| Facility |
: |
A
location containing the equipment, supplies, voice,
and data communication lines to conduct business under
normal conditions. |
| File Backup |
: |
The
practice of dumping (copying) a file stored on disk
or tape to another
disk or tape. This is done for protection case the active
file gets damaged. |
| File Recovery |
: |
The
restoration of computer files using backup copies. |
| File Server |
: |
The
central repository of shared files and applications
in a computer network (LAN). |
| Financial Impact |
: |
An
operating expense that continues following an interruption
or disaster, which, as a result of the event, cannot
be offset by income and directly affects the financial
position of the organization. |
| Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act |
: |
An
act of Congress mandating that corporate officers and
responsible managers ensure the appropriate degree of
control to effectively protect
organizational assets. |
| Forward Recovery |
: |
The
process of recovering a data base to the point of failure
by applying active journal or log data to the current
backup files of the data base. |
| Full Recovery
Test |
: |
An
exercise in which all recovery procedures and strategies
are tested (as opposed to a partial recovery test.) |
