A DR project requires a recovery time objective (RTO) of 4 hours and has a recovery point
objective (RPO) of 2 hours. The system fails at 8 p.m. on a Sunday evening. At what time is the
application expected to be available to the end users?
A.
Midnight
B.
10 p.m.
C.
2 a.m.
D.
11 p.m.
Explanation:
The recovery time objective (RTO)—also known as the return to operation—is the amount of timeit
takes to restore a service after a failure has taken place. The recovery point objective (RPO) is the
point intime to which the system needs to be restored following a failure.
Chapter 3, RTO, RPO, and All That Stuff?