1. Which of the following is a practice that should be incorporated into the plan for testing disaster recovery procedures?

A) Invite client participation.
B) involve all technical staff.
C) Rotate recovery managers.
D) install locally-stored backup.



2. Disaster recovery planning (DRP) addresses the:

A) technological aspect of business continuity planning.
B) operational piece of business continuity planning.
C) functional aspect of business continuity planning.
D) overall coordination of business continuity planning.



3. An IS auditor conducting a review of disaster recovery planning (DRP) at a financial processing organization has discovered the following:-The existing disaster recovery plan was compiled two years earlier by a systems analyst in the organization's IT department using transaction flow projections from the operations department.-The plan was presented to the deputy CEO for approval and formal issue, but it is still awaiting their attention.- the plan has never been updated, tested or circulated to key management and staff, though interviews show that each would know what action to take for its area in the event of a disruptive incident.The IS auditor's report should recommend that:

A) the deputy CEO be censured for their failure to approve the plan.
B) a board of senior managers is set up to review the existing plan.
C) the existing plan is approved and circulated to all key management and staff.
D) a manager coordinates the creation of a new or revised plan within a defined time limit.



4. While reviewing the business continuity plan of an organization, an IS auditor observed that the organization's data and software files are backed up on a periodic basis. Which characteristic of an effective plan does this demonstrate?

A) Deterrence
B) Mitigation
C) Recovery
D) Response



5. Which of the following disaster recovery/continuity plan components provides the GREATEST assurance of recovery after a disaster?

A) The alternate facility will be available until the original information processing facility is restored.
B) User management is involved in the identification of critical systems and their associated critical recovery times.
C) Copies of the plan are kept at the homes of key decision-making personnel.
D) Feedback is provided to management assuring them that the business continuity plans are indeed workable and that the procedures are current.