Exam 5: Emergency Response

A business continuity plan calls for employees to gather at a nearby building that is earthquake safe in event of building collapse due to a seismic event. What is this an example of?

The IT division of an insurance company in the US has following main on-going activities/projects: Developing a new web-based tool which will help reduce application processing time by 60%. Providing application maintenance and support services for existing solution Call center that answers potential sales leads The operations are disrupted due to fire in the building resulting in substantial loss of assets. Which of the following operations should be resumed earliest?

As per the project schedule, a team of consultants have to travel to Mexico to implement a new warehouse management product at its manufacturing locations. However, the project manager decides to defer the activity considering a recent flu breakout in the region. This is an example of risk _____________:

What is a secondary risk?

A leading US based IT hardware company has a key manufacturing base in Thailand. During the 2004 Tsunami, the warehouses of the company situated along the Thai coast were seriously impacted. All of the company's records for orders are stored here. There was no BCP plan in place for what actions to take first in such a dire and unexpected emergency. What should have been the immediate focus area for operations in Thailand?