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ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
An organization is selecting a recovery site strategy that offers the fastest recovery time, measured in hours, to minimize downtime for critical applications. Which recovery site type best meets this requirement?
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
The hot site is the best choice for the fastest recovery time, as it is fully equipped and operational with real-time data replication, allowing recovery within hours. In contrast, a warm site requires activation and data restoration, typically taking days, while a cold site needs hardware and software installation, taking weeks. Cloud-based recovery can be fast but may involve data retrieval and configuration delays, making it slower than a hot site for critical applications.
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 recovery
Why it's wrong here
Cloud recovery can be quick but may not guarantee hours depending on configuration.
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Cold site
Why it's wrong here
Cold site has no equipment and takes weeks to become operational.
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Warm site
Why it's wrong here
Warm site is partially configured and typically has an RTO of days.
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Hot site
Why this is correct
Hot site is fully operational and can achieve RTO in hours.
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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
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.
Key term
Organization
An Organization is a top-level container in Google Cloud that represents your company or entities and serves as the root node for all your cloud resources, policies, and access control.
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