During the review of an organization's disaster recovery and
business continuity plan, the IS auditor found that a paper
test was performed to verify the existence of all necessary
procedures and actions within the recovery plan. This is a:
A. preparedness test.
B. module test.
C. full test.
D. walk-through test.
Answer / guest
Answer: D
A walk-through test is an exercise, to verify the existence
of all necessary procedures and actions specified within the
recovery plan. A preparedness test is the smallest set
(component) of instructions within the recovery plan that
enables specific processes to be performed. A module is a
combination of components. The full test verifies that each
component within every module is workable and satisfies the
strategy and recovery time objective requirement detailed in
the recovery plan.
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Which of the following would BEST ensure continuity of a wide area network (WAN) across the organization? A. Built-in alternative routing B. Full system backup taken daily C. A repair contract with a service provider D. A duplicate machine alongside each server
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