CSSLP Question #231: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

You work as the Senior Project manager in Dotcoiss Inc. Your company has started a software project using configuration management and has completed 70% of it. You need to ensure that the network infrastructure devices and networking standards used in this project are installed in accordance with the requirements of its detailed project design documentation. Which of the following procedures will you employ to accomplish the task?

Options

• AConfiguration identification
• BConfiguration control
• CFunctional configuration audit
• DPhysical configuration audit

Explanation

To ensure that network infrastructure devices and networking standards are physically installed according to detailed project design documentation, a Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) should be employed. This audit verifies that the "as-built" system matches the "as-specified" design.

Common mistakes.

• A. Configuration identification is the process of selecting and documenting the functional and physical characteristics of configuration items, not auditing their physical installation against design.
• B. Configuration control is the process of managing changes to configuration items throughout the system lifecycle, ensuring that only authorized changes are made and tracked.
• C. A Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) is a formal examination that verifies that a configuration item has achieved the performance and functional characteristics specified in its functional baseline, focusing on functionality rather than physical installation.

Concept tested. Configuration management - Physical Configuration Audit (PCA)

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