CyberVista Test CyberVista Physical Security and Business Continuity Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the purpose of a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?
- To identify vulnerabilities in web applications
- To determine the potential effects of disruptions on critical business functions and prioritize recovery (Correct answer)
- To assess an organization's firewall configuration
- To enumerate all IT assets and assign ownership
Correct answer: To determine the potential effects of disruptions on critical business functions and prioritize recovery
A BIA identifies mission-critical processes, estimates financial and operational impact of downtime, and informs RTO/RPO targets.
Question 2: Which type of disaster recovery test actually shifts production workloads to the backup site to validate the entire failover process?
- Tabletop exercise
- Parallel test
- Full interruption test (Correct answer)
- Checklist review
Correct answer: Full interruption test
A full interruption test shuts down the primary site and forces actual failover to the recovery site, providing the most realistic validation.
Question 3: What physical security measure uses biometric data such as fingerprints or retinal scans as an authentication factor?
- Something you know
- Something you have
- Something you are (Correct answer)
- Somewhere you are
Correct answer: Something you are
Biometric authentication is classified as 'something you are' because it relies on unique physical or behavioral characteristics of the individual.
Question 4: Which UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) topology provides the highest level of protection by continuously running equipment off battery power with the mains constantly recharging the battery?
- Standby (offline) UPS
- Line-interactive UPS
- Online double-conversion UPS (Correct answer)
- Ferroresonant UPS
Correct answer: Online double-conversion UPS
An online double-conversion UPS converts AC to DC then back to AC, isolating connected equipment from all mains power anomalies.
Question 5: What is the key difference between a disaster recovery plan (DRP) and a business continuity plan (BCP)?
- DRP focuses on IT systems recovery while BCP covers maintaining overall business operations during and after a disruption (Correct answer)
- BCP applies only to natural disasters while DRP covers cyber incidents
- DRP is regulatory and BCP is optional
- They are the same document with different names
Correct answer: DRP focuses on IT systems recovery while BCP covers maintaining overall business operations during and after a disruption
A DRP focuses on restoring IT infrastructure, while a BCP takes a broader view encompassing all business functions, people, and processes needed to sustain operations.
Question 6: Which environmental threat to data center hardware is best mitigated by maintaining relative humidity between 40% and 60%?
- Power surges
- Electrostatic discharge (ESD) (Correct answer)
- Overheating
- Condensation causing short circuits
Correct answer: Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Maintaining proper humidity levels reduces static electricity buildup that can cause ESD damage to sensitive electronic components.
What is the purpose of a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?