Which of the following plans is a comprehensive statement of consistent actions to be taken before, during, and after a disruptive event that causes a significant loss of information systems resources

Question

Options

• ADisaster recovery plan
• BContingency plan
• CBusiness Continuity plan
• DContinuity of Operations plan

• A
  90% (19)
• C
  5% (1)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is the precise term for a documented, consistent set of procedures covering the before (preparation), during (response), and after (recovery) phases of a disruptive event specifically targeting information systems resources - making A the correct answer by definition in frameworks like ISACA/CISA.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B. Contingency Plan is a broader, higher-level umbrella document that addresses general unexpected events; it informs the DRP but isn't specific to IT resource loss.
• C. Business Continuity Plan (BCP) focuses on keeping all business operations running during a disruption - not just IT systems - and emphasizes minimizing downtime rather than recovering lost IS resources.
• D. Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is primarily a government/federal framework focused on maintaining essential mission functions, not on restoring information systems specifically.

Memory tip: Think "Disaster = Data/systems down" - the DRP is the IT-specific recovery playbook. When you see "information systems resources" + "before/during/after," that's your DRP signal. BCP is bigger (whole business), COOP is government-flavored, and Contingency is the parent plan above them all.

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