Assessment

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Business impact analysis

1. Answer: C. Business process owner.
   Explanation: The most critical source is the business process owner, who possesses the most relevant information to determine system criticality. Recovery timelines can be determined on the basis of inputs from business process owners.
2. Answer: A. To conduct a BIA.
   Explanation: A BIA determines the impact arising from the non-availability of each system. The higher the impact, the more critical the system. A BIA is conducted on the basis of input from the business process owner. The other options will not assist directly in determining the criticality of application systems.

3. Answer: A. To develop a business continuity strategy.
   Explanation: Once the critical applications are identified through the BIA, the next step is to develop a strategy to recover the critical assets as soon as possible for the continuity of the business. The BCP is the next step once...