Which of the following components of configuration management involves periodic checks to
determine the consistency and completeness of accounting information and to verify that all
configuration management policies are being followed?
A.
Configuration Identification
B.
Configuration Auditing
C.
Configuration Control
D.
Configuration Status Accounting
Explanation:
Configuration auditing is a component of configuration management, which involves
periodic checks to establish the consistency and completeness of accounting information and to
confirm that all configuration management policies are being followed. Configuration audits are
broken into functional and physical configuration audits. They occur either at delivery or at the
moment of effecting the change. A functional configuration audit ensures that functional and
performance attributes of a configuration item are achieved, while a physical configuration audit
ensures that a configuration item is installed in accordance with the requirements of its detailed
the ability to record and report on the configuration baselines associated with each configuration
item at any moment of time. It supports the functional and physical attributes of software at various
points in time, and performs systematic control of accounting to the identified attributes for the
purpose of maintaining software integrity and traceability throughout the software development life
management. Configuration control is a set of processes and approval stages required to change
a configuration item’s attributes and to re-baseline them. It supports the change of the functional
and physical attributes of software at various points in time, and performs systematic control of
process of identifying the attributes that define every aspect of a configuration item. A
configuration item is a product (hardware and/or software) that has an end-user purpose. These
attributes are recorded in configuration documentation and baselined. Baselining an attribute
forces formal configuration change control processes to be effected in the event that these
attributes are changed.