BIA Basics
Risk & Impact
Critical Functions
Recovery Metrics
Real-World Scenarios
100

What does BIA stand for in business continuity planning?

What is Business Impact Analysis?

100

What type of risk involves natural disasters or pandemics?

What is environmental risk?

100

What is a critical business function?

What is a process essential to operations and revenue?

100

What does RTO stand for?

What is Recovery Time Objective?

100

If a retail POS system goes down, what is the immediate impact?

What is loss of sales?

200

What is the primary goal of a BIA?

What is to identify critical business functions and the impact of a disruption?

200

What is the financial impact of downtime often measured in?

What is lost revenue or cost per hour?

200

Which department is often considered critical in every organization?

What is IT or Information Technology?

200

What does RPO stand for?

What is Recovery Point Objective?

200

If a hospital loses access to patient records, what is the impact?

What is risk to patient safety and compliance?

300

Which document typically follows a BIA in a continuity plan?

What is the Business Continuity Plan (BCP)?

300

What is the term for the effect of a disruption on customer trust?

What is reputational impact?

300

What tool is used to rank business functions by importance?

What is a criticality matrix?

300

What metric defines the longest time a process can be down without major impact?

What is Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)?

300

If a payroll system fails before payday, what is the impact?

What is employee dissatisfaction and legal risk?

400

What is the term for the maximum tolerable time a business process can be unavailable?

What is Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)?

400

What kind of impact includes regulatory fines or legal action?

What is compliance or legal impact?

400

What is the term for a manual workaround when systems fail?

What is a contingency procedure?

400

What is the difference between RTO and MTD?

What is RTO is the target, MTD is the limit?

400

If a supply chain system is disrupted, what is the impact?

What is delayed deliveries and customer dissatisfaction?

500

What is the difference between RTO and RPO?

What is RTO is the time to restore, RPO is the data loss tolerance?

500

What is the cascading effect of one process failure on others called?

What is interdependency risk?

500

What is the process of identifying essential personnel for continuity?

What is workforce prioritization?

500

What metric helps determine how often backups should occur?

What is Recovery Point Objective (RPO)?

500

If a data breach occurs, what are two major impacts?

What are reputational damage and regulatory fines?