CSSLP · Question #357
Which of the following describes the acceptable amount of data loss measured in time?
The correct answer is A. Recovery Point Objective (RPO). Recovery Point Objective (RPO) defines the maximum acceptable amount of data loss that an organization can tolerate, measured as a duration of time.
Question
Which of the following describes the acceptable amount of data loss measured in time?
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- ARecovery Point Objective (RPO)
- BRecovery Time Objective (RTO)
- CRecovery Consistency Objective (RCO)
- DRecovery Time Actual (RTA)
How the community answered
(62 responses)- A89% (55)
- B6% (4)
- C2% (1)
- D3% (2)
Why each option
Recovery Point Objective (RPO) defines the maximum acceptable amount of data loss that an organization can tolerate, measured as a duration of time.
Recovery Point Objective (RPO) specifies the maximum allowable age of files or data that an organization wants to recover from backup storage, directly correlating to the acceptable amount of data loss measured in time.
Recovery Time Objective (RTO) defines the maximum acceptable downtime an application or service can experience, focusing on how quickly a system must be restored to operation.
Recovery Consistency Objective (RCO) is not a standard, widely recognized term in disaster recovery planning, unlike RPO and RTO.
Recovery Time Actual (RTA) refers to the actual time taken to recover, which is a metric measured after a disaster, not an objective defined beforehand.
Concept tested: Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/concepts-rpo-rto
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