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SSCP · Question #424

Which of the following items is NOT a benefit of cold sites?

The correct answer is B. Quick Recovery. A cold site is a basic recovery facility that provides only the physical space and infrastructure (power, cooling, network connectivity) but has no pre-installed hardware or software. Because equipment must be procured, shipped, installed, and configured after a disaster, cold si

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

Question

Which of the following items is NOT a benefit of cold sites?

Options

  • ANo resource contention with other organisation
  • BQuick Recovery
  • CA secondary location is available to reconstruct the environment
  • DLow Cost

How the community answered

(51 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    92% (47)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    4% (2)

Explanation

A cold site is a basic recovery facility that provides only the physical space and infrastructure (power, cooling, network connectivity) but has no pre-installed hardware or software. Because equipment must be procured, shipped, installed, and configured after a disaster, cold sites typically take days or even weeks to become operational. Therefore, 'Quick Recovery' is NOT a benefit - it is actually the primary drawback of cold sites. The genuine benefits are low cost (A), the existence of a secondary physical location (C), and no resource contention with other organizations since it is dedicated to a single tenant (A). Compare this to hot sites, which are fully operational and enable rapid recovery.

Topics

#Disaster Recovery#Cold Site#Recovery Strategy#Business Continuity

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