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Disaster recovery
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Definition
Plans to restore IT systems and data after a major incident, guided by how quickly and how fully they must be recovered.
Example: Restore from the off-site backup.
Found in: syllabus, school notes.
Restoring systems and data after a major incident (RTO, RPO).
Where you'll use it in the test
Syllabus area: Y12 Secure Software Architecture.
Question types it can appear in
- Multiple choice: Pick the option that matches the definition or example.
- Short answer: Define, outline or explain it and tie it to the scenario.
- Fill in the blanks: Choose this term to complete a statement or table.
How to use it
A model sentence
“Plans to restore IT systems and data after a major incident, guided by how quickly and how fully they must be recovered.” Then apply it: Restore from the off-site backup.
In a short answer, give the definition in your own words first, then tie it to the situation in the question. Do not copy the example above unless it fits the scenario.
Command words used with it
No linked question shows the command word for this term. Across the past short answer questions in this bank the words used most are: Explain, Outline, Describe, Compare, Classify, Analyse. Check the actual word in your question.
Go deeper
- Flashcard: Disaster recovery in Secure Software Architecture (Year 12) · study that set
- Memorise: Test and evaluate security and resilience
- Key terms bank entry: Disaster recovery
- Notes: Test and evaluate the security and resilience of software by determining… (Secure Software Architecture (Year 12))
- Notes: Test and evaluate security and resilience (Secure Software Architecture (Year 12))
- Full term page: every question, note and marking comment for Disaster recovery
Check yourself
Explain “Disaster recovery” in one sentence, give an example, and name a question type that could test it.
Reveal the answer
Plans to restore IT systems and data after a major incident, guided by how quickly and how fully they must be recovered.
Example: Restore from the off-site backup.
Could be tested as: Multiple choice, Short answer, Fill in the blanks.
Quick multiple choice
Which statement about disaster recovery (DR) is correct?
- DR focuses on restoring systems and data after an incident, for example from backups
- DR means preventing every possible attack
- DR is the process of writing the first requirements document
- DR only applies to paper records
Show the answer
A
Business continuity keeps critical operations running during an incident; disaster recovery restores IT systems and data afterwards.
Source: original (written for this study pack; not a NESA question). Open it in the multiple-choice bank.