CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) — Question 128

An organization has determined it can tolerate a maximum of three hours of downtime. Which of the following has been specified?

Answer options

• A. RTO
• B. RPO
• C. MTBF
• D. MTTR

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is RTO (Recovery Time Objective), which indicates the maximum acceptable downtime after a disaster. RPO (Recovery Point Objective) refers to the maximum acceptable data loss in terms of time, while MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) measures system reliability, and MTTR (Mean Time To Repair) indicates the average time taken to repair a system after failure.