Cyber Fundamentals Block 5 Practice Exam

Baselining is concerned with establishing a known state of the system’s what?

Performance metrics Network topology Configuration User accounts

Correct Answer:

Configuration

Explanation:

Baselining establishes a known state of how the system is configured. This means capturing the exact setup: hardware and software inventory, installed patches and updates, enabled or disabled services, startup configurations, security settings, and user accounts and permissions. By documenting this configuration, you create a reference point to compare against future states and quickly detect any changes, drift, or unauthorized modifications. While performance metrics or network topology can have their own baselines in other contexts, the fundamental idea here is to know and compare the system’s setup—its configuration.

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