The first step in the implementation of the contingency plan is to perform:

The correct answer is B. A data backup. A data backup is the first step in contingency planning. Without data, there is nothing to process. "No backup, no recovery". Backup for hardware should be taken care of next. Formal arrangements must be made for alternate processing capability in case the need should Operating…

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

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AA firmware backup
BA data backup
CAn operating systems software backup
DAn application software backup

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94% (30)
D
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Explanation

A data backup is the first step in contingency planning. Without data, there is nothing to process. "No backup, no recovery". Backup for hardware should be taken care of next. Formal arrangements must be made for alternate processing capability in case the need should Operating systems and application software should be taken care of afterwards.

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#Contingency Planning#Data Backup#Disaster Recovery#Business Continuity

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