Practice Test Questions Flashcards

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Why does a change authority need to communicate widely?
1. To determine if the change is a standard change or a normal change
2. To gather input for use in risk assessment
3. To ensure people in IT and the business are fully prepared
4. To decide who will authorize the change before deployment

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 1 and 4

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B. 2 and 3

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Which practice includes the assessment and authorization of an update to an application that is needed to resolve an incident?

A. Service level management

B. Problem management

C. Continual improvement

D. Change control

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D. Change Control

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Which is MOST important for agreeing service levels?

A. They are agreed in a technology context

B. They are agreed in a business context

C. They are derived from system metrics

D. They are derived from availability metrics

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B. They are agreed in a business context

“Service level agreements (SLAs) have long been used as a tool to measure the performance of services from the customer’s point of view, and it is important that they are agreed in the wider business context.”

the correct answer was:

They are agreed in a business context

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Which statement about known errors and problems is CORRECT?

A. Known error is the status assigned to a problem after it has been analyzed

B. A known error is the cause of one or more problems

C. Known errors cause vulnerabilities, problems cause incidents

D. Known errors are managed by technical staff, problems are managed by service management staff

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A. Known error is the status assigned to a problem after it has been analyzed

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Which statement about the ‘service desk’ practice is CORRECT?

A. It provides a link with stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels

B. It carries out change assessment and authorization

C. It investigates the cause of incidents

D. It needs a practical understanding of the business processes

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D. It needs a practical understanding of the business processes

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Which is a recommendation of the ‘continual improvement’ practice?

A. There should at least be a small team dedicated to leading ‘continual improvement’ efforts

B. All improvements should be managed as multi-phase projects

C. Continual improvement’ should be isolated from other practices

D. External suppliers should be excluded from improvement initiatives

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A. There should at least be a small team dedicated to leading ‘continual improvement’ efforts

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Which value chain activity ensures that services are managed to meet agreed specifications?

A. Improve

B. Engage

C. Deliver and support

D. Plan

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C. Deliver and support

“The purpose of the deliver and support value chain activity is to ensure that services are delivered and supported according to agreed specifications and stakeholders’ expectations.”

the correct answer was:
Deliver and support

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Which is the BEST example of an emergency change?

A. The implementation of a planned new release of a software application

B. A low-risk computer upgrade implemented as a service request

C. The implementation of a security patch to a critical software application

D. A scheduled major hardware and software implementation

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C. The implementation of a security patch to a critical software application

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Which describes the ‘improve’ value chain activity?

A. It ensures a shared understanding of the vision and improvement direction for all products and services across the organization and all four dimensions

B. It ensures continual improvement of services, and practices across all value chain activities and the four dimensions

C. It ensures that services are delivered and supported according to agreed specifications and stakeholders’ expectations

D. It ensures a good understanding of stakeholder needs, continual engagement and good relationships with all stakeholders

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B. It ensures continual improvement of services, and practices across all value chain activities and the four dimensions

“The purpose of the improve value chain activity is to ensure continual improvement of products, services, and practices across all value chain activities and the four dimensions of service management.”
the correct answer was:

It ensures continual improvement of services, and practices across all value chain activities and the four dimensions

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Which practices are typically involved in the implementation of a problem resolution?

  1. Continual improvement
  2. Service request management
  3. Service level management
  4. Change control

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 1 and 4

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D. 1 and 4

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Which guiding principle promotes the re-evaluation of initiatives to accommodate any changes in circumstances?

A. Progress iteratively with feedback

B. Optimize and automate

C. Think and work holistically

D. Start where you are

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A. Progress iteratively with feedback

“A major improvement initiative or program may be organized into several significant improvement initiatives, and each of these may, in turn, comprise smaller improvement efforts. The overall initiative or program, as well as its component iterations, must be continually re-evaluated and potentially revised to reflect any changes in circumstances and ensure that the focus on value has not been lost. “

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Which is the purpose of the ‘service configuration management’ practice?

A. To plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT assets to help the organization to maximize value and control costs

B. To maximize the number of successful IT changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed and the change authorized

C. To systematically observe services and service components, and record and report selected changes of state

D. To ensure that accurate and reliable information about services and the components that support them is available when and where it is needed

A

D. To ensure that accurate and reliable information about services and the components that support them is available when and where it is needed

“The purpose of the IT asset management practice is to plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT assets, to help the organization: maximize value, control costs, manage risks, support decision-making about purchase, re-use, and retirement of assets”.

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What is the purpose of the ‘supplier management’ practice?

A. To ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately to support the seamless provision of quality products and services

B. To align the organization’s practices and services with changing business needs through the ongoing identification and improvement of services

C. To ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately at strategic and tactical levels through coordinated marketing, selling, and delivery activities

D. To ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of suppliers’ services is available when and where it is needed

A

A. To ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately to support the seamless provision of quality products and services

“The purpose of the supplier management practice is to ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately to support the seamless provision of quality products and services”.

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What is the definition of an event?

A. Any change of state that has significance for the management of a service or other configuration item

B. Any component that needs to be managed in order to deliver an IT service

C. An unplanned interruption to a service or reduction in the quality of a service

D. Any financially valuable component that can contribute to the delivery of an IT product or service

A

A. Any change of state that has significance for the management of a service or other configuration item

“An event can be defined as any change of state that has significance for the management of a service or other configuration item (CI)”.

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How should an organization include third-party suppliers in the continual improvement of services?

A. Ensure suppliers include details of their approach to service improvement in contracts

B. Require evidence that the supplier uses agile development methods

C. Require evidence that the supplier implements all improvements using project management practices

D. Ensure that all supplier problem management activities result in improvements

A

A. Ensure suppliers include details of their approach to service improvement in contracts

Many improvement initiatives use project management practices, but it may not be practical to do so for some. “Many improvement initiatives will use project management practices to organize and manage their execution”, but not all improvement initiatives.

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Which are inputs to the service value system?

A. Governance and the guiding principles

B. Value for customers and other stakeholders

C. Opportunity and demand

D. Practices and the service value chain

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C. Opportunity and demand

Value for customers and other stakeholders is an output of the service values system, not an input. “The outputs (achievement of organizational objectives and value for the organization, its customers and other stakeholders)”.

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What is the service value chain?

A. It is six activities that create and manage products and services

B. It is six activities that transform value into demand

C. It describes a single value stream that creates a product or service

D. It describes a combination of activities and practices for a particular scenario

A

A. It is six activities that create and manage products and services

“…the ITIL service value chain includes six value chain activities which lead to the creation of products and services.”

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What is MOST likely to assist with the resolution of simple incidents?

A. Identifying a temporary team to work together

B. Invoking disaster recovery plans

C. Scripts for collecting information from users

D. Detailed knowledge and expertise of support staff

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C. Scripts for collecting information from users

“The most complex incidents, and all major incidents, often require a temporary team to work together to identify the resolution.” This is not appropriate for simple incidents.

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Which ITIL concept describes governance?

A. The seven guiding principles

B. The four dimensions of service management

C. The service value chain

D. The service value system

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D. The service value system

The four dimensions of service management are ‘organizations and people’, ‘information and technology’, ‘partners and suppliers’, and ‘value streams and processes’.

the correct answer was:

The service value system

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What is a standard change?

A. A change that is well understood, fully documented and pre-authorized

B. A change that needs to be assessed, authorized, and scheduled by a change authority

C. A change that doesn’t need risk assessment because it is required to resolve an incident

D. A change that is assessed, authorized, and scheduled as part of ‘continual improvement’

A

A. A change that is well understood, fully documented and pre-authorized

“These are low-risk, pre-authorized changes that are well understood and fully documented, and can be implemented without needing additional authorization. They are often initiated as service requests, but may also be operational changes. When the procedure for a standard change is created or modified, there should be a full risk assessment and authorization as for any other change. This risk assessment does not need to be repeated each time the standard change is implemented; it only needs to be done if there is a modification to the way it is carried out.”

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What is a problem?

A. An addition or modification that could have an effect on services

B. Any change of state that has significance for the management of a configuration item

C. A cause or potential cause of one or more incidents

D. An unplanned reduction in the quality of a service

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C. A cause or potential cause of one or more incidents

An incident is “An unplanned interruption to a service or reduction in the quality of a service.”

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Which practice has an impact on the customer’s perception of the service provider, by restoring service?

A. Monitoring and event management

B. Problem management

C. Incident management

D. Service level management

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C. Incident management

The purpose of ‘incident management’ is “…to minimize the negative impact of incidents by restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible”. Further, “…incident management can have an enormous impact on customer and user satisfaction, and on how they perceive the service provider”.

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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

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D. Something created by carrying out an activity

An event is: “Any change of state that has significance for the management of a service or other configuration item (CI). Events are typically recognized through notifications created by an IT service, CI, or monitoring tool.”

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What is the correct order for change control activities?

A. Authorize, deploy, assess

B. Assess, deploy, authorize

C. Authorize, assess, deploy

D. Assess, authorize, deploy

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D. Assess, authorize, deploy

“All changes should be assessed by people who are able to understand the risks and the expected benefits; the changes must then be authorized before they are deployed.”

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Which practice ensures that accurate and reliable information is available about configuration items and the relationships between them?

A. Service configuration management

B. Service desk

C. IT asset management

D. Monitoring and event management

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A. Service configuration management

“The purpose of the service configuration management practice is to ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of services, and the CIs that support them, is available when and where it is needed. This includes information on how CIs are configured and the relationships between them”.

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Which value chain activity ensures that people understand how each service contributes to the organization’s vision?

A. Plan

B. Improve

C. Engage

D. Deliver and support

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A. Plan

“The purpose of the plan value chain activity is to ensure a shared understanding of the vision, current status, and improvement direction for all four dimensions and all products and services across the organization.”

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Which guiding principle recommends eliminating a process, service or action if it does not provide value or a useful outcome?

A. Collaborate and promote visibility

B. Progress iteratively with feedback

C. Think and work holistically

D. Keep it simple and practical

A

D. Keep it simple and practical

The guiding principle ‘keep it simple and practical’ makes the recommendation “If a process, service, action or metric fails to provide value or produces no useful outcome, then eliminate it.”

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How do all value chain activities transform inputs to outputs?

A. By determining service demand

B. By using a combination of practices

C. By using a single functional team

D. By implementing process automation

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B. By using a combination of practices

“To convert inputs into outputs, the value chain activities use different combinations of ITIL practices.”

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What is defined as “the addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services”?

A. A change

B. An event

C. An incident

D. Service provision

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A. A change

“Change: The addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services.”

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Which practice enables users to ask for help and information?

A. Incident management

B. Problem management

C. Change control

D. Service desk

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D. Service desk

“Service desks provide a clear path for users to report issues, queries and requests.”

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Which practice identifies metrics that reflect the customer’s experience of a service?

A. Continual improvement

B. Service desk

C. Service level management

D. Problem management

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C. Service level management

“They should relate to defined outcomes and not simply operational metrics. This can be achieved with balanced bundles of metrics”.

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What is the effect of increased automation on the ‘service desk’ practice?

A. Greater ability to focus on customer experience when personal contact is needed

B. Decrease in self-service incident logging and resolution

C. Increased ability to focus on fixing technology instead of supporting people

D. Elimination of the need to escalate incidents to support teams

A

A. Greater ability to focus on customer experience when personal contact is needed

“With increased automation… The impact on service desks is reduced phone contact, less low-level work, and a greater ability to focus on excellent CX when personal contact is needed”.

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Which is a recommendation of the ‘service desk’ practice?

A. Service desks should avoid the use of automation

B. Service desks should be highly technical

C. Service desks should understand the business

D. Service desks should be a physical team in a single fixed location

A

C. Service desks should understand the business

“Another key aspect of a good service desk is its practical understanding of the wider organization, the business processes, and the users.”

the correct answer was:

Service desks should understand the business

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Which term describes what a service does?

A. Warranty

B. Value

C. Utility

D. Service relationships

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C. Utility

Value is defined as “the perceived benefits, usefulness and importance of something.”

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Which is a key consideration for the ‘keep it simple and practical’ guiding principle?

A. Try to create a solution for every exception

B. Understand how each element contributes to value creation

C. Ignore the conflicting objectives of different stakeholders

D. Start with a complex solution, then simplify

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B. Understand how each element contributes to value creation

“When analyzing a practice, process, service, metric, or other improvement target, always ask whether it contributes to value creation.”

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Which statement about change authorization is CORRECT?

A. A change authority should be assigned to each type of change and change model

B. Centralizing change authorization to a single person is the most effective means of authorization

C. The authorization of normal changes should be expedited to ensure they can be implemented quickly

D. Standard changes are high risk and should be authorized by the highest level of change authority

A

A. A change authority should be assigned to each type of change and change model

“It is essential that the correct change authority is assigned to each type of change to ensure that change control is both efficient and effective.”

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What is a change authority?

A. The person or group who reviews a change after it has been deployed

B. The person or group who publishes a change schedule

C. The person or group who designs a change

D. The person or group who approves a change before it is deployed

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D. The person or group who approves a change before it is deployed

“The person or group who authorizes a change is known as a change authority.”
the correct answer was:

The person or group who approves a change before it is deployed

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Which practice has a purpose that includes ensuring that the delivery of a service can be properly assessed, monitored and managed?

A. Service level management

B. Incident management

C. Deployment management

D. Service desk

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A. Service level management

“The purpose of the deployment management practice is to move new or changed hardware, software, documentation, processes, or any other component to live environments. It may also be involved in deploying components to other environments, for testing or staging.”

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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

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C. Corporate culture of the organization

“Corporate culture: some organizations have a historical preference for one approach over another. Long-standing cultural bias is difficult to change without compelling reasons.”

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Which practice is responsible for moving components to live environments?

A. Change control

B. Release management

C. IT asset management

D. Deployment management

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D. Deployment management

“The purpose of the deployment management practice is to move new or changed hardware, software, documentation, processes, or any other component to live environments.”

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Which should be handled using the ‘service request management’ practice?

A. A request for a technology change that will be assessed by a technical team

B. A request to resolve the underlying cause of an incident

C. A request from a customer to develop a new IT service

D. A request from a user for provision of a pre-defined resource

A

D. A request from a user for provision of a pre-defined resource

A service request is defined as “a request from a user or user’s authorized representative that initiates a service action that has been agreed as a normal part of service delivery”. A request for a technology change is not “a normal part of service delivery”. This would be handled as a normal change.

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What is the reason for using a balanced bundle of service metrics?

A. It reduces the number of metrics that need to be collected

B. It reports each service element separately

C. It provides an outcome-based view of services

D. It facilitates the automatic collection of metrics

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C. It provides an outcome-based view of services

“They should relate to defined outcomes and not simply operational metrics. This can be achieved with balanced bundles of metrics.”

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How should the ITIL guiding principles be used?

A. They should be updated to align with changes in strategy

B. A single principle should be selected to support each initiative

C. They should replace other frameworks and standards

D. They should each be reviewed for every initiative

A

D. They should each be reviewed for every initiative
The principles are reviewed for each initiative.

“Organizations should not use just one or two of the principles, but should consider the relevance of each of them and how they apply together”.

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Identify the missing word in the following sentence. A known error is a problem that has been [?] and has not been resolved.

A. logged

B. analyzed

C. escalated

D. closed

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B. analyzed

A known error is “A problem that has been analyzed but has not been resolved”. If a problem has been logged but not analyzed, it would not be considered a known error.

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Which practice includes the classification and ownership of queries and requests from users?

A. Service desk

B. Incident management

C. Change control

D. Service level management

A

A. Service desk

“Service desks provide a clear path for users to report issues, queries, and requests, and have them acknowledged, classified, owned, and actioned”.

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Which practice includes carrying out service reviews?

A. Incident management

B. Problem management

C. Service request management

D. Service level management

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D. Service level management

“The purpose of the service request management practice is to support the agreed quality of a service by handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service requests in an effective and user-friendly manner.” This may include reviews of how service requests were managed, but service reviews are part of service level management, which considers all aspects of the service.

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Which describes the ‘improve’ value chain activity?

A. It ensures a shared understanding of the vision and improvement direction for all products and services across the organization and all four dimensions

B. It ensures continual improvement of services, and practices across all value chain activities and the four dimensions

C. It ensures that services are delivered and supported according to agreed specifications and stakeholders’ expectations

D. It ensures a good understanding of stakeholder needs, continual engagement and good relationships with all stakeholders

A

B. It ensures continual improvement of services, and practices across all value chain activities and the four dimensions

“The purpose of the improve value chain activity is to ensure continual improvement of products, services, and practices across all value chain activities and the four dimensions of service management.”

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Which statement about incident escalation and resolution is CORRECT?

A. Incident escalation should be based on support staff availability, which will help identify the correct team

B. Disaster recovery plans should be invoked when an incident exceeds its target resolution time

C. Some incidents should be resolved by the users themselves using self-help

D. Complex incidents should be escalated to the appropriate supplier

A

C. Some incidents should be resolved by the users themselves using self-help

“Some incidents will be resolved by the user themselves, using self-help”.

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What is the difference between ‘change control’ and ‘organizational change management’?

A. Change control’ manages changes to infrastructure and applications, ‘Organizational change management’ manages changes to documentation, processes and suppliers

B. Change control’ manages standard changes and normal changes, ‘Organizational change management’ manages emergency changes

C. Change control’ reviews and authorizes changes, ‘Organizational change management’ creates and publishes the change schedule

D. Change control’ manages changes to products and services, ‘Organizational change management’ manages the people aspects of change

A

D. Change control’ manages changes to products and services, ‘Organizational change management’ manages the people aspects of change

These are all managed as part of the ‘change control’ practice. “The scope of change control is defined by each organization. It will typically include all IT infrastructure, applications, documentation, processes, supplier relationships and anything else that might directly or indirectly impact a product or service.”

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Which guiding principle recommends carrying out an assessment to understand what can be reused?

A. Focus on value

B. Collaborate and promote visibility

C. Start where you are

D. Think and work holistically

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C. Start where you are

“Assess where you are: Services and methods already in place should be measured and/or observed directly to properly understand their current state and what can be reused from them.”

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What is the service value system?

A. The means by which an organization is directed and controlled

B. A set of interconnected activities that an organization performs to deliver a service

C. A set of organizational resources designed for performing work to create value

D. A description of how components and activities work together to enable value creation

A

D. A description of how components and activities work together to enable value creation

Correct. “The ITIL SVS describes how all the components and activities of the organization work together as a system to enable value creation.”

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Which statement about the ITIL guiding principles is CORRECT?

A. They define the contracts between partners and suppliers

B. They enable the appropriate adaptation of service management

C. They consist of combinations of activities and practices

D. They determine the activities required to meet an objective

A

B. They enable the appropriate adaptation of service management

This relates to processes. “A process is a set of activities that transform inputs to outputs. Processes describe what is done to accomplish an objective, and well-defined processes can improve productivity within and across organizations.”

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Which practice has a purpose to ensure that accurate and reliable information about services is available when and where it is needed?

A. Service configuration management

B. Service desk

C. Release management

D. Service level management

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A. Service configuration management

“The purpose of the service configuration management practice is to ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of services, and the CIs that support them, is available when and where it is needed.”

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What is the purpose of the ‘relationship management’ practice?

A. To align the organization’s practices and services with changing business needs

B. To establish and nurture the links between the organization and its stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels

C. To reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by identifying actual and potential causes of incidents, and managing workarounds and known errors

D. To minimize the negative impact of incidents by restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible

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B. To establish and nurture the links between the organization and its stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels

“The purpose of the relationship management practice is to establish and nurture the links between the organization and its stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels. It includes the identification, analysis, monitoring, and continual improvement of relationships with and between stakeholders.”

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What is the purpose of the ‘supplier management’ practice?

A. To ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately to support the seamless provision of quality products and services

B. To align the organization’s practices and services with changing business needs through the ongoing identification and improvement of services

C. To ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately at strategic and tactical levels through coordinated marketing, selling, and delivery activities

D. To ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of suppliers’ services is available when and where it is needed

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A. To ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately to support the seamless provision of quality products and services

“The purpose of the supplier management practice is to ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately to support the seamless provision of quality products and services”.

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Which TWO concepts are within the scope of the ‘organization and people’ dimension of service management? 1. Roles 2. Applications 3. Contracts 4. Culture

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 1 and 4

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D. 1 and 4

(1) and (4) “The organizations and people dimension of a service covers roles and responsibilities, formal organizational structures, culture, and required staffing and competencies, all of which are related to the creation, delivery, and improvement of a service.”

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Which is intended to help an organization adopt and adapt ITIL guidance?

A. The four dimensions of service management

B. The guiding principles

C. The service value chain

D. Practices

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B. The guiding principles

“To support a holistic approach to service management, ITIL defines four dimensions that collectively are critical to the effective and efficient facilitation of value for customers and other stakeholders in the form of products and services.” Adopting ITIL to address these four dimensions of ITSM helps to facilitate value but does not help the organization to adapt ITIL guidance to its organization.

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What is a configuration item?

A. Any component that needs to be managed in order to deliver a service

B. Any valuable component that can contribute to delivery of a service

C. Any addition, modification or removal that could have an effect on a service

D. Any change of state that has significance for the management of a service

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A. Any component that needs to be managed in order to deliver a service

This is part of the definition of change, which is “the addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services. “

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Why does a change authority need to communicate widely? 1. To determine if the change is a standard change or a normal change 2. To gather input for use in risk assessment 3. To ensure people in IT and the business are fully prepared 4. To decide who will authorize the change before deployment

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 1 and 4

A

B. 2 and 3

“The person or group who authorizes a change is known as a change authority.” The change authority authorizes the change before deployment, they do not need to communicate widely to identify who the change authority is.

“Regardless of who the change authority is, they may need to communicate widely across the organization. The risk assessment activity, for instance, may require them to gather input from many people with specialist knowledge.” (3) “Additionally, there is usually a need to communicate information about the change to ensure people in IT and the business are fully prepared before it is deployed.”

the correct answer was:

2 and 3

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Which is the BEST example of an emergency change?

A. The implementation of a planned new release of a software application

B. A low-risk computer upgrade implemented as a service request

C. The implementation of a security patch to a critical software application

D. A scheduled major hardware and software implementation

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C. The implementation of a security patch to a critical software application

Emergency changes are “Changes that must be implemented as soon as possible; for example, to resolve an incident or implement a security patch.”

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Which guiding principle recommends that the four dimensions of service management are considered?

A. Think and work holistically

B. Progress iteratively with feedback

C. Focus on value

D. Keep it simple and practical

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A. Think and work holistically

The ‘focus on value’ guiding principle ensures that everything that the organization does links back to providing value to service consumers. It is not primarily concerned with addressing the four dimensions of service management.

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Which practice has activities that everyone in the organization should contribute to?

A. Service level management

B. Continual improvement

C. Change control

D. Problem management

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B. Continual improvement

“Continual improvement is everyone’s responsibility. Although there may be a group of staff members who focus on this work full time, it is critical that everyone in the organization understands active participation in continual improvement activities to be a core part of their job.”

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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

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D. Something created by carrying out an activity

An output is “A tangible or intangible deliverable of an activity”.
the correct answer was:

Something created by carrying out an activity

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Which is a recommendation of the ‘service desk’ practice?

A. Service desks should avoid the use of automation

B. Service desks should be highly technical

C. Service desks should understand the business

D. Service desks should be a physical team in a single fixed location

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C. Service desks should understand the business

“Another key aspect of a good service desk is its practical understanding of the wider organization, the business processes, and the users.”

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Which statement about ‘incident management’ is CORRECT?

A. The service desk should negotiate target incident resolution times with customers

B. Incident priority should be based on IT staff availability to ensure rapid resolution

C. Incidents with a high impact should be managed efficiently to limit resource usage

D. Every incident should be logged and managed, and resolved in a time that meets user expectations

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D. Every incident should be logged and managed, and resolved in a time that meets user expectations

“Every incident should be logged and managed to ensure that it is resolved in a time that meets the expectations of the customer and user”.

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Which practice has the purpose of making new and changed services and features available for use?

A. Change control

B. Service request management

C. Release management

D. Deployment management

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C. Release management

“The purpose of the deployment management practice is to move new or changed hardware, software, documentation, processes, or any other component to live environments.”

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Identify the missing word in the following sentence. The purpose of the ‘service request management’ practice is to support the agreed quality of a service by handling all [?], user-initiated service requests in an effective and user-friendly manner.

A. emergency

B. pre-defined

C. manual

D. low-priority

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B. pre-defined

“The purpose of the service request management practice is to support the agreed quality of a service by handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service requests in an effective and user-friendly manner.”

68
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Which is a recommendation of the ‘continual improvement’ practice?

A. There should at least be a small team dedicated to leading ‘continual improvement’ efforts

B. All improvements should be managed as multi-phase projects

C. Continual improvement’ should be isolated from other practices

D. External suppliers should be excluded from improvement initiatives

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A. There should at least be a small team dedicated to leading ‘continual improvement’ efforts

69
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When in the management of a problem should a change request be submitted?

A. After an effective workaround has been documented

B. After the problem has been resolved

C. After the related incidents have been closed

D. After the costs and benefits of the solution have been analyzed

A

D. After the costs and benefits of the solution have been analyzed

“Error control also includes identification of potential permanent solutions which may result in a change request for implementation of a solution, but only if this can be justified in terms of cost, risks, and benefits.”

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Which guiding principle emphasizes the need to understand the flow of work in progress, identify bottlenecks, and uncover waste?

A. Focus on value

B. Collaborate and promote visibility

C. Think and work holistically

D. Keep it simple and practical

A

B. Collaborate and promote visibility

‘Keep it simple and practical’ states that the organization should use the minimum number of steps, and eliminate steps that produce no useful outcome. This does imply that you should uncover waste, but it does not specifically highlight the need to understand the flow of work and identify bottlenecks.

71
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How does categorization of incidents assist the ‘incident management’ practice?

A. It helps direct the incident to the correct support area

B. It determines the priority assigned to the incident

C. It ensures that incidents are resolved in times agreed with the customer

D. It determines how the service provider is perceived

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A. It helps direct the incident to the correct support area

The category is concerned with the type of incident whereas priority is determined by business impact. “Incidents are prioritized based on agreed classification to ensure that incidents with the highest business impact are resolved first.”

72
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Which is the purpose of the ‘monitoring and event management’ practice?

A. To ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of services is available when and where it is needed

B. To systematically observe services and service components, and record and report selected changes of state

C. To protect the information needed by the organization to conduct its business

D. To minimize the negative impact of incidents by restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible

A

B. To systematically observe services and service components, and record and report selected changes of state

“The purpose of the monitoring and event management practice is to systematically observe services and service components, and record and report selected changes of state identified as events”.

73
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Which role authorizes budget for service consumption?

A. Customer

B. User

C. Sponsor

D. Service provider

A

C. Sponsor

“These roles can be separate or combined … Sponsor: A person who authorizes budget for service consumption”

74
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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. A service

Practices are “Sets of organizational resources designed for performing work or accomplishing an objective.”

the correct answer was:
A service

75
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Which guiding principle recommends using technology only when it provides a clear benefit?

A. Progress iteratively with feedback

B. Optimize and automate

C. Keep it simple and practical

D. Start where you are

A

B. Optimize and automate

‘Keep it simple and practical’ says “always use the minimum number of steps to accomplish an objective. Outcome-based thinking should be used to produce practical solutions that deliver valuable outcomes. If a process, service, action or metric fails to provide value or produces no useful outcome, then eliminate it”. This principle does not specifically address the issue of technology and automation.

the correct answer was:
Optimize and automate

76
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Which practice is the responsibility of everyone in the organization?

A. Service level management

B. Change control

C. Problem management

D. Continual improvement

A

D. Continual improvement

“Continual improvement is everyone’s responsibility” and “The commitment to and practice of continual improvement must be embedded into every fibre of the organization”

the correct answer was:
Continual improvement

77
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Which would be supported by the ‘service request management’ practice?

A. A request to authorize a change that could have an effect on a service

B. A request from a user for something which is a normal part of service delivery

C. A request to restore service after a service interruption

D. A request to investigate the cause of multiple related incidents

A

B. A request from a user for something which is a normal part of service delivery

This would be supported by the ‘change control’ practice. “Definition: Change. The addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services.” Normal changes “need to be scheduled, assessed, and authorized”.

the correct answer was:
A request from a user for something which is a normal part of service delivery

78
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What is the definition of an IT asset?

A. A tangible or intangible deliverable of an activity

B. Any valuable component that can contribute to delivery of an IT service

C. The amount of money spent on a specific activity or resource

D. A person who uses services

A

B. Any valuable component that can contribute to delivery of an IT service

An IT asset is defined as “Any financially valuable component that can contribute to the delivery of an IT product or service.”

the correct answer was:
Any valuable component that can contribute to delivery of an IT service

79
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Which practice has the purpose of aligning the organization’s practices and services with changing business needs?

A. Continual improvement

B. Relationship management

C. Change control

D. Service level management

A

A. Continual improvement

“The purpose of the continual improvement practice is to align the organization’s practices and services with changing business needs through the ongoing identification and improvement of services, service components, practices, or any element involved in the efficient and effective management of products and services.”

the correct answer was:
Continual improvement

80
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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

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B. outcomes

“Customer: A person who defines the requirements for a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of service consumption.”

the correct answer was:
outcomes

81
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Which practice includes the assessment and authorization of an update to an application that is needed to resolve an incident?

A. Service level management

B. Problem management

C. Continual improvement

D. Change control

A

D. Change control

“All changes should be assessed by people who are able to understand the risks and the expected benefits; the changes must be then authorized before they are deployed.” The definition of change is “The addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services.” “The scope of change control is defined by each organization. It will typically include all IT infrastructure, applications…”

the correct answer was:
Change control

82
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Which describes the nature of the guiding principles?

A. Guiding principles can guide an organization in all circumstances

B. Each guiding principle mandates specific actions and decisions

C. An organization will select and adopt only one of the seven guiding principles

D. Guiding principles describe the processes that all organizations must adopt

A

A. Guiding principles can guide an organization in all circumstances

A guiding principle is defined as a recommendation that can guide an organization in all circumstances and will guide organizations when adopting service management. They are not described as prescriptive or mandatory.

the correct answer was:
Guiding principles can guide an organization in all circumstances

83
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Which practice provides a single point of contact for users?

A. Incident management

B. Change control

C. Service desk

D. Service request management

A

C. Service desk

“The purpose of the service desk practice is to capture demand for incident resolution and service requests. It should also be the entry point and single point of contact for the service provider with all of its users.”

the correct answer was:
Service desk

84
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Which statement about the value chain activities is CORRECT?

A. Every practice belongs to a specific value chain activity

B. A specific combination of value chain activities and practices forms a service relationship

C. Service value chain activities form a single stream that enables value creation

D. Each value chain activity contributes to the value chain by transforming specific inputs into outputs

A

D. Each value chain activity contributes to the value chain by transforming specific inputs into outputs

“Value chain activities use different combinations of ITIL practices”. No practice belongs to a single value chain activity.

the correct answer was:
Each value chain activity contributes to the value chain by transforming specific inputs into outputs

85
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Which is a potential benefit of using an IT service management tool to support the ‘incident management’ practice?

A. It may ensure that the cause of incidents is identified within agreed times

B. It may provide automated matching of incidents to problems or known errors

C. It may ensure that supplier contracts are aligned with the needs of the service provider

D. It may provide automated resolution and closure of complex incidents

A

B. It may provide automated matching of incidents to problems or known errors

“Modern IT service management tools can provide automated matching of incidents to other incidents, problems or known errors”.

the correct answer was:
It may provide automated matching of incidents to problems or known errors

86
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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

A

C. A deliverable from an activity

The definition of an output is “A tangible or intangible deliverable of an activity.”

the correct answer was:
A deliverable from an activity

87
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Which practice uses models and techniques in the support of the overall organizational strategy?

A. Service request management

B. Service desk

C. Change control

D. Continual improvement

A

D. Continual improvement

“Included in the scope of the continual improvement practice is the development of improvement-related methods and techniques and the propagation of a continual improvement culture across the organization, in alignment with the organization’s overall strategy.”

the correct answer was:
Continual improvement

88
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What should all ‘continual improvement’ decisions be based on?

A. Details of how services are measured

B. Accurate and carefully analyzed data

C. An up-to-date balanced scorecard

D. A recent maturity assessment

A

B. Accurate and carefully analyzed data

89
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Identify the missing word(s) 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

A

B. outcomes

The definition of service is “a means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want to achieve, without the customer having to manage specific costs and risks”.

the correct answer was:
outcomes

90
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What are the key inputs to the ITIL service value system?

A. Products and services

B. Opportunity and demand

C. Outcomes and value

D. Governance and practices

A

B. Opportunity and demand

“The key inputs to the SVS are opportunity and demand.”

the correct answer was:
Opportunity and demand

91
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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

A

C. Any person or group of people that is responsible for what it achieves

“Organization: A person or a group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities, and relationships to achieve its objectives.”

the correct answer was:
Any person or group of people that is responsible for what it achieves

92
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What should be done for every problem?

A. It should be diagnosed to identify possible solutions

B. It should be prioritized based on its potential impact and probability

C. It should be resolved so that it can be closed

D. It should have a workaround to reduce the impact

A

B. It should be prioritized based on its potential impact and probability

“Problems are prioritized for analysis based on the risk that they pose, and are managed as risks based on their potential impact and probability.”

the correct answer was:
It should be prioritized based on its potential impact and probability

93
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What type of change is MOST likely to be managed by the ‘service request management’ practice?

A. A normal change

B. An emergency change

C. A standard change

D. An application change

A

C. A standard change

“Normal changes: These are changes that need to be scheduled, assessed, and authorized”. This is supported by the ‘change control’ practice, not by ‘service request management’.

the correct answer was:
A standard change

94
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What does the ‘service request management’ practice depend on for maximum efficiency?

A. Compliments and complaints

B. Self-service tools

C. Processes and procedures

D. Incident management

A

C. Processes and procedures

“Service request management is dependent upon well-designed processes and procedures, which are operationalized through tracking and automation tools to maximize the efficiency of the practice.”

the correct answer was:
Processes and procedures

95
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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

A. Using the service provider’s resources

This is service provision, not service consumption. “Service provision includes: …access to these resources for users.”

the correct answer was:
Using the service provider’s resources

96
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Which guiding principle recommends assessing the current state and deciding what can be re-used?

A. Focus on value

B. Start where you are

C. Collaborate and promote visibility

D. Progress iteratively with feedback

A

B. Start where you are

The guiding principle ‘start where you are’ advises “Having a proper understanding of the current state of services and methods is important to selecting which elements to re-use, alter, or build upon.”

the correct answer was:

Start where you are

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What is the PRIMARY use of a change schedule?

A. To support ‘incident management’ and improvement planning

B. To manage emergency changes

C. To plan changes and help avoid conflicts

D. To manage standard changes

A

C. To plan changes and help avoid conflicts

“The change schedule is used to help plan changes, assist in communication, avoid conflicts, and assign resources.”

the correct answer was:
To plan changes and help avoid conflicts

98
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Which should be handled using the ‘service request management’ practice?

A. A request for a technology change that will be assessed by a technical team

B. A request to resolve the underlying cause of an incident

C. A request from a customer to develop a new IT service

D. A request from a user for provision of a pre-defined resource

A

D. A request from a user for provision of a pre-defined resource

A request from a customer to develop a new IT service is not “a request from a user or user’s authorized representative that initiates a service action that has been agreed as a normal part of service delivery”.

the correct answer was:
A request from a user for provision of a pre-defined resource

99
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What is the definition of change?

A. To add, modify or remove anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services

B. To ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of services is available

C. To make new and changed services and features available for use

D. To move new or changed hardware, software, or any other component to live environments

A

A. To add, modify or remove anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services

A change is the “addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services”.

the correct answer was:
To add, modify or remove anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services

100
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Which guiding principle describes the importance of doing something, instead of spending a long time analysing different options?

A. Optimize and automate

B. Start where you are

C. Focus on value

D. Progress iteratively with feedback

A

D. Progress iteratively with feedback

‘Optimize and automate’ says that you should understand and optimize something before you automate it. “Attempting to automate something that is complex or sub-optimal is unlikely to achieve the desired outcome.”

the correct answer was:
Progress iteratively with feedback

101
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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

A

D. Information created and used in the course of service provision and consumption

‘The Information and technology’ dimension “includes the information created, managed and used in the course of service provision and consumption”.

the correct answer was:
Information created and used in the course of service provision and consumption

102
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Which value chain activity delivers service components?

A. Plan

B. Design and transition

C. Engage

D. Obtain/build

A

D. Obtain/build

“The purpose of the obtain/build value chain activity is to ensure that service components are available when and where they are needed, and meet agreed specifications”.

the correct answer was:
Obtain/build

103
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Which guiding principle recommends organizing work into smaller, manageable sections that can be executed and completed in a timely manner?

A. Focus on value

B. Start where you are

C. Progress iteratively with feedback

D. Collaborate and promote visibility

A

C. Progress iteratively with feedback

The ‘focus on value’ guiding principle helps to ensure that you consider all aspects of value for the service consumer, as well as the service provider and other stakeholders. It does not specifically describe organizing work into smaller, manageable sections that can be executed and completed in a timely manner.

the correct answer was:
Progress iteratively with feedback

104
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Which practice provides self-service logging for users?

A. Change control

B. Service desk

C. Problem management

D. Service level management

A

B. Service desk

The ‘service desk’ practice “should also be the entry point and single point of contact for the service provider with all of its users.” and “service desks are moving to provide more self-service logging and resolution directly via online portals and mobile applications.”

the correct answer was:
Service desk

105
Q

Identify the missing word in the following sentence. The purpose of IT asset [?] is to plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT assets.

A. planning

B. management

C. control

D. activity

A

B. management

“The purpose of IT asset management is to plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT assets.”

the correct answer was:
management

106
Q

Which practice has a purpose that includes managing workarounds and known errors?

A. Release management

B. Incident management

C. Problem management

D. Service desk

A

C. Problem management

“The purpose of the service desk practice is to capture demand for incident resolution and service requests”.

the correct answer was:
Problem management

107
Q

Which practice is responsible for moving components to live environments?

A. Change control

B. Release management

C. IT asset management

D. Deployment management

A

D. Deployment management

“The purpose of the deployment management practice is to move new or changed hardware, software, documentation, processes, or any other component to live environments.”

the correct answer was:
Deployment management

108
Q

How should the ITIL guiding principles be used?

A. They should be updated to align with changes in strategy

B. A single principle should be selected to support each initiative

C. They should replace other frameworks and standards

D. They should each be reviewed for every initiative

A

D. They should each be reviewed for every initiative

The principles are reviewed for each initiative. “Organizations should not use just one or two of the principles, but should consider the relevance of each of them and how they apply together”.

the correct answer was:
They should each be reviewed for every initiative

109
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What is co-created through active collaboration between providers and consumers?

A. Utility

B. Value

C. Risk

D. Warranty

A

B. Value

“Increasingly, organizations recognize that value is co-created through an active collaboration between providers and consumers, as well as other organizations that are part of the relevant service relationships.”

the correct answer was:
Value

110
Q

What is the term for using the output of an activity as a new input?

A. Automation

B. Optimization

C. Feedback loop

D. Working holistically

A

C. Feedback loop

“A feedback loop is a term commonly used to refer to a situation where part of the output of an activity is used for new input.”

the correct answer was:
Feedback loop

111
Q

Which describes the steps an organization takes in the creation of value?

A. Service offering

B. Four dimensions of service management

C. Service value chain

D. Continual improvement

A

C. Service value chain

“To support a holistic approach to service management, ITIL defines four dimensions that collectively are critical to the effective and efficient facilitation of value for customers and other stakeholders in the form of products and services.” The four dimensions do not describe the steps an organization takes in the creation of value.

the correct answer was:
Service value chain

112
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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

A

C. Partners and suppliers

Within the ‘partners and suppliers’ dimension “Relationships between organizations may involve various levels of integration and formality. This ranges from formal contracts with clear separation of responsibilities, to flexible partnerships where parties share common goals and risks”.

the correct answer was:
Partners and suppliers

113
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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

A

D. Roles and responsibilities

“The organizations and people dimension of a service covers roles and responsibilities, formal organizational structures, culture, and required staffing and competencies, all of which are related to the creation, delivery, and improvement of a service.”

the correct answer was:
Roles and responsibilities

114
Q

How does the guiding principle ‘start where you are’ recommend that observation and measurement should be used?

A. Measurement should be the primary means of assessing current status, supported by observation

B. Measurement should be the single means of assessing current status

C. Observation should be the single means of assessing current status

D. Observation should be the primary means of assessing current status, supported by measurement

A

D. Observation should be the primary means of assessing current status, supported by measurement

“The use of measurement is important to this principle. It should, however, support but not replace what is observed, as over-reliance on data analytics and reporting can unintentionally introduce biases and risks in decision-making.”

the correct answer was:

Observation should be the primary means of assessing current status, supported by measurement

115
Q

What is the starting point for optimization?

A. Securing stakeholder engagement

B. Understanding the vision and objectives of the organization

C. Determining where the most positive impact would be

D. Standardizing practices and services

A

B. Understanding the vision and objectives of the organization

The first step of the principle ‘optimize and automate’ is: “Understand and agree the context in which the proposed optimization exists. This includes agreeing the overall vision and objectives of the organization.”
the correct answer was:

Understanding the vision and objectives of the organization

116
Q

Identify the missing word in the following sentence. The purpose of the ‘monitoring and event management’ practice is to systematically observe [?] and service components.

A. services

B. problems

C. users

D. incidents

A

A. services

“The purpose of the monitoring and event management practice is to systematically observe services and service components, and record and report selected changes of state identified as events.”

the correct answer was:
services

117
Q

Which practice has a purpose that includes helping the organization to maximize value, control costs and manage risks?

A. Relationship management

B. IT asset management

C. Release management

D. Service Desk

A

B. IT asset management

“The purpose of the relationship management practice is to establish and nurture the links between the organization and its stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels.”

the correct answer was:
IT asset management

118
Q

Why should service desk staff detect recurring issues?

A. To help identify problems

B. To escalate incidents to the correct support team

C. To ensure effective handling of service requests

D. To engage the correct change authority

A

A. To help identify problems

“The purpose of the service request management practice is to support the agreed quality of a service by handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service requests in an effective and user-friendly manner.” Detection of recurring issues by the service desk is not required to do this.

the correct answer was:

To help identify problems

119
Q

Which practice has a purpose that includes restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible?

A. Supplier management

B. Deployment management

C. Problem management

D. Incident management

A

D. Incident management

“The purpose of the deployment management practice is to move new or changed hardware, software, documentation, processes, or any other component to live environments. It may also be involved in deploying components to other environments, for testing or staging.”

the correct answer was:

Incident management

120
Q

Which role submits service requests?

A. The user, or their authorized representative

B. The customer, or their authorized representative

C. The sponsor, or their authorized representative

D. The supplier, or their authorized representative

A

A. The user, or their authorized representative

A customer is “A person who defines the requirements for a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of service consumption “. A customer could also be a user, and in that role they may submit a service request.

the correct answer was:

The user, or their authorized representative

121
Q

What happens if a workaround becomes the permanent way of dealing with a problem that cannot be resolved cost-effectively?

A. A change request is submitted to change control

B. Problem management restores the service as soon as possible

C. The problem remains in the known error status

D. The problem record is deleted

A

C. The problem remains in the known error status

The problem record is not deleted. “Workarounds are documented in problem records… the problem remains in the known error status, and the documented workaround is applied should related incidents occur”.

the correct answer was:

The problem remains in the known error status

122
Q

Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence. ‘Service management’ is a set of specialized organizational capabilities for enabling value for customers in the form of [?].

A. practices

B. warranty

C. services

D. IT assets

A

C. services

Service management is defined as “a set of specialized organizational capabilities for enabling value for customers in the form of services.”

the correct answer was:

services

123
Q

Why should incidents be prioritized?

A. To help automated matching of incidents to problems or known errors

B. To identify which support team the incident should be escalated to

C. To ensure that incidents with the highest business impact are resolved first

D. To encourage a high level of collaboration within and between teams

A

C. To ensure that incidents with the highest business impact are resolved first

“Incidents are prioritized based on an agreed classification to ensure that incidents with the highest business impact are resolved first.”

the correct answer was:

To ensure that incidents with the highest business impact are resolved first

124
Q

Which guiding principle recommends that the service provider should begin by identifying the service consumer and other key stakeholders?

A. Focus on value

B. Start where you are

C. Progress iteratively with feedback

D. Keep it simple and practical

A

A. Focus on value

‘Progress iteratively with feedback’ recommends “organizing work into smaller, manageable sections that can be executed and completed in a timely manner.”

the correct answer was:

Focus on value

125
Q

Which practice may involve the initiation of disaster recovery?

A. Incident management

B. Service request management

C. Service level management

D. IT asset management

A

A. Incident management

“In some extreme cases, disaster recovery plans may be invoked to resolve an incident.”

the correct answer was:

Incident management

126
Q

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

A

“The organizations and people dimension of a service covers roles and responsibilities, formal organizational structures, culture, and required staffing and competencies, all of which are related to the creation, delivery, and improvement of a service.”

the correct answer was:

Roles and responsibilities

127
Q

Which phase of ‘problem management’ includes analysing incident trends?

A. Problem identification

B. Problem control

C. Error control

D. Change control

A

A. Problem identification

“Problem control activities include problem analysis, and documenting workarounds and known errors.”

the correct answer was:

Problem identification

128
Q

Which 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

A

B. Service provision

Service relationship management is defined as the “joint activities performed by a service provider and a service consumer to ensure continual value co-creation based on agreed and available service offerings.”

the correct answer was:

Service provision

129
Q

Which guiding principle recommends that the four dimensions of service management are considered?

A. Think and work holistically

B. Progress iteratively with feedback

C. Focus on value

D. Keep it simple and practical

A

A. Think and work holistically

The ‘focus on value’ guiding principle ensures that everything that the organization does links back to providing value to service consumers. It is not primarily concerned with addressing the four dimensions of service management.

the correct answer was:

Think and work holistically

130
Q

Which statement about the ITIL guiding principles is CORRECT?

A. They define the contracts between partners and suppliers

B. They enable the appropriate adaptation of service management

C. They consist of combinations of activities and practices

D. They determine the activities required to meet an objective

A

B. They enable the appropriate adaptation of service management

“The guiding principles defined here embody the core messages of ITIL and of service management in general, supporting successful actions and good decisions of all types and at all levels. They can be used to guide organizations in their work as they adopt a service management approach and adapt ITIL guidance to their own specific needs and circumstances.”

the correct answer was:

They enable the appropriate adaptation of service management

131
Q

How should an organization adopt ‘continual improvement’ methods?

A. Use a new method for each improvement the organization handles

B. Select a few key methods for the types of improvement that the organization handles

C. Build the capability to use as many improvement methods as possible

D. Select a single method for all improvements that the organization handles

A

B. Select a few key methods for the types of improvement that the organization handles

The guidance describes how there are many methods that can used for improvement initiatives and warns against using too many.

the correct answer was:

Select a few key methods for the types of improvement that the organization handles

132
Q

Why should service level agreements include bundles of metrics, rather than individual metrics?

A. To ensure they are easy to understand, and use, for all parties

B. To ensure services continue to meet the needs of the organization

C. To help focus on defined outcomes and not just operational metrics

D. To help the organization achieve agreement with their suppliers

A

C. To help focus on defined outcomes and not just operational metrics

SLAs “They should relate to defined outcomes and not simply operational metrics. This can be achieved with balanced bundles of metrics, such as customer satisfaction and key business outcomes.”

the correct answer was:

To help focus on defined outcomes and not just operational metrics

133
Q

In what order should an organization optimize and automate activities?

A. Optimize first, then automate

B. Automate first, then optimize

C. Do both at the same time

D. Each organization should decide for itself

A

A. Optimize first, then automate

“Before an activity can be effectively automated, it should be optimized to whatever degree is possible and reasonable.”

the correct answer was:

Optimize first, then automate

134
Q

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

A

C. A deliverable from an activity

The definition of an output is “A tangible or intangible deliverable of an activity.”

the correct answer was:

A deliverable from an activity

135
Q

Which does the ‘supplier management’ practice support?

A. Capturing demand for incident resolution and service requests

B. Alignment of the organization’s services with business needs

C. Provision of seamless, quality products and services

D. Handling pre-defined, user-initiated service requests

A

C. Provision of seamless, quality products and services

The purpose of the ‘supplier management’ practice is “to ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performances are managed appropriately to support the seamless provision of quality products and services.”

the correct answer was:

Provision of seamless, quality products and services

136
Q

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

A

D. Value streams and processes

The ‘information and technology’ dimension includes “the… information and knowledge necessary for service management, as well as the technologies required”.

the correct answer was:

Value streams and processes

137
Q

Which practice provides visibility of the organization’s services by capturing and reporting on service performance?

A. Service desk

B. Service level management

C. Service request management

D. Service configuration management

A

B. Service level management

“Service level management provides the end-to-end visibility of the organization’s services. To achieve this, service level management:… captures and reports on service issues, including performance against defined service levels.”

the correct answer was:

Service level management

138
Q

Which value chain activity ensures people understand the organization’s vision?

A. Improve

B. Plan

C. Deliver and support

D. Obtain/build

A

B. Plan

The purpose of the ‘deliver and support’ value chain activity is “to ensure that services are delivered and supported according to agreed specifications and stakeholders’ expectations.”

the correct answer was:

Plan

139
Q

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. A person who uses services

A customer is defined as “a person who defines the requirements for a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of service consumption”.

the correct answer was:

A person who uses services

140
Q

How does customer engagement contribute to the ‘service level management’ practice? 1. It captures information that metrics can be based on 2. It ensures the organization meets defined service levels 3. It defines the workflows for service requests 4. It supports progress discussions

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 1 and 4

A

D. 1 and 4

(2) Service level management “ensures the organization meets the defined service levels through the collection, analysis, storage, and reporting of the relevant metrics for the identified services,” not just through customer engagement.

the correct answer was:

1 and 4

141
Q

Which is considered by the guiding principle ‘focus on value’?

A. Cooperation between teams

B. Customer and user experience

C. Reductions in human error

D. End-to-end service visibility

A

B. Customer and user experience

This is part of ‘think and work holistically’. “Establishing an understanding of how all the parts of an organization work together in an integrated way… requires end-to-end visibility of how demand is captured and translated into outcomes.”

the correct answer was:

Customer and user experience

142
Q

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

A

D. Value streams and processes

The ‘value streams and processes’ dimension “focuses on what activities the organization undertakes and how they are organized, as well as how the organization ensures that it is enabling value creation for all stakeholders efficiently and effectively.”

the correct answer was:

Value streams and processes

143
Q

Which statement about a change authority is CORRECT?

A. A single change authority should be assigned to authorize all types of change and change models

B. A change authority should be assigned for each type of change and change model

C. Normal changes are pre-authorized and do not need a change authority

D. Emergency changes can be implemented without authorization from a change authority

A

B. A change authority should be assigned for each type of change and change model

“It is essential that the correct change authority is assigned to each type of change to ensure that change control is both efficient and effective.” For normal changes, “change models based on the type of change determine the roles for assessment and authorization”.
the correct answer was:

A change authority should be assigned for each type of change and change model

144
Q

Which dimension of service management considers governance, management, and communication?

A. Organizations and people

B. Information and technology

C. Partners and suppliers

D. Value streams and processes

A

A. Organizations and people

“It is important to ensure that the way an organization is structured and managed, as well as its roles, responsibilities, and systems of authority and communication, is well defined and supports its overall strategy and operating model.”
the correct answer was:

Organizations and people

145
Q

Which value chain activity ensures that services meet agreed specifications and the expectations of stakeholders?

A. Deliver and support

B. Obtain/build

C. Engage

D. Plan

A

A. Deliver and support

“The purpose of the plan value chain activity is to ensure a shared understanding of the vision, current status, and improvement direction for all four dimensions and all products and services across the organization”.
the correct answer was:

Deliver and support

146
Q

Which statement about the guiding principle ‘collaborate and promote visibility’ is CORRECT?

A. Limiting the number of people who are informed will help reduce resistance to change

B. Stakeholders involved in an improvement initiative do not include service consumers

C. Consensus should be gained from everyone involved before starting an initiative

D. When stakeholders have poor visibility of improvement work, they may think it has low priority

A

D. When stakeholders have poor visibility of improvement work, they may think it has low priority

“It is not necessary, or even always wise, to get consensus from everyone involved in an initiative before proceeding”.
the correct answer was:

When stakeholders have poor visibility of improvement work, they may think it has low priority

147
Q

Which other practices make use of the ‘service desk’ practice to capture demand?

A. Problem management’ and ‘incident management’

B. ‘Incident management’ and ‘request management’

C. ‘Request management’ and ‘change control’

D. ‘Change control’ and ‘problem management’

A

B. ‘Incident management’ and ‘request management’

“The purpose of the change control practice is to maximize the number of successful service and product changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed, authorizing changes to proceed, and managing the change schedule.” Demand for change control generally comes from customers and internal IT staff, however the service desk is for capturing demand from users.
the correct answer was:

‘Incident management’ and ‘request management’

148
Q

What is the reason for using a balanced bundle of service metrics?

A. It reduces the number of metrics that need to be collected

B. It reports each service element separately

C. It provides an outcome-based view of services

D. It facilitates the automatic collection of metrics

A

C. It provides an outcome-based view of services

“They should relate to defined outcomes and not simply operational metrics. This can be achieved with balanced bundles of metrics.”
the correct answer was:

It provides an outcome-based view of services

149
Q

Which source of information for ‘service level management’ includes asking questions such as “What are your goals?”, and “How can we help you more?”?

A. Customer engagement

B. Customer feedback

C. Operational metrics

D. Business metrics

A

A. Customer engagement

“Customer feedback: This is ideally gathered from a number of sources, both formal and informal, including: Surveys… Key business-related measures” Surveys are “Both event-based, from immediate feedback such as follow up questions to specific incidents, and from more reflective periodic surveys that gauge feedback on the overall service experience.” Key business related measures are “measures agreed between the service provider and its customer, based on what the customer values as important. This could be a bundle of SLA metrics or a very specific business activity such as a sales transaction, project completion, or operational function such as getting an ambulance to the site of an accident within x minutes.”
the correct answer was:

Customer engagement

150
Q

Identify the missing word in the following sentence. The purpose of the ‘information security management practice’ is to [?] the organization’s information.

A. store

B. provide

C. audit

D. protect

A

D. protect

“The purpose of the information security management practice is to protect the information needed by the organization to conduct its business. This includes understanding and managing risks to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, as well as other aspects of information security such as authentication (ensuring someone is who they claim to be) and non-repudiation (ensuring that someone can’t deny that they took an action).”
the correct answer was:

protect

151
Q

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. A service offering

A

D. A 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.
the correct answer was:

A service offering

152
Q

Which value chain activity transforms requirements and specifications into service components?

A. Deliver and support

B. Engage

C. Obtain/Build

D. Plan

A

C. Obtain/Build

The purpose of ‘obtain/build’ value chain activity is to “ensure that service components are available when and where they are needed, and meet agreed specifications.” An input of the activity is “requirements and specifications provided by design and transition” and an output is “service components for deliver and support”.
the correct answer was:

Obtain/Build

153
Q

What should the steps for fulfilling every service request be?

A. Simple

B. Complex

C. Automated

D. Well-known

A

D. Well-known

“Regardless of the complexity, the steps to fulfil the request should be well-known and proven.”
the correct answer was:

Well-known

154
Q

Which is NOT an example of a service request?

A. A request for information about how to create a document

B. A request for access to a file location

C. A request to resolve an unplanned interruption to a service

D. A request to provide a laptop to a user

A

C. A request to resolve an unplanned interruption to a service

“Each service request may include one or more of the following:… a request for information (for example, how to create a document or what the hours of the office are)”.
the correct answer was:

A request to resolve an unplanned interruption to a service

155
Q

Which describes outcomes?

A. Tangible or intangible deliverables

B. Functionality offered by a product or service

C. Results desired by a stakeholder

D. Configuration of an organization’s resources

A

C. Results desired by a stakeholder

An outcome is “a result for a stakeholder enabled by one or more outputs”. The definition of a service describes how the value of a service enables value co-creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want to achieve.
the correct answer was:

Results desired by a stakeholder

156
Q

Which is a purpose of the ‘service desk’ practice?

A. To reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by identifying actual and potential causes of incidents

B. To maximize the number of successful IT changes by ensuring risks are properly assessed

C. To capture demand for incident resolution and service requests

D. To set clear business-based targets for service performance

A

C. To capture demand for incident resolution and service requests

The purpose of the problem management practice is to reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by identifying actual and potential causes of incidents, and managing workarounds and known errors.”
the correct answer was:

To capture demand for incident resolution and service requests

157
Q

What is the definition of warranty?

A. A tangible or intangible deliverable that is produced by carrying out an activity

B. The assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements

C. A possible event that could cause harm or loss, or make it more difficult to achieve objectives

D. The functionality offered by a product or service to meet a particular need

A

B. The assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements

Warranty is “assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements.”
the correct answer was:

The assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements

158
Q

What is a purpose of the ‘change control’ practice?

A. To systematically observe services and service components and report selected changes of state

B. To make new and changed services and features available for use

C. To ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of services is available

D. To maximize the number of successful IT changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed

A

D. To maximize the number of successful IT changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed

Correct. “The purpose of the change control practice is to maximize the number of successful IT changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed, authorizing changes to proceed, and managing the change schedule.”
the correct answer was:

To maximize the number of successful IT changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed

159
Q

Which other practices are MOST likely to be involved in implementing solutions for problems?

A. Change control and continual improvement

B. Continual improvement and incident management

C. Incident management and service desk

D. Service desk and change control

A

A. Change control and continual improvement

160
Q

Which describes the ‘think and work holistically’ guiding principle?

A. Establish an understanding of what is truly of value to the service consumer

B. Identify what existing resources can be utilized to deliver the services

C. Establish how all the parts of the organization will work together to deliver the services

D. Involve the right people in the correct roles

A

C. Establish how all the parts of the organization will work together to deliver the services

“Taking a holistic approach to service management includes establishing an understanding of how all the parts of an organization work together in an integrated way” is part of the ‘think and work holistically’ guiding principle.
the correct answer was:

Establish how all the parts of the organization will work together to deliver the services

161
Q

How are the service value chain activities used?

A. To create demand

B. To create value streams

C. To create practices

D. To create guiding principles

A

B. To create value streams

“The ITIL service value chain… can be combined in many ways, forming multiple value streams.”
the correct answer was:

To create value streams

162
Q

Which value chain activity provides a good understanding of stakeholder needs?

A. Plan

B. Engage

C. Deliver and support

D. Design and transition

A

B. Engage

The purpose of the ‘plan’ value chain activity is to “ensure a shared understanding of the vision, current status and improvement direction for all four dimensions and all products and services across the organization”.
the correct answer was:

Engage

163
Q

Which practice provides support for managing feedback, compliments and complaints from users?

A. Change control

B. Service request management

C. Problem management

D. Incident management

A

B. Service request management

“The purpose of the service request management practice is to support the agreed quality of a service by handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service requests in an effective and user-friendly manner,” and “Each service request may include one or more of the following: … feedback, compliments, and complaints (for example, complaints about a new interface or compliments to a support team).”
the correct answer was:

Service request management

164
Q

Which is included in the purpose of the plan value chain activity?

A. Ensuring that services are continually improved

B. Providing a good understanding of stakeholder needs

C. Ensuring people understand the improvement direction for all services

D. Maintaining good relationships with all stakeholders

A

C. Ensuring people understand the improvement direction for all services

“The purpose of the engage value chain activity is to provide a good understanding of stakeholder needs, transparency, and continual engagement and good relationships with all stakeholders.”
the correct answer was:

Ensuring people understand the improvement direction for all services

165
Q
A