Of the three types of alternate sites: hot, warm or cold, which is BEST described by the following facility
description?
Configured and functional facility
Available with a few hours
Requires constant maintenance
Is expensive to maintain
A.
Hot Site
B.
Warm Site
C.
Cold Site
D.
Remote Site
Explanation:
A hot site is a facility that is leased or rented and is fully configured and ready to operate within a few hours.
The only missing resources from a hot site are usually the data, which will be retrieved from a backup site, and
the people who will be processing the data. The hot site would include computers, cables and peripherals.
Incorrect Answers:
B: A warm site is a leased or rented facility that is usually partially configured with some equipment, such as
HVAC, and foundational infrastructure components, but not the actual computers. In other words, a warm site is
usually a hot site without the expensive equipment such as communication equipment and servers.
C: A cold site is a leased or rented facility that supplies the basic environment, electrical wiring, air conditioning,
plumbing, and flooring, but none of the equipment or additional services.
D: A remote site is just a site at a remote location. There are no specification on what equipment or services, if
any, would be available at the remote location.Harris, Shon, All In One CISSP Exam Guide, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2013, p. 920