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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.

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Question

Which of the following describes the acceptable amount of data loss measured in time?

Options

  • ARecovery Point Objective (RPO)
  • BRecovery Time Objective (RTO)
  • CRecovery Consistency Objective (RCO)
  • DRecovery Time Actual (RTA)

How the community answered

(62 responses)
  • A
    89% (55)
  • B
    6% (4)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    3% (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.

ARecovery Point Objective (RPO)Correct

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.

BRecovery Time Objective (RTO)

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.

CRecovery Consistency Objective (RCO)

Recovery Consistency Objective (RCO) is not a standard, widely recognized term in disaster recovery planning, unlike RPO and RTO.

DRecovery Time Actual (RTA)

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

Topics

#Recovery Point Objective (RPO)#Data Loss#Business Continuity#Disaster Recovery

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