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SSCP · Question #398

Which of the following computer recovery sites is the least expensive and the most difficult to test?

The correct answer is D. cold site. A cold site is a facility that provides only basic infrastructure - floor space, power, cooling, and network connectivity - with no pre-installed hardware or software. It carries the lowest ongoing cost because there is no equipment to maintain. However, it is the most…

Submitted by ahmad_uae· Apr 18, 2026Incident Response and Recovery

Question

Which of the following computer recovery sites is the least expensive and the most difficult to test?

Options

  • Anon-mobile hot site
  • Bmobile hot site
  • Cwarm site
  • Dcold site

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    95% (38)

Explanation

A cold site is a facility that provides only basic infrastructure - floor space, power, cooling, and network connectivity - with no pre-installed hardware or software. It carries the lowest ongoing cost because there is no equipment to maintain. However, it is the most difficult and time-consuming to test because all hardware must be sourced, delivered, configured, and loaded with data before operations can resume, making full recovery tests logistically complex and slow.

Topics

#Disaster Recovery Sites#Cold Site#Business Continuity Planning#Recovery Planning

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