Which of the following configuration management system processes defines which items will be configuration managed, how they are to be identified, and how they are to be documented?

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Options

• AConfiguration verification and audit
• BConfiguration control
• CConfiguration status accounting
• DConfiguration identification

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  6% (3)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  88% (43)

Explanation

Configuration Identification (D) is the foundational CM process that defines the scope of what gets managed - it establishes which items are configuration items (CIs), how they are named/numbered, and how they are documented. Think of it as setting up the "registry" before any other CM work can happen.

Why the others are wrong:

• (A) Configuration Verification and Audit - confirms that CIs match their documented specifications and that CM processes are being followed; it audits, it doesn't define.
• (B) Configuration Control - manages changes to baselined CIs through a formal approval process (e.g., Change Control Boards); it governs changes, not initial identification.
• (C) Configuration Status Accounting - records and reports the status of CIs and change requests over time; it tracks, it doesn't define.

Memory tip: Think of the four CM processes in lifecycle order - Identification → Control → Status Accounting → Verification/Audit. "I Come See Variations." Identification always comes first because you can't control, track, or audit what you haven't defined.

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