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CY-604 (A) · IT Business & Disaster Recovery Planning/Important Questions

IT Business & Disaster Recovery Planning (CY-604 (A)) - Important Questions

  1. Unit 314 Marks Medium Priority

    Explain the Phases of Emergency Management: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery. For each phase describe its objectives, key activities, and typical deliverables in the context of IT Business and Disaster Recovery Planning.

    Core topic from Unit 3; explicitly referenced in the aggregated analytics heatmap. Fundamental concept — often asked as a long question requiring explanation and examples.

  2. Unit 310 Marks Medium Priority

    Differentiate between Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP). Give examples of activities and deliverables included in each and explain how they integrate.

    Standard comparative question testing understanding of scope and objectives of continuity vs recovery; typical 10-mark descriptive/analytical question.

  3. Unit 314 Marks Medium Priority

    Describe the main components of a Disaster Recovery Plan. Explain the role of policies, procedures, roles and responsibilities, resources, backup and restoration processes, and communication plans within a DRP.

    Core content of Unit 3; asks for structured breakdown of DRP components and governance — commonly examined as a long answer.

  4. Unit 37 Marks Medium Priority

    Define Recovery Time Objective ($RTO$) and Recovery Point Objective ($RPO$). Explain with examples how $RTO$ and $RPO$ influence the selection of backup, replication, and recovery strategies for critical systems.

    Technical definitions frequently tested; links objectives to implementation choices (use of variables $RTO$ and $RPO$ is standard notation).

  5. Unit 310 Marks Medium Priority

    Compare and contrast Hot Site, Warm Site and Cold Site disaster recovery strategies. Discuss the advantages, limitations and cost trade-offs associated with each option.

    Standard descriptive question on site strategies; expects comparative analysis and cost/benefit considerations.

  6. Unit 310 Marks Medium Priority

    Explain the steps involved in conducting a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). How does the BIA inform the prioritization of systems and data for recovery planning?

    Operational question testing process knowledge; BIA is central to prioritization and often appears in exams.

  7. Unit 37 Marks Medium Priority

    Discuss the testing methodologies used for Disaster Recovery Plans. Describe tabletop exercises, parallel tests and full interruption tests, and explain the objectives and limitations of each.

    Testing and validation of plans is commonly examined; expects description of test types and objectives.

  8. Unit 37 Marks Medium Priority

    Describe the role of the Incident Response Team and the incident management process during the Response phase. Explain escalation procedures, decision-making responsibilities and internal/external communication flows.

    Focuses on organizational response during the Response phase; examines roles, escalation and communication — typical short/medium answer.

  9. Unit 37 Marks Medium Priority

    What are the different backup types used in disaster recovery: full, incremental and differential backups? Explain how restore time, backup time and storage requirements differ among them.

    Fundamental technical question about backup methods; usually asked as a short descriptive question with examples and comparative analysis.

  10. Unit 314 Marks Low Priority

    Prepare an outline of a communication plan for a major IT outage affecting critical business services. Include identification of internal and external stakeholders, notification procedures, escalation thresholds, and example message templates for different audiences.

    Practical application / scenario question; lower past-occurrence evidence — included as a predicted high-value question to test applied planning and communication skills.

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