Why is it important to maintain an accurate asset inventory?

To ensure all assets are properly secured and accounted for

To increase the number of assets in the organization

To reduce the need for security controls

To eliminate the need for asset disposal procedures

Why is it important to document relationships between configuration items?

To understand the impact of changes and incidents on other components

To make the CMDB easier to ignore

To eliminate the need for asset classification

To reduce the number of configuration items

A mid-sized company is experiencing issues with its asset inventory. The inventory is incomplete, and some assets are duplicated in the system. The IT manager wants to improve the accuracy and completeness of the inventory. Which approach is MOST effective?

Implement a CMDB and use automated discovery tools to populate and maintain the inventory.

Purchase a new asset tracking software and migrate the existing data into it.

Conduct a one-time manual audit and update the inventory based on the findings.

Use a spreadsheet and ask each department to update it with their assets.

CompTIASecurityX (CASP+)

Domain 1Objective 4

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16foundation · easy
Which document is typically used to record the details of a proposed change to a configuration item?
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17foundation · easy
Why is it important to maintain an accurate asset inventory?
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18foundation · easy
Which process is used to maintain an accurate and up-to-date record of all assets within an organization?
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19foundation · easy
Why is it important to document relationships between configuration items?
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20application · medium
A mid-sized company is experiencing issues with its asset inventory. The inventory is incomplete, and some assets are duplicated in the system. The IT manager wants to improve the accuracy and completeness of the inventory. Which approach is MOST effective?
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Configuration Management CAS-005 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

Which document is typically used to record the details of a proposed change to a configuration item?

Why is it important to maintain an accurate asset inventory?

Which process is used to maintain an accurate and up-to-date record of all assets within an organization?

Why is it important to document relationships between configuration items?

A mid-sized company is experiencing issues with its asset inventory. The inventory is incomplete, and some assets are duplicated in the system. The IT manager wants to improve the accuracy and completeness of the inventory. Which approach is MOST effective?

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