you must accept by enforcing this configuration?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Increased latency for write operations.
Synchronous replication guarantees zero data loss (RPO=0) but introduces latency overhead on write operations because the commit must wait for the acknowledgment from the secondary site.
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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Increased latency for write operations.
Why this is correct
Synchronous replication mandates that the primary site waits for confirmation from the secondary, increasing write latency.
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Higher risk of data corruption.
Why it's wrong here
Synchronous replication is generally safer for data consistency than asynchronous.
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Increased probability of backup failure.
Why it's wrong here
Replication is independent of the backup process.
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Limited scalability of the database cluster.
Why it's wrong here
While it affects latency, it does not inherently limit the total number of nodes in the cluster.
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