The major objective of system configuration management is which of the following?
A.
System maintenance.
B.
System stability.
C.
System operations.
D.
System tracking.
Explanation:
Configuration Management is defined as the identification, control, accounting, and documentation of all
changes that take place to system hardware, software, firmware, supporting documentation, and test results
throughout the lifespan of the system.
A system should have baselines set pertaining to the system’s hardware, software, and firmware configuration.
The configuration baseline will be tried and tested and known to be stable. Modifying the configuration settings
of a system could lead to system instability.
System configuration management will help to ensure system stability by ensuring a consistent configuration
across the systems.
Incorrect Answers:
A: System configuration management could aid system maintenance. However, this is not a major objective of
system configuration management.
C: System configuration management will help to ensure system stability which will help in system operations.
However, system operations are not a major objective of system configuration management.
D: System tracking is not an objective of system configuration management.Harris, Shon, All In One CISSP Exam Guide, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2013, p. 4