Question 1

1. ASIS defines “Plan” in terms of managing risk, improving security, incident preparedness, response, continuity and recovery.
2.  True
3.  False

5 points  

Question 2

1. The British Standard BS 25999 has been rescinded and replaced by the ISO 22301 Societal Security-Business Continuity Management Systems standard.
2.  True
3.  False

5 points  

Question 3

1. Employees who work in teams that allow for rapid decision making and a better view of the end product are likely working in what type of management system?
2. a.Vertical Management
3. b.The most common type of modern management system
4. c.A large, complex corporation with many departments and products
5. d.Horizontal Management

5 points  

Question 4

1. Organization Resilience (OR) Management System is terminology from which standard?
2. a.ASIS SPC.1-2009
3. b.NFPA 1600 –2010
4. c.Both ISO and ASIS
5. d.ISO 22301

5 points  

Question 5

1. Which is more commonly thought of as the recovery of data or telecommunications systems:
2. a.Continuity of Operations
3. b.Disaster Recovery
4. c.Contingency Planning
5. d.Business Continuity

5 points  

Question 6

1. NFPA 1600-2010 is an ANSI Standard.
2.  True
3.  False

5 points  

Question 7

1. Which standard is most historically integrated with risk management principles?
2. a.ASIS SPC.1
3. b.AS/NZS 5050
4. c.NFPA-1600
5. d.ASIS SPC.1

5 points  

Question 8

1. Which is not true:
2. a.Representatives of governmental entities can participate on the technical committee
3. b.The three standards discussed in the text are consensus standards
4. c.ISO standards are developed by technical committees of subject matter experts
5. d.ANSI oversees the development of standards in the United States and Canada

5 points  

Question 9

1. PDCA is used in ISO 22301 and the ASIS SPC.1-2009 standards but not in NFPA 1600 – 2010.
2.  True
3.  False

5 points  

Question 10

1. PDCA is best applied to the Business Continuity Management System by:
2. a.Applying it to process inputs to arrive at outputs
3. b.Arranging the final documented plan elements according to the PDCA format
4. c.All of the above
5. d.Introducing statistical process control to the Management System

5 points  

Question 11

1. CBCP, MBCP, and CEM are all examples of Business Continuity certifications.
2.  True
3.  False

5 points  

Question 12

1. What later combined the Disaster Relief Act and the Civil Defense Acts:
2. a.The Stafford Act
3. b.The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
4. c.The National Response Framework
5. d.Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act

5 points  

Question 13

1. The Deming model is aligned with:
2. a.All of the above
3. b.Plan, Do, Study, Act
4. c.The Shewhart Cycle
5. d.Plan, Do, Check, Act

5 points  

Question 14

1. Which of the following is not an example of a type of process?
2. a.Resource Management
3. b.None of the above
4. c.Measurement and Analysis
5. d.Realization Process

5 points  

Question 15

1. All processes start with an input that serves as the driver for the planning phase as long as the input is derived from an output.
2.  True
3.  False

5 points  

Question 16

1. Business Continuity Management from the government perspective is referred to as:
2. a.NIMS
3. b.BCP
4. c.COOP
5. d.ICS

5 points  

Question 17

1. Federal funding for disaster relief in the United States grew out of programs to recover from the Great Depression of the 1930’s.
2.  True
3.  False

5 points  

Question 18

1. The Emergency Management Accreditation Program is certified through PS-Prep.
2.  True
3.  False

5 points  

Question 19

1. The ISO 22301 standard tells us how to develop a Business Continuity Management System.
2.  True
3.  False

5 points  

Question 20

1. Emergency management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters.
2.  True
3.  False