What does recovery point objective mean on the CPA exam?
Recovery point objective. How much data the organization can afford to lose, measured as time. It sets how often backups or replication must run.
Defined against NIST SP 800-34 Rev. 1.
Which CPA exam sections use recovery point objective?
Recovery point objective appears in the ISC section of the CPA exam.
Other names for recovery point objective
RPO
Related terms
- recovery time objective: How long a system may stay down before the disruption is unacceptable.
- accretion expense: The increase in an asset retirement obligation from the passage of time, measured by the interest method at the credit-adjusted risk-free rate in effect when the liability was first measured.