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ISC2 CC Practice Question: Wants to ensure that a critical database can be…
An organization wants to ensure that a critical database can be restored within 2 hours after a failure. Which metric should the organization define?
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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Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
(Recovery Time Objective). RTO defines the maximum acceptable time to restore a system after a failure, which directly aligns with the requirement to restore the database within 2 hours. Option A (MTD) is the total downtime an organization can tolerate, but it is not the specific metric for restoration time; option B (SLA) is a contractual agreement; option C (RPO) deals with data loss, not downtime.
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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Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)
Why it's wrong here
MTD is the total downtime the business can tolerate.
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Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Why it's wrong here
SLA is a contractual metric.
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Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
Why it's wrong here
RPO defines acceptable data loss, not time to restore.
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Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
Why this is correct
RTO sets the target restoration time.
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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Key term
RPO
Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is the maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time, defining how recent data must be to resume operations after a disruption.
Key term
Business Continuity Planning
Business Continuity Planning is the process of creating a strategy to keep an organization's essential functions running during and after a major disruption.
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