Which of the following activities is a core function of Software Configuration Management (SCM)?

### Why this is right - **Need for configuration management** is a listed topic. - **Version control** tracks versions of managed materials. - **Software configuration items** are listed as managed entities. - **Configuration management process** is a listed process topic. ### The concept The material also names taxonomy, Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) repositories and features, and web engineering. Critical path calculation belongs to project scheduling rather than configuration management. ### The other options - **E. Critical path calculation**: This is associated with scheduling and the Critical Path Method (CPM), not the configuration management unit. ### Terms - **Version control**: Management of changes and versions of software artifacts. - **Software configuration item**: An item placed under configuration management. ### Remember Configuration management covers versions, managed items, and the process for controlling them.