ISACA Exam Questions

An offsite information processing facility with electrical wiring, air conditioning and flooring, bu

An offsite information processing facility with electrical wiring, air conditioning and flooring, but no computer or communications equipment, is a:

A.
cold site.

B.
warm site.

C.
dial-up site.

D.
duplicate processing facility.

Explanation:
A cold site is ready to receive equipment but does not offer any components at the site in advance of the need. A warm site is an offsite backup facility that is partially configured with network connections and selected peripheral equipment-such as disk and tape units, controllers and CPUs-to operate an information processing facility. A duplicate information processing facility is a dedicated, self-developed recovery site that can back up critical applications.