An offsite information processing facility:
A. should have the same amount of physical access
restrictions as the primary processing site.
B. should be easily identified from the outside so that in
the event of an emergency it can be easily found.
C. should be located in proximity to the originating site so
that it can quickly be made operational.
D. need not have the same level of environmental monitoring
as the originating site since this would be cost prohibitive.
Answer / guest
Answer: A
An offsite information processing facility should have the
same amount of physical control as the originating site. It
should not be easily identified from the outside to prevent
intentional sabotage. The offsite facility should not be
subject to the same natural disaster that could affect the
originating site and thus should not be located in proximity
of the original site, and the offsite facility should
possess the same level of environmental monitoring and
control as the originating site.
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