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ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
A company is selecting a recovery site strategy. Which TWO factors should be considered when choosing between a hot site and a warm site? (Select TWO.)
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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Cost
RTO and cost are primary differentiators: hot sites have shorter RTO but higher cost.
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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Number of employees
Why it's wrong here
Employee count does not directly differentiate site types.
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Cost
Why this is correct
Hot sites are significantly more expensive than warm sites.
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Color of the server racks
Why it's wrong here
Irrelevant.
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Type of operating system
Why it's wrong here
OS type is not a deciding factor between site types.
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Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
Why this is correct
Hot sites support shorter RTOs than warm sites.
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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Key term
RTO
Recovery Time Objective is the maximum acceptable time to restore a system or data after a disaster, defining how quickly normal operations must resume.
Key term
Recovery
Recovery is the process of restoring systems, data, and operations after a security incident, failure, or disaster to return to normal functioning.
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