Matt, a developer, recently attended a workshop on a new application. The developer installs the new application on a production system to test the functionality. Which of the following is MOST…

The correct answer is C. Initial baseline configuration. A baseline configuration is the approved, documented snapshot of a system's configuration at a specific point in time. Production systems are maintained against a baseline to ensure consistency, stability, and security. Installing an unauthorized or untested application on a…

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Matt, a developer, recently attended a workshop on a new application. The developer installs the new application on a production system to test the functionality. Which of the following is MOST likely affected?

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AApplication design
BApplication security
CInitial baseline configuration
DManagement of interfaces

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(62 responses)

A
3% (2)
B
6% (4)
C
74% (46)
D
16% (10)

Explanation

A baseline configuration is the approved, documented snapshot of a system's configuration at a specific point in time. Production systems are maintained against a baseline to ensure consistency, stability, and security. Installing an unauthorized or untested application on a production system directly alters that system's configuration, taking it out of compliance with its baseline. This is a change management violation - new software should be tested in a development or staging environment, not production. Application design is not affected by the installation. Application security may be affected secondarily, but the immediate impact is the deviation from the known-good baseline. Management of interfaces is not directly relevant here.

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