CompTIA Security+ Practice Test of the Day 260427

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Today’s practice test is based on Subdomain 1.3 (Explain the importance of change management processes and the impact to security) from the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 objectives.

This beginner-level practice test is inspired by the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) exam and is designed to help you reinforce key cybersecurity concepts on a daily basis.

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CompTIA Security+ Practice Test of the Day 260427
10 questions • Single best answer
Question 1
A network engineer plans to modify firewall rules on a production system to allow a new application's traffic. Before making any changes, she submits the request, security and operations teams review the risks, and stakeholders formally authorize the modification. Which change management step is being followed?
    Question 2
    Before deploying a major ERP software upgrade to production, the change management team documents the exact steps required to uninstall the new version and restore the prior version if critical errors occur. Which change management element does this represent?
      Question 3
      A hospital IT team must apply OS patches to clinical workstations. To minimize disruption to patient care, the team schedules patching for 2:00–4:00 AM Sunday when system usage is lowest. Which change management element is being applied?
        Question 4
        Before upgrading a core authentication server, the change management board requires the team to document which downstream applications depend on it, how many users will be affected if it goes offline, and whether compliance requirements are impacted. Which change management step does this represent?
          Question 5
          A security administrator configures a corporate workstation to only allow pre-approved applications to execute — blocking all software not on the approved list from running, regardless of how it was installed. Which technical change management implication is being applied?
            Question 6
            A change management team attempts to apply a critical security patch but discovers the patch is incompatible with a legacy billing application that cannot be updated — forcing a delay in patch deployment across those systems. Which technical change management implication does this illustrate?
              Question 7
              A development team maintains a central repository where all infrastructure configuration scripts are stored. Every change creates a new revision record, and any prior version can be retrieved or compared against the current state at any time. Which change management practice does this represent?
                Question 8
                A network team migrates a server to a new VLAN and updates firewall rules. A week later, the security team finds network topology diagrams still show the server in the old segment — causing incorrect assumptions during an incident response exercise. Which change management documentation requirement was not followed?
                  Question 9
                  A company requires all firewall rule changes to follow a documented workflow: submit a ticket, obtain manager approval, schedule in a maintenance window, test in staging, deploy to production, and verify results. Which change management element does this workflow represent?
                    Question 10
                    Before patching a web application server, the change management team maps all services that rely on it — including an authentication service and a downstream reporting tool — to ensure the patch will not break those integrations. Which technical change management consideration is being addressed?
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