Discuss CIMA CIMAPRA19-E02-1 Exam Topic 3 Question 58

The purpose of PEST analysis is described by which of the following?

ATo examine the competitive forces at work in the industry.

BTo determine the strengthsand weaknesses of the organisation.

CTo assess the power of the internal stakeholders.

DTo assess the threats and opportunities posed by the wider environmental forces.

Suggested Answer: D

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13 comments · newest first

Therese 12 months ago

D is definitely the right answer!

Brendan 12 months ago

Wait, is it really just about external forces? That seems too narrow.

Kallie 1 year ago

I thought it was more about internal strengths and weaknesses?

Linwood 1 year ago

Totally agree, it's all about the environment!

Stanton 1 year ago

PEST analysis looks at external factors like political, economic, social, and technological.

Ira 1 year ago

I thought PEST was about internal strengths and weaknesses, but now I’m confused if that’s more SWOT analysis.

Arminda 1 year ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I feel like PEST focuses on the political, economic, social, and technological aspects, which might relate to option D.

Anika 1 year ago

I remember studying competitive forces, but that sounds more like Porter’s Five Forces than PEST.

Cecily 1 year ago

I think PEST analysis is more about external factors, so I’m leaning towards option D.

Julianna 1 year ago

Okay, I've got this. The question is asking about the best way to definitively identify effective reinforcers, so that means we need to do a full reinforcer assessment, not just a preference assessment. The other options don't seem as comprehensive.

Reid 1 year ago

Okay, I think I've got this. Based on the description, the answer is probably "Evaluation" since that seems to be the process of reviewing the security controls in response to changes. I'm feeling pretty confident about this one.

Kaycee 1 year ago

Hmm, the SATA RAID 6 array could be an issue for the random writes from the OLTP workload. I'll need to think through that one.

Yoko 1 year ago

We discussed some practice questions that talked about data limits, but I can't recall the maximum figures exactly... it's frustrating!

CIMAPRA19-E02-1 Exam - Topic 3 Question 58 Discussion