Which two are efficient ways to capture details about your organization's current technology capabilities? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• AIssue a Request for Proposal and ask three vendors to compare their solutions to the products
• BRequest to see a list of software licensed by the company and examine the expiration dates
• CRun a security and performance cleanup test using a vendor's free tools available on the
• DConduct a survey to find out where spreadsheets are used instead of the finance data
• ERun a report on network and system usage, then identify added capacity needed for the next

• A
  10% (6)
• B
  83% (49)
• C
  5% (3)
• E
  2% (1)

Explanation

Options B and D correctly identify inventory-based approaches that reveal what technology an organization currently uses. Reviewing licensed software (B) gives a direct, factual snapshot of tools in use and highlights gaps or redundancies, while surveying spreadsheet usage (D) uncovers shadow IT and manual workarounds that signal where formal systems are lacking - both paint an accurate picture of current capabilities without requiring external parties.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Request for Proposal) evaluates vendor solutions, not your existing capabilities - it's a procurement activity, not an assessment one.
• C (vendor's free security/performance tools) tests system health or vulnerabilities, not what capabilities your organization currently has.
• E (network/system usage report for capacity planning) looks forward at what you'll need, not backward at what you currently have.

Memory tip: Think "look inward, not outward." The correct answers both examine what's already inside the organization - licenses you own and tools your people are actually using - whereas the wrong answers all involve vendors, external tools, or future planning.

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