An organization performs a business impact analysis to identify potential effects of business interruptions. is: a. it is trying to identify the maximum acceptable time its key business process can be down before it severely impacts operations.
b. its key business process can be down before it severely impacts operations: This doesn't necessarily address the purpose of a business impact analysis, which is to assess potential impacts and not just identify a threshold point.
c. it severely impacts operations: This describes a consequence of a business interruption, not the goal of the analysis itself.
Therefore, a is the most accurate option as it captures the essence of a business impact analysis, which is to proactively identify the criticality of processes and their acceptable downtime thresholds to minimize operational disruptions.