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CPA · Question 15 · Area I: Information Systems
A company wants to ensure that if a disaster occurs, they can restore data to the state it was in no more than 1 hour ago. This requirement defines the:
A company wants to ensure that if a disaster occurs, they can restore data to the state it was in no more than 1 hour ago. This requirement defines the:
Answer options:
A.
Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
B.
Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
C.
Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)
D.
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
How to approach this question
Distinguish between 'how much data lost' (RPO) and 'how long down' (RTO).
Full Answer
B.Recovery Point Objective (RPO)✓ Correct
Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
RPO deals with data loss. If RPO is 1 hour, you need backups at least every hour.
Common mistakes
Confusing RPO and RTO.
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