Which is an example of an NCPI management system data point?

Question

Options

• AMonitoring of network traffic
• BMislabeling of kirk-key interlock
• CAdvanced warning of UPS battery deficiency
• DReading of boiler room steam pressure levels

• A
  5% (3)
• B
  14% (8)
• C
  70% (40)
• D
  11% (6)

Explanation

Option C is correct because UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) systems are a core component of Network Critical Physical Infrastructure (NCPI) - the physical systems that directly support IT equipment. An NCPI management system monitors power, cooling, and environmental conditions, making a proactive battery deficiency alert a textbook NCPI data point.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Network traffic monitoring) belongs to network management systems (NMS), which oversee logical/data-layer activity - not physical infrastructure.
• B (Mislabeled kirk-key interlock) describes a labeling/human error issue on an electrical safety device, not a system-generated data point from an NCPI platform.
• D (Boiler steam pressure) is a building management system (BMS) data point for industrial/HVAC equipment, which falls outside NCPI's scope of IT-supporting infrastructure.

Memory tip: NCPI = Network Critical Physical Infrastructure. Ask yourself: "Does this data point help keep servers and IT equipment running?" UPS battery health directly answers yes - a failing UPS kills uptime. Network traffic, boiler pressure, and mislabeled switches don't fit that specific IT-power-continuity focus.

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