Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Exercise 14

Which of the following phases of a system development life cycle is most concerned with establishing a sound policy as the foundation for design?

A development/acquisition

B implementation

C initiation

D maintenance

Step 1 of 2

System Development Life cycle

System development life cycle (SDLC) defines the development cycle of the software. It defines all the stages through which the software passes such as initiation, requirement gathering, design, coding, testing, and maintenance.

The phase in which sound policies are developed which serve as a foundation for software design is the initiation phase.

Hence, the correct option is C. initiation.