Axelos ITIL v.3 Test Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following examples is a source of best practice?

A

ISO / IEC 20000

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2
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Which is the CORRECT explanation of how a service facilitates an outcome?

A

By enhancing the performance of associated tasks and reducing the effect of constraints

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3
Q

What ITIL term is used for customers of IT services who do NOT work in the same organization
as the service provider?

A

External customers

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4
Q

What should be defined for every process?

A

The process owner, process policy and set of process activities

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5
Q

All of the stages of the ITIL lifecycle have a role to play in ensuring the delivery of high quality IT services at optimum cost.
Which of these has the BEST opportunity to prevent difficulties as early as possible and minimize the cost of any remedial work?

A

Service design

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6
Q

Which is NOT part of the service transition stage of the service lifecycle?

A

Designing and developing capabilities for service management

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7
Q

Which is an objective of service operation?

A

To coordinate and carry out the activities and processes required to deliver services to the business and manage them at agreed levels

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8
Q

Which is the BEST description of a business case?

A

A decision support and planning tool that details the likely consequences of a business action

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9
Q

Which of these statements about service asset and configuration management is CORRECT?

  1. A configuration item (CI) can be a component part of one or more other CIs
  2. How an organization groups components into configuration items will depend on the level of
    control they wish to exert
  3. A single configuration management database (CMDB) is the objective for an organization
  4. All CMDB audits should be conducted by external auditors using a CMDB standard
A
  1. A configuration item (CI) can be a component part of one or more other CIs
  2. How an organization groups components into configuration items will depend on the level of
    control they wish to exert
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10
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Which BEST defines availability?

A

The ability of a service, component or CI to perform its agreed function when required

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11
Q

The definitive media library is the responsibility of:

A

Service asset and configuration management

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12
Q

A cause of one or more incidents’ is the ITIL definition of which of these terms?

A

A problem

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13
Q

Where would all the possible service improvement opportunities be recorded?

A

CSI register

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14
Q

Which is NOT a defined area of value?

A

Business policies

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15
Q

An Internal IT department would be considered which one of the ‘four Ps’ of service design?

A

People

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16
Q

Which do technology metrics measure?

A

Components

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17
Q

What is the next step in the continual service improvement (CSI) approach:

  1. What is the vision?
  2. Where are we now?
  3. Where do we want to be? 4. How do we get there?
  4. Did we get there?
  5. ?
A

How do we keep the momentum going?

18
Q

Which do service metrics measure?

A

The end-to-end service

19
Q

In which document would you expect to see an overview of actual service achievements against targets?

A

SLA monitoring (SLAM) chart

20
Q

Where should a customer’s initial service targets be recorded before the service level agreement (SLA) is produced?

A

In a list of service level requirements (SLR)

21
Q

The remediation plan should be evaluated at what point in the change lifecycle?

A

Before the change is approved

22
Q

Which of the following lists shows change types defined in ITIL?

A

Standard, emergency and normal

23
Q

Which is the BEST reason for categorizing incidents?

A

To identify trends for use in problem management and other IT service management activities

24
Q

What should be documented in an incident model?

  1. Chronological order of steps to resolve the incident
  2. Details of the service level agreement (SLA) targets and reliability
  3. Details of agreed service continuity requirements
  4. Escalation procedures for who should be contacted and when
A
  1. Chronological order of steps to resolve the incident

4. Escalation procedures for who should be contacted and when

25
Q

Which process is responsible for eliminating recurring incidents and minimizing the impact of incidents that cannot be prevented?

A

Problem management

26
Q

With which process is problem management likely to share categorization and impact coding systems?

A

Incident management

27
Q

Which process includes ‘facilitating good management of service and customer assets’ as an objective?

A

Financial management for IT services

28
Q

Which process is responsible for recording the current details, status, interfaces and dependencies of all live services and services that are about to be implemented?

A

Service catalogue management

29
Q

Which process includes business, service and component sub-processes?

A

Capacity management

30
Q

Which service design process would ensure that utility and warranty requirements are properly addressed in all service designs?

A

Design coordination

31
Q

Which process is responsible for ensuring that appropriate testing takes place?

A

Release and deployment management

32
Q

Which term describes the experiences, ideas, insights and values of individuals?

A

Knowledge

33
Q

What is the purpose of transition planning and support?

A

Provide overall planning for service transitions and coordinate the resources they require

34
Q

Which would NOT involve event management?

A

Recording service desk staff absence

35
Q

Which process is responsible for dealing with complaints, comments, and general enquiries from users?

A

Request fulfilment

36
Q

Which is the BEST description of a centralized service desk?

A

There is a single desk in one location serving the whole organization

37
Q

Which is an objective of application management?

A

Ensuring that the required functionality is available to achieve the required business outcome

38
Q

Which statement about a service owner is INCORRECT?

A

Carries out the day-to-day monitoring and operation of the service they own

39
Q

Which rule should be followed when defining a RACI authority matrix?

A

Only one person is accountable

40
Q

Which does NOT benefit from service automation?

A

Wisdom