Network policies

Question 1

Acceptable use

Answer 1

• Terms and conditions of use enforced by the operator of a network.

Question 2

Disaster recovery

Answer 2

• Plan on case something goes wrong with the network
• In case of a physical interruption such as a fire or a vital online attack
• Usually means that the network operators have a backup of data which will probably be covered under a backup policy

Question 3

Failover

Answer 3

This means that if a piece of key hardware (like a server or router) stops working, a secondary back up device will take over the functionality to prevent network downtime

Question 4

Archiving

Answer 4

A network that keeps archives means that they keep a store of data currently not inn use but may be used inn the future.

E.g. previous user information