ITIL Foundation ITIL 4 Edition Flashcards
Which term describes the functionality offered by a service?
A) Cost
B) Utility
C) Warranty
D) Risk
B) Utility
Utility is the “functionality offered by a product or service”.
Which is the BEST description of an organization?
A) Any private company that acts as a service provider
B) Any person or group of people that acts as a service consumer
C) Any person or group of people that is responsible for what it achieves
D) Any private company or public body
C) Any person or group of people that is responsible for what it achieves
Organization: A person or group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities, and relationships to achieve its objectives.
What is an output?
A) A change of state that has significance for the management of a configuration item
B) A possible event that could cause harm or loss
C) A result for a stakeholder
D) Something created by carrying out an activity
D) Something created by carrying out an activity
An outcome is “a result for a stakeholder enabled by one or more outputs”.
Which term describes what a service does?
A) Warranty
B) Value
C) Utility
D) Service Relationships
C) Utility
Utility: The functionality offered by a product or service to meet a particular need.
Identify the missing word in the following sentence,
A customer is a person who defines the requirements for a service and takes responsibility for the [?] of service consumption.
A) Outputs
B) Outcomes
C) Costs
D) Risks
B) Outcomes
Customer: A person who defines the requirements for a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of service consumption.
Which is NOT a key focus of the “information and technology” dimension?
A) Security and compliance
B) Communication systems and knowledge bases
C) Workflow management and inventory systems
D) Roles and Responsibilities
D) Roles and Responsibilities
A service provider describes a package that includes a laptop with software, licenses, and support. What is this package an example of?
A) Value
B) an Outcome
C) Warranty
D) Service Offering
D) Service Offering
Service providers define combinations of goods, access to resources and service actions, to address the needs of different consumer groups. These combinations are called Service Offerings.
What considerations influence the supplier strategy of an organization?
A) Contracts and Agreements
B) Type of cooperation with suppliers
C) Corporate culture of the organization
D) Level of Formality
C) Corporate culture of the organization
What is within the scope of ‘the information and technology’ dimension of service management?
A) Relationships with other organizations that are involved in the design of technology services
B) Activities and workflows needed to deliver technology services to customers
C) Collaboration and communication of information by technical staff
D) Information created and used in the course of service provision and consumption
D) Information created and used in the course of service provision and consumption
What are the two types of cost that a service consumer should evaluate?
A) The price of the service, and the cost of creating the service
B) The costs removed by the service, and the costs imposed by the service
C) The cost of provisioning the service, and the cost of improving the service
D) The cost of software, and the cost of hardware
B) The costs removed by the service, and the costs imposed by the service
Identify the missing word in the following sentence,
A service is a means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating [?] that customers want to achieve.
A) the warranty
B) outcomes
C) the utility
D) outputs
B) outcomes
What does service consumption include?
A) Using the service provider’s resources
B) Configuring the service provider’s resources
C) Ensuring continual value co-creation
D) Providing access to resources for users
A) Using the service provider’s resources
Which TWO concepts are within the scope of the ‘organization and people’ dimension of service management?
- Roles
- Applications
- Contracts
- Culture
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4
D) 1 and 4
D) 1 and 4
Which dimension of service management encompasses contracts and relationships?
A) Organizations and people
B) Information and technology
C) Partners and Suppliers
D) Value streams and processes
C) Partners and Suppliers
What is the definition of a User?
A) A person who uses services
B) A person who defines the requirements for a service
C) A person who uses suppliers
D) A person who authorizes budget for service consumption
A) A person who uses services
What role do service providers and service consumers have in relation to risk?
A) Consumers help service providers to achieve outcomes, which reduces service provider risk
B) Consumers should manage the detailed level of risk on behalf of the service provider
C) Service providers help consumers to achieve outcomes, which eliminates consumer risk
D) Service providers should manage the detailed level of risk on behalf of the consumer
D) Service providers should manage the detailed level of risk on behalf of the consumer
Which describes outcomes?
A) Tangible or intangible deliverables
B) Functionality offered by a product or service
C) Results delivered by a stakeholder
D) Configuration of an organization’s resources
C) Results delivered by a stakeholder
What is an output?
A) An amount of money spent on an activity
B) A result for a stakeholder enabled by a deliverable
C) A deliverable from an activity
D) A potential issue that could impact a service
C) A deliverable from an activity
Which role authorizes budget for service consumption?
A) Customer
B) User
C) Sponsor
D) Service provider
C) Sponsor
Which service management dimension is focused on activities and how these are coordinated?
A) Organizations and People
B) Information and Technology
C) Partners and Suppliers
D) Value Streams and Processes
D) Value Streams and Processes
Which one of these includes managing resources that are configured to deliver a service?
A) Service relationship management
B) Service Provision
C) Service Level Management
D) Service Consumption
B) Service Provision
What is a means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want to achieve?
A) A service
B) An output
C) A practice
D) Continual improvement
A) A service
Which joint activity performed by a service provider and service consumer ensures continual value co-creation?
A) Service Provision
B) Service Consumption
C) Service Offering
D) Service Relationship Management
D) Service Relationship Management
Which dimension of service management includes an integrated and coordinated way to deliver services?
A) Organizations and People
B) Information and Technology
C) Partners and Suppliers
D) Value Streams and Processes
D) Value Streams and Processes
