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SSCP · Question #533

What is a hot-site facility?

The correct answer is A. A site with pre-installed computers, raised flooring, air conditioning, telecommunications. A hot site is a fully equipped alternate location that provides immediate operational capabilities, including hardware, infrastructure, and telecommunications, to resume business functions with minimal downtime.

Submitted by helene.fr· Apr 18, 2026Incident Response and Recovery

Question

What is a hot-site facility?

Options

  • AA site with pre-installed computers, raised flooring, air conditioning, telecommunications
  • BA site in which space is reserved with pre-installed wiring and raised floors.
  • CA site with raised flooring, air conditioning, telecommunications, and networking equipment,
  • DA site with ready made work space with telecommunications equipment, LANs, PCs, and

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    93% (28)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

A hot site is a fully equipped alternate location that provides immediate operational capabilities, including hardware, infrastructure, and telecommunications, to resume business functions with minimal downtime.

AA site with pre-installed computers, raised flooring, air conditioning, telecommunicationsCorrect

A hot site is an advanced recovery solution that is fully configured and ready for immediate use, meaning it includes not only the necessary infrastructure like raised flooring, air conditioning, and telecommunications but also pre-installed computers and other essential hardware. This readiness allows for near-instantaneous resumption of operations after a disaster.

BA site in which space is reserved with pre-installed wiring and raised floors.

This describes a cold site or a warm site that requires significant configuration and hardware installation before it can become operational.

CA site with raised flooring, air conditioning, telecommunications, and networking equipment,

While this includes critical infrastructure, it omits the crucial detail of pre-installed computers and ready-to-use end-user equipment, making it more akin to a warm site than a hot site.

DA site with ready made work space with telecommunications equipment, LANs, PCs, and

This describes a ready-made workspace but doesn't explicitly state the inclusion of server infrastructure and pre-configured systems required for full operational recovery, which is characteristic of a hot site.

Concept tested: Disaster Recovery Hot Site definition

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/resiliency/disaster-recovery-strategies#cold-warm-and-hot-sites

Topics

#Disaster Recovery#Business Continuity#Hot Site#Recovery Sites

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