An organization would like to calculate the time needed to resolve a hardware issue with a server. Which of the following risk management processes describes this example?
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Correct answer: Mean time to repair.
Why this is the answer
Mean time to repair (MTTR) is the average time it takes to diagnose and fix a failed system or component, such as a server hardware issue. It directly addresses the organization's need to calculate the time required for resolution. Recovery time objective (RTO) is the maximum acceptable downtime after a disaster, focusing on service restoration, not the repair duration itself. Recovery point objective (RPO) defines the maximum acceptable data loss, unrelated to repair time. Mean time between failures (MTBF) measures the expected operational time between failures, indicating reliability, not repair duration.
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