to deploy the OS securely on different platforms, the
vendor publishes several sets of instructions on how to
install it, depending on which platform the customer is
using. This is an example of a ________. (D1, L1.4.2)
A)Law
B)Procedure
C)Standard
D)Policy
B is correct. This is a set of instructions to perform a
particular task, so it is a procedure (several procedures,
,actually—one for each platform). A is incorrect; the
instructions are not a governmental mandate. C is
incorrect, because the instructions are particular to a
specific product, not accepted throughout the industry. D
is incorrect, because the instructions are not particular to
a given organization.
,The Triffid Corporation publishes a policy that states all
personnel will act in a manner that protects health and
human safety. The security office is tasked with writing a
detailed set of processes on how employees should wear
protective gear such as hardhats and gloves when in
hazardous areas. This detailed set of processes is a _________.
(D1, L1.4.1)
A)Policy
B)Procedure
C)Standard
D)Law
, B is correct. A detailed set of processes used by a specific
organization is a procedure. A is incorrect; the policy is the
overarching document that requires the procedure be
created and implemented. C is incorrect. The procedure is
not recognized and implemented throughout the industry;
it is used internally. D is incorrect; the procedure was
created by Triffid Corporation, not a governmental body.