IPA IP 2020 Question 89
A question IPA Japan published in 令和2年度 10月 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問89, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Same question on ITPEC: Oct 2024 Q37
Which of the following is the activity in A (Act) phase in the PDCA model adopted in an organization that operates an ISMS?
Explanation
Deciding improvements for flaws found by monitoring and evaluation — the Act phase of the ISMS PDCA cycle.
The ISMS cycle runs Plan, Do, Check, Act:
- •Plan: set the security policy, organisation and procedures: option (c)
- •Do: communicate the policy, install and operate the measures: option (d)
- •Check: monitor operations and measure and evaluate the results: option (b)
- •Act: decide and make improvements for the problems Check revealed: option (a)
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- •(b) — monitoring and measuring results is Check
- •(c) — creating the policy, organisation and procedures is Plan
- •(d) — communicating the policy and operating the measures is Do
Key rule: Act always follows Check: it acts on what the evaluation found and feeds the improvements into the next Plan.
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