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Which of the following fields of management focuses on establishing and maintaining consistency of a system's or product's performance and its functional and physical attributes with its requirements,

The correct answer is A. Configuration management. Configuration management is the field dedicated to establishing and maintaining the consistency of a system's or product's attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its entire lifecycle. It provides a formal process for tracking and controll

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Which of the following fields of management focuses on establishing and maintaining consistency of a system's or product's performance and its functional and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life? Response:

Options

  • AConfiguration management
  • BProcurement management
  • CRisk management
  • DChange management

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    91% (29)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

Configuration management is the field dedicated to establishing and maintaining the consistency of a system's or product's attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its entire lifecycle. It provides a formal process for tracking and controlling changes.

AConfiguration managementCorrect

Configuration management is a discipline focused on identifying, documenting, and controlling changes to the functional and physical characteristics of a system throughout its lifecycle. Its primary goal is to ensure the consistency and integrity of the system's attributes with its design and requirements over time.

BProcurement management

Procurement management deals with obtaining goods and services from external vendors, not with maintaining the internal consistency of a system's attributes.

CRisk management

Risk management focuses on identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks, not on ensuring the consistency of a system's performance and attributes.

DChange management

Change management focuses on managing the process of organizational or system modifications, but configuration management specifically addresses the consistency of the system's defined attributes as a result of those changes.

Concept tested: Configuration management definition

Source: https://www.nist.gov/glossary/configuration-management

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#configuration management#system consistency#lifecycle management#operational security

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