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SY0-501 · Question #446

Which of the following refers to the term used to restore a system to its operational state?

The correct answer is B. MTTR. The term used to restore a system to its operational state is Mean Time To Recover (MTTR), which measures the average duration required for repair and restoration.

Submitted by yasin.bd· Mar 4, 2026Security operations

Question

Which of the following refers to the term used to restore a system to its operational state?

Options

  • AMTBF
  • BMTTR
  • CRTO
  • DRPO

How the community answered

(50 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    80% (40)
  • C
    12% (6)
  • D
    6% (3)

Why each option

The term used to restore a system to its operational state is Mean Time To Recover (MTTR), which measures the average duration required for repair and restoration.

AMTBF

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) measures the average time a system operates without failure, indicating reliability rather than restoration time.

BMTTRCorrect

MTTR (Mean Time To Recover/Repair/Restore) is the average time it takes to repair a failed system or component and return it to its fully operational state. This metric is a key indicator of maintainability and the speed at which an IT service can return to service after an incident, directly aligning with the process of restoring a system to an operational state.

CRTO

RTO (Recovery Time Objective) is a target objective for the maximum permissible downtime, not the actual average time taken for restoration.

DRPO

RPO (Recovery Point Objective) is a target objective for the maximum acceptable data loss, focusing on data currency rather than restoration time.

Concept tested: Reliability and Recovery Time Metrics

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/framework/resiliency/overview#understand-availability-and-recovery-metrics

Topics

#MTTR#recovery metrics#availability#business continuity

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