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CSSLP · Question #387
CSSLP Question #387: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C: Diversification. Diversification is not a recognized category of software application maintenance activities, which typically include correction, adaptation, and prevention.
Secure Software Deployment, Operations, Maintenance
Question
The software maintenance and support work starts once the delivery of the software product is done. Which of the following is not considered a category of application maintenance activities?
Options
- ACorrection
- BAdaptation
- CDiversification
- DPrevention
Explanation
Diversification is not a recognized category of software application maintenance activities, which typically include correction, adaptation, and prevention.
Common mistakes.
- A. Correction refers to fixing defects found in the software after release, making it a primary maintenance activity.
- B. Adaptation involves modifying the software to operate in a changed environment (e.g., new OS, hardware, or regulations), which is a common maintenance task.
- D. Prevention, or preventive maintenance, focuses on modifying software to detect and correct potential faults before they become actual failures, thereby improving system reliability.
Concept tested. Software application maintenance categories
Topics
#Software Maintenance#Maintenance Categories#Post-Deployment Activities
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