ITPEC IP April 2026 Question 49
ITPEC IP April 2026 — Question 49 of 100
Modify an operating system's program to conform to revised law — adapting released software to environmental or regulatory change is maintenance.
Software maintenance occurs after deployment and includes corrective fixes, adaptation to external changes, performance improvements, and preventive restructuring.
Answer (d)
Why not others: (a) is user administration during operation; (b) is requirements/design work for a new system; (c) is acceptance testing before a newly developed system is accepted.
Key rule: Changes to already operational software are maintenance; activities that create and approve the initial release belong to development.
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