Topic 13 Practice Test 2 covers Resilience Recovery and High Availability for CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 and maps to objective 3.4: Explain the importance of resilience and recovery in security architecture. For broader exam preparation, review the CompTIA Security+ Exam Dumps. Every option includes focused editorial reasoning explaining both the concept and its fit to the scenario.
Question 1
Two requirements remain open in a resilience and recovery planning session: recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation; realistic practice event that imitates technical or operational incident conditions. Which TWO options close those specific gaps? Choose TWO.
- Backup frequency
- Hot site
- Continuity of operations
- Generator
- Simulation exercise
Correct Answers: B, E
Correct Answers
Answer B is correct because Hot site means a recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation. One required function is exactly what this option provides. Backup frequency may be useful elsewhere, but it is used for the interval at which backup copies are created.
Answer E is correct because Simulation exercise means a realistic practice event that imitates technical or operational incident conditions. This selection maps directly to one of the named needs. Generator addresses an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup, so it does not satisfy the same slot.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Backup frequency means the interval at which backup copies are created. The fixed-count answer set is Hot site, Simulation exercise; this option does not fill one of those named functions. For example, Hot site is required for a recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation.
Answer C is incorrect because Continuity of operations means planning and capability to continue essential business functions during and after disruption. The question requires exactly 2 selections: Hot site, Simulation exercise. This option falls outside that required set. For example, Simulation exercise is required for a realistic practice event that imitates technical or operational incident conditions.
Answer D is incorrect because Generator means an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup. The required choices are Hot site, Simulation exercise. Although this option is security-relevant, it does not satisfy one of the functions named in the stem.
Question 2
To maintain a secondary copy that can support fast recovery, which security approach should be selected?
- Failover test
- Journaling
- Warm site
- Replication
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer
Answer D is correct because Replication means continuous or scheduled copying of data or workloads to another system or location. This is the precise fit for the scenario. Journaling serves the different purpose of recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Failover test refers to a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing continuous or scheduled copying of data or workloads to another system or location, so Replication is the stronger fit.
Answer B is incorrect because Journaling refers to recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery. The scenario instead requires continuous or scheduled copying of data or workloads to another system or location, which is why Replication is the better answer; this option serves the different function defined above.
Answer C is incorrect because Warm site refers to a recovery location with partial infrastructure that requires some configuration, systems, or data restoration before use. The concept is valid, but it does not match this stem. The required function is continuous or scheduled copying of data or workloads to another system or location, which maps to Replication.
Question 3
An architect working on a resilience and recovery planning session needs one capability that provides use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery and another that provides interval at which backup copies are created. Which TWO selections are the best match? Choose TWO.
- Multi-cloud resilience
- Cold site
- Failover test
- Journaling
- Backup frequency
Correct Answers: A, E
Correct Answers
Answer A is correct because Multi-cloud resilience means use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery. The fixed-count item needs this function in the answer set. Cold site covers a recovery location that provides basic facility resources but little or no ready-to-run computing infrastructure, a different requirement.
Answer E is correct because Backup frequency means the interval at which backup copies are created. This option satisfies a specific requirement in the stem; Journaling serves recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery and therefore is not interchangeable with it.
Incorrect Answers
Answer B is incorrect because Cold site means a recovery location that provides basic facility resources but little or no ready-to-run computing infrastructure. The scenario calls for Multi-cloud resilience, Backup frequency. Selecting this option would leave one of those required functions uncovered.
Answer C is incorrect because Failover test means a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources. Every answer slot must map to a stated requirement. The correct set is Multi-cloud resilience, Backup frequency, so this option cannot replace one of those selections.
Answer D is incorrect because Journaling means recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery. The required choices are Multi-cloud resilience, Backup frequency. Although this option is security-relevant, it does not satisfy one of the functions named in the stem.
Question 4
To verify alternate systems can actually assume production workload, which security approach should be selected?
- Failover test
- Multi-cloud resilience
- Warm site
- Generator
Correct Answer: A
Correct Answer
Answer A is correct because Failover test means a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources. This matches the requirement as written. Generator can be valid in another context, but it is used for an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup.
Incorrect Answers
Answer B is incorrect because Multi-cloud resilience refers to use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery. That concept can be valid in another scenario, but this question is testing a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources; Failover test therefore fits the requirement more directly.
Answer C is incorrect because Warm site refers to a recovery location with partial infrastructure that requires some configuration, systems, or data restoration before use. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources, so Failover test is the stronger fit.
Answer D is incorrect because Generator refers to an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup. The scenario instead requires a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources, which is why Failover test is the better answer; this option serves the different function defined above.
Question 5
Which term describes use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery?
- Simulation exercise
- Multi-cloud resilience
- Load balancing
- Continuity of operations
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer
Answer B is correct because Multi-cloud resilience means use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery. That is the function the question is testing. Load balancing would instead be used for distribution of requests across multiple resources to improve capacity and availability.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Simulation exercise refers to a realistic practice event that imitates technical or operational incident conditions. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery, so Multi-cloud resilience is the stronger fit.
Answer C is incorrect because Load balancing refers to distribution of requests across multiple resources to improve capacity and availability. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery, so Multi-cloud resilience is the stronger fit.
Answer D is incorrect because Continuity of operations refers to planning and capability to continue essential business functions during and after disruption. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery, so Multi-cloud resilience is the stronger fit.
Question 6
Which term describes use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions?
- Platform diversity
- Backup frequency
- Load balancing
- Multi-cloud resilience
Correct Answer: A
Correct Answer
Answer A is correct because Platform diversity means use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions. The deciding point is functional fit: this option covers the stated need, while Backup frequency addresses the interval at which backup copies are created.
Incorrect Answers
Answer B is incorrect because Backup frequency refers to the interval at which backup copies are created. The concept is valid, but it does not match this stem. The required function is use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions, which maps to Platform diversity.
Answer C is incorrect because Load balancing refers to distribution of requests across multiple resources to improve capacity and availability. The key mismatch is functional: Platform diversity addresses use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions, the need stated by the question.
Answer D is incorrect because Multi-cloud resilience refers to use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions, so Platform diversity is the stronger fit.
Question 7
What is a discussion-based test in which participants walk through a scenario and decision process?
- Warm site
- Load balancing
- Tabletop exercise
- Failover test
Correct Answer: C
Correct Answer
Answer C is correct because Tabletop exercise means a discussion-based test in which participants walk through a scenario and decision process. That makes it the best answer here; Failover test addresses a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources, not the function requested in the stem.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Warm site refers to a recovery location with partial infrastructure that requires some configuration, systems, or data restoration before use. That concept can be valid in another scenario, but this question is testing a discussion-based test in which participants walk through a scenario and decision process; Tabletop exercise therefore fits the requirement more directly.
Answer B is incorrect because Load balancing refers to distribution of requests across multiple resources to improve capacity and availability. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing a discussion-based test in which participants walk through a scenario and decision process, so Tabletop exercise is the stronger fit.
Answer D is incorrect because Failover test refers to a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing a discussion-based test in which participants walk through a scenario and decision process, so Tabletop exercise is the stronger fit.
Question 8
Two requirements remain open in a resilience and recovery planning session: grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing; recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery. Which TWO options close those specific gaps? Choose TWO.
- Failover test
- Journaling
- Clustering
- Hot site
- Warm site
Correct Answers: B, C
Correct Answers
Answer B is correct because Journaling means recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery. This option satisfies a specific requirement in the stem; Warm site serves a recovery location with partial infrastructure that requires some configuration, systems, or data restoration before use and therefore is not interchangeable with it.
Answer C is correct because Clustering means grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing. The fixed-count item needs this function in the answer set. Hot site covers a recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation, a different requirement.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Failover test means a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources. The fixed-count answer set is Clustering, Journaling; this option does not fill one of those named functions. For example, Journaling is required for recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery.
Answer D is incorrect because Hot site means a recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation. The question requires exactly 2 selections: Clustering, Journaling. This option falls outside that required set. For example, Clustering is required for grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing.
Answer E is incorrect because Warm site means a recovery location with partial infrastructure that requires some configuration, systems, or data restoration before use. The required choices are Clustering, Journaling. Although this option is security-relevant, it does not satisfy one of the functions named in the stem.
Question 9
What is a recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation?
- Capacity planning
- Hot site
- Failover test
- Snapshot
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer
Answer B is correct because Hot site means a recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation. The deciding point is functional fit: this option covers the stated need, while Failover test addresses a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Capacity planning refers to forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand. The key mismatch is functional: Hot site addresses a recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation, the need stated by the question.
Answer C is incorrect because Failover test refers to a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources. The key mismatch is functional: Hot site addresses a recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation, the need stated by the question.
Answer D is incorrect because Snapshot refers to a point-in-time representation of system or storage state. This could be appropriate elsewhere, but the required function is a recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation; that makes Hot site the precise choice.
Question 10
To limit potential data loss by aligning backup cadence with recovery objectives, which security approach should be selected?
- Multi-cloud resilience
- Generator
- Backup frequency
- Capacity planning
Correct Answer: C
Correct Answer
Answer C is correct because Backup frequency means the interval at which backup copies are created. The deciding point is functional fit: this option covers the stated need, while Multi-cloud resilience addresses use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Multi-cloud resilience refers to use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery. The key mismatch is functional: Backup frequency addresses the interval at which backup copies are created, the need stated by the question.
Answer B is incorrect because Generator refers to an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup. This could be appropriate elsewhere, but the required function is the interval at which backup copies are created; that makes Backup frequency the precise choice.
Answer D is incorrect because Capacity planning refers to forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand. The key mismatch is functional: Backup frequency addresses the interval at which backup copies are created, the need stated by the question.
Question 11
An architect working on a resilience and recovery planning session needs one capability that provides placement of redundant resources in different physical regions and another that provides use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions. Which TWO selections are the best match? Choose TWO.
- Platform diversity
- Multi-cloud resilience
- Tabletop exercise
- Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- Geographic dispersion
Correct Answers: A, E
Correct Answers
Answer A is correct because Platform diversity means use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions. The fixed-count item needs this function in the answer set. Multi-cloud resilience covers use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery, a different requirement.
Answer E is correct because Geographic dispersion means placement of redundant resources in different physical regions. This option satisfies a specific requirement in the stem; Multi-cloud resilience serves use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery and therefore is not interchangeable with it.
Incorrect Answers
Answer B is incorrect because Multi-cloud resilience means use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery. The question requires exactly 2 selections: Geographic dispersion, Platform diversity. This option falls outside that required set.
Answer C is incorrect because Tabletop exercise means a discussion-based test in which participants walk through a scenario and decision process. The required choices are Geographic dispersion, Platform diversity. Although this option is security-relevant, it does not satisfy one of the functions named in the stem.
Answer D is incorrect because Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) means short-duration battery-backed power that keeps equipment running through brief outages or until orderly shutdown or generator startup. The fixed-count answer set is Geographic dispersion, Platform diversity; this option does not fill one of those named functions.
Question 12
To reduce the chance that one local disaster affects all recovery resources, which security approach should be selected?
- Geographic dispersion
- Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- Generator
- Journaling
Correct Answer: A
Correct Answer
Answer A is correct because Geographic dispersion means placement of redundant resources in different physical regions. That makes it the best answer here; Generator addresses an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup, not the function requested in the stem.
Incorrect Answers
Answer B is incorrect because Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) refers to short-duration battery-backed power that keeps equipment running through brief outages or until orderly shutdown or generator startup. The scenario instead requires placement of redundant resources in different physical regions, which is why Geographic dispersion is the better answer; this option serves the different function defined above.
Answer C is incorrect because Generator refers to an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing placement of redundant resources in different physical regions, so Geographic dispersion is the stronger fit.
Answer D is incorrect because Journaling refers to recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery. This could be appropriate elsewhere, but the required function is placement of redundant resources in different physical regions; that makes Geographic dispersion the precise choice.
Question 13
Which term describes forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand?
- Platform diversity
- Continuity of operations
- Backup frequency
- Capacity planning
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer
Answer D is correct because Capacity planning means forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand. This matches the requirement as written. Continuity of operations can be valid in another context, but it is used for planning and capability to continue essential business functions during and after disruption.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Platform diversity refers to use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions. That concept can be valid in another scenario, but this question is testing forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand; Capacity planning therefore fits the requirement more directly.
Answer B is incorrect because Continuity of operations refers to planning and capability to continue essential business functions during and after disruption. The key mismatch is functional: Capacity planning addresses forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand, the need stated by the question.
Answer C is incorrect because Backup frequency refers to the interval at which backup copies are created. The concept is valid, but it does not match this stem. The required function is forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand, which maps to Capacity planning.
Question 14
Which term describes placement of redundant resources in different physical regions?
- Tabletop exercise
- Geographic dispersion
- Replication
- Backup frequency
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer
Answer B is correct because Geographic dispersion means placement of redundant resources in different physical regions. That is the function the question is testing. Tabletop exercise would instead be used for a discussion-based test in which participants walk through a scenario and decision process.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Tabletop exercise refers to a discussion-based test in which participants walk through a scenario and decision process. That concept can be valid in another scenario, but this question is testing placement of redundant resources in different physical regions; Geographic dispersion therefore fits the requirement more directly.
Answer C is incorrect because Replication refers to continuous or scheduled copying of data or workloads to another system or location. The key mismatch is functional: Geographic dispersion addresses placement of redundant resources in different physical regions, the need stated by the question.
Answer D is incorrect because Backup frequency refers to the interval at which backup copies are created. The concept is valid, but it does not match this stem. The required function is placement of redundant resources in different physical regions, which maps to Geographic dispersion.
Question 15
A review during a resilience and recovery planning session identifies two gaps. One requires grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing. The other requires forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand. Which TWO options should be included in the remediation plan? Choose TWO.
- Warm site
- Capacity planning
- Clustering
- Generator
- Backup frequency
Correct Answers: B, C
Correct Answers
Answer B is correct because Capacity planning means forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand. This option satisfies a specific requirement in the stem; Warm site serves a recovery location with partial infrastructure that requires some configuration, systems, or data restoration before use and therefore is not interchangeable with it.
Answer C is correct because Clustering means grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing. One required function is exactly what this option provides. Generator may be useful elsewhere, but it is used for an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Warm site means a recovery location with partial infrastructure that requires some configuration, systems, or data restoration before use. The scenario calls for Clustering, Capacity planning. Selecting this option would leave one of those required functions uncovered.
Answer D is incorrect because Generator means an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup. The fixed-count answer set is Clustering, Capacity planning; this option does not fill one of those named functions. For example, Clustering is required for grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing.
Answer E is incorrect because Backup frequency means the interval at which backup copies are created. The scenario calls for Clustering, Capacity planning. Selecting this option would leave one of those required functions uncovered. For example, Capacity planning is required for forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand.
Question 16
A security plan created during a resilience and recovery planning session must provide grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing, use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions, and interval at which backup copies are created. Which THREE options should be selected? Choose THREE.
- Clustering
- Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- Platform diversity
- Simulation exercise
- Backup frequency
- Generator
Correct Answers: A, C, E
Correct Answers
Answer A is correct because Clustering means grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing. One required function is exactly what this option provides. Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) may be useful elsewhere, but it is used for short-duration battery-backed power that keeps equipment running through brief outages or until orderly shutdown or generator startup.
Answer C is correct because Platform diversity means use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions. The fixed-count item needs this function in the answer set. Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) covers short-duration battery-backed power that keeps equipment running through brief outages or until orderly shutdown or generator startup, a different requirement.
Answer E is correct because Backup frequency means the interval at which backup copies are created. This selection maps directly to one of the named needs. Generator addresses an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup, so it does not satisfy the same slot.
Incorrect Answers
Answer B is incorrect because Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) means short-duration battery-backed power that keeps equipment running through brief outages or until orderly shutdown or generator startup. The required choices are Backup frequency, Platform diversity, Clustering. Although this option is security-relevant, it does not satisfy one of the functions named in the stem.
Answer D is incorrect because Simulation exercise means a realistic practice event that imitates technical or operational incident conditions. Every answer slot must map to a stated requirement. The correct set is Backup frequency, Platform diversity, Clustering, so this option cannot replace one of those selections.
Answer F is incorrect because Generator means an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup. The scenario calls for Backup frequency, Platform diversity, Clustering. Selecting this option would leave one of those required functions uncovered. For example, Platform diversity is required for use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions.
Question 17
To maintain service when one cluster member fails, which security approach should be selected?
- Generator
- Warm site
- Clustering
- Hot site
Correct Answer: C
Correct Answer
Answer C is correct because Clustering means grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing. That makes it the best answer here; Generator addresses an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup, not the function requested in the stem.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Generator refers to an alternate power source designed to support longer outages after startup. This could be appropriate elsewhere, but the required function is grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing; that makes Clustering the precise choice.
Answer B is incorrect because Warm site refers to a recovery location with partial infrastructure that requires some configuration, systems, or data restoration before use. The concept is valid, but it does not match this stem. The required function is grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing, which maps to Clustering.
Answer D is incorrect because Hot site refers to a recovery location with systems, connectivity, and data prepared for rapid activation. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing grouping multiple systems so they cooperate to provide a service with redundancy or shared processing, so Clustering is the stronger fit.
Question 18
To reduce common-mode failure caused by one shared vulnerability or defect, which security approach should be selected?
- Multi-cloud resilience
- Journaling
- Tabletop exercise
- Platform diversity
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer
Answer D is correct because Platform diversity means use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions. The requirement maps directly to this function, whereas Tabletop exercise is aimed at a discussion-based test in which participants walk through a scenario and decision process.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Multi-cloud resilience refers to use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery. That concept can be valid in another scenario, but this question is testing use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions; Platform diversity therefore fits the requirement more directly.
Answer B is incorrect because Journaling refers to recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery. That concept can be valid in another scenario, but this question is testing use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions; Platform diversity therefore fits the requirement more directly.
Answer C is incorrect because Tabletop exercise refers to a discussion-based test in which participants walk through a scenario and decision process. That concept can be valid in another scenario, but this question is testing use of different technologies or implementations for redundant functions; Platform diversity therefore fits the requirement more directly.
Question 19
Which term describes recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery?
- Simulation exercise
- Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- Warm site
- Journaling
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer
Answer D is correct because Journaling means recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery. This matches the requirement as written. Simulation exercise can be valid in another context, but it is used for a realistic practice event that imitates technical or operational incident conditions.
Incorrect Answers
Answer A is incorrect because Simulation exercise refers to a realistic practice event that imitates technical or operational incident conditions. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery, so Journaling is the stronger fit.
Answer B is incorrect because Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) refers to short-duration battery-backed power that keeps equipment running through brief outages or until orderly shutdown or generator startup. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery, so Journaling is the stronger fit.
Answer C is incorrect because Warm site refers to a recovery location with partial infrastructure that requires some configuration, systems, or data restoration before use. This could be appropriate elsewhere, but the required function is recording changes or transactions so a system can replay them during recovery; that makes Journaling the precise choice.
Question 20
To bridge immediate power interruptions for critical systems, which security approach should be selected?
- Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- Multi-cloud resilience
- Failover test
- Capacity planning
Correct Answer: A
Correct Answer
Answer A is correct because Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) means short-duration battery-backed power that keeps equipment running through brief outages or until orderly shutdown or generator startup. That is the function the question is testing. Multi-cloud resilience would instead be used for use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery.
Incorrect Answers
Answer B is incorrect because Multi-cloud resilience refers to use of more than one cloud provider or cloud environment for selected workloads or recovery. The concept is valid, but it does not match this stem. The required function is short-duration battery-backed power that keeps equipment running through brief outages or until orderly shutdown or generator startup, which maps to Uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
Answer C is incorrect because Failover test refers to a test that moves service to redundant or recovery resources. That concept can be valid in another scenario, but this question is testing short-duration battery-backed power that keeps equipment running through brief outages or until orderly shutdown or generator startup; Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) therefore fits the requirement more directly.
Answer D is incorrect because Capacity planning refers to forecasting and provisioning people, infrastructure, and technology resources to meet expected demand. The question is not asking for this function. It is testing short-duration battery-backed power that keeps equipment running through brief outages or until orderly shutdown or generator startup, so Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is the stronger fit.
