Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) v12 — Question 137

What is the definition of the term Recovery Time Objective (RTO)?

Answer options

• A. The period of time to determine disaster recovery objectives for a disaster recovery plan
• B. A mandate for remote employees to return to the office, either full time or part time
• C. The maximum amount of data loss that would be acceptable to an organization measured in terms of time
• D. The maximum length of time an application can be down following a system failure or data loss

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer, D, accurately describes RTO as the maximum time an application can be unavailable due to a failure. Option A refers to planning rather than recovery time, option B is unrelated to RTO, and option C describes Recovery Point Objective (RPO) instead of RTO.