A technician has a current baseline and is told to install additional memory and a faster NIC card. At which point in time should the next baseline be run?

Taking a baseline after only the memory upgrade would produce an incomplete snapshot, since the subsequent NIC installation would still alter network throughput and system metrics.

A baseline taken before the upgrade reflects the old system state and is effectively the existing current baseline already on record - not a new post-upgrade baseline.

Taking a baseline after only the NIC installation omits the effect of the memory upgrade, resulting in a baseline that does not represent the fully upgraded environment.

A baseline documents the normal operating state of a system and is only valid when the system is in its final intended configuration. Taking the baseline after both the memory and NIC upgrades ensures it reflects the combined impact of all changes, providing an accurate reference point for future performance comparisons.