You work as a CSO (Chief Security Officer) for Tech Perfect Inc. You have a disaster scenario and you want to discuss it with your team members for getting appropriate responses of the disaster. In…

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• AFull-interruption test
• BParallel test
• CSimulation test
• DStructured walk-through test

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  10% (4)
• C
  82% (32)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Simulation test is correct because it involves presenting a realistic disaster scenario to team members and discussing their roles and responses - without actually activating recovery systems or interrupting operations. The goal is to evaluate preparedness and response plans through a scripted, scenario-driven discussion.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Full-interruption test): Actually shuts down primary systems and forces a full failover to the backup site - far more disruptive than a discussion exercise.
• B (Parallel test): Activates backup systems alongside live systems simultaneously to verify they can handle the load; no systems go down, but real infrastructure is involved, not just a discussion.
• D (Structured walk-through): Team members individually review and walk through their specific roles in the recovery plan step by step, but there is no simulated disaster scenario driving the discussion.

Memory tip: Think of "Simulation" like a fire drill - you act out responses to a pretend emergency without anything actually burning down. If the question mentions scenario + team discussion + no real system impact, it's always Simulation.

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