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MS 201 Questions and Answers

Question. 1
Which sub process of Capacity Management focuses on the IT Infrastructure that is used
to support provision?
a) Business Capacity Management
b) Component Capacity Management
c) Service Capacity Management
d) All of the above
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Answer : Component Capacity Management

Question. 2
The information security policy should include all of the following policies EXCEPT
a) A charging policy
b) A record retention policy
c) A E-mail policy
d) An asset disposal policy
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Answer : A charging policy
Question. 3
What is the purpose of Service Design?
a) To define the perspective, position, plans, and patterns that a service provider needs to
execute to meet an organization’s business outcomes
b) To ensure that new, modified, or retired services meet the expectations of the business
as documented in the service strategy and service design stages of the lifecycle
c) To coordinate and carry out the activities and processes required to deliver and manage
services at agreed levels to business users and customers
d) To plan out the services, governing practices, processes and policies required to realize
the service provider’s strategy and to facilitate the introduction of services into supported
environments
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Answer : To plan out the services, governing practices, processes and policies required to
realize the service provider’s strategy and to facilitate the introduction of services into
supported environments
Question. 4
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the Service Asset and Configuration
Management (SCAM) process?
a) To determine the most appropriate release-unit level for each asset or component
b) To ensure that accurate and reliable information about assets is available when and
where it is needed
c) To include details of how assets have been configured and the relationships between
assets
d) To ensure that the assets required to deliver services are properly controlled
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Answer : To determine the most appropriate release-unit level for each asset or component
Question. 5
Which statement about IT Operations Management is CORRECT?
a) It is responsible for ensuring that business and IT services provider strategies and plans
are closely aligned
b) It is responsible for performing the daily activities needed to manage IT services and the
supporting IT infrastructure
c) It is responsible for managing risks that could seriously impact IT services
d) It is responsible for allowing users to make use of IT services, data or other assets
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Answer : It is responsible for performing the daily activities needed to manage IT services
and the supporting IT infrastructure
Question. 6
Which statement about the scope of Access Management is CORRECT?
a) It involves the implementation of the policies from Information Security Management
b) It is applied to any facet of service management that needs to be closely managed and
that can be automated
c) It allows users to make use of IT services, data, or other assets
d) It ensures that access to services is available at the times that were agreed upon
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Answer : It involves the implementation of the policies from Information Security
Management
Question. 7
Which stages of the ITIL framework represent the revolving lifecycle stages of the lifecycle
hub-and-spoke design?
a) Service Design, Service Transition and Continual Service Improvement
b) Service Strategy, Service Operation and Continual Service Improvement
c) Service Design, Service Transition and Service Operation
d) Service Strategy, Service Design, and Service Operation
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Answer : Service Design, Service Transition and Service Operation
Question. 8
Which aspect of service design is reviewed to make sure that existing roles and
responsibilities have the ability to support a new service?
a) Design of Service Solutions
b) Design of management information system and tools
c) Design of required processes
d) Design of measurement methods and metrics
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Answer : Design of required processes
Question. 9
Your organization is in the process of developing multi-level service agreements. Which of
the following is NOT a layer within a multi-layer service level agreement?
a) Customer Level
b) Corporate Level
c) Service Level
d) Strategic Level
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Answer : Strategic Level
Question. 10
Which of the following is an example of the management information systems and tools
aspect of Service Design?
a) Customer and User Satisfaction Survey
b) Service Catalogue
c) Financial Information and Budgets
d) Service Level Agreements
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Answer : Service Catalogue
Question. 11
Which aspect of Availability is a measure of how long an IT service can perform its agreed
function without interruption?
a) Maintainability
b) Reliability
c) Availability
d) Serviceability
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Answer : Reliability
Question. 12
Which of the following is the BEST description of a service?
a) A structured collection of activities that are intended to achieve a specific goal
b) A way of delivering value to customers by helping to bring about results customers want
to accomplish without owning the specific costs and risks
c) Any capability or resource used by a service provider to provide utility and warranty to a
customer
d) Any capability or resource used by a customer to accomplish a business result
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Answer : A way of delivering value to customers by helping to bring about results
customers want to accomplish without owning the specific costs and risks
Question. 13
Which of the following resource can be used to indicate a breach to a service level target?
a) Authority Matrix
b) RACI Matrix
c) Pareto Chart
d) Service Level Agreement Monitoring (SLAM) chart
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Answer : Service Level Agreement Monitoring (SLAM) chart
Question. 14
Which type of service change is BEST described as a pre-authorized change that is
low risk, relatively common, and follows a procedure or work instruction?
a) Standard Change
b) Minor Change
c) Normal Change
d) Emergency Change
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Answer : Standard Change
Question. 15
Which design feature for vital business functions (VBF) refers to an approach used to
provide maximum availability of an IT service?
a) Fault Tolerance
b) Continuous Availability
c) High Availability
d) Continuous Operation
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Answer : Continuous Availability
Question. 16
Which of the following is a major Service Design aspect?
a) Strategies and Strategic Plans
b) Request for Changes (RFCs) to resolve operational issues
c) Management Information System and Tools
d) Service Level Agreements (SLA)
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Answer : Management Information System and Tools
Question. 17
Which of the following Service Design aspects specifically include the Service
Catalogue?
a) Design of Technology and Management Architectures
b) Design of Measurement Methods and Metrics
c) Design of Management Information System and Tools
d) Design of Service Solutions
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Answer : Design of Service Solutions
Question. 18
Which of the following activities are included in IT Operations Management?
a) Access Management and IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM)
b) Application Service Provider (ASP) and Facilities Management
c) IT Service Management (ITSM) and Release and Deployment Management
d) IT Operations Control and Facilities Management
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Answer : IT Operations Control and Facilities Management
Question. 19
Which of the following BEST describes an alert?
a) A design flaw or malfunction that causes a failure of one or more IT services or
other configuration items (CIs)
b) A notification that a threshold has been reached, something has changed, or a
failure has occurred
c) An unplanned interruption to an IT service or a reduction in the quality of an IT
service
d) A change of state that has significance for the management of an IT service or
other configuration item (CI)
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Answer : A notification that a threshold has been reached, something has changed, or
a failure has occurred
Question. 20
Which of the following is responsible for negotiating agreements between the service
provider and customer, as well as ensuring that these agreements are met?
a) Supplier Management
b) Service Level Agreement (SLA)
c) Demand Management
d) Service Level Management (SLM)
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Answer : Service Level Management (SLM)
Question. 21
Which of the following is the BEST description of a function?
a) A team or group of people and the tools they use to carry out one or more
processes or activities
b) A structured set of activities designed to accomplish a specific objective
c) A temporary organization, with people and other assets required to achieve an
objective or other outcome
d) A connection or interaction between the IT service provider and the business
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Answer : A team or group of people and the tools they use to carry out one or more
processes or activities
Question. 22
Which of the following is one of the five major Service Design aspects?
a) Measurement Methods and Metrics
b) Standard Operating Procedures
c) Vital Business Function
d) Shared Service Unit
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Answer : Measurement Methods and Metrics
Question. 23
What do the four P’s of Service Design represent?
a) People, Process, Principles and Profit
b) People, Process, Products, and Projects
c) People, Process, Products and Partners
d) People, Process, Principles and Partners
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Answer : People, Process, Products and Partners
Question. 24
What is the purpose of Service Operation?
a) To ensure that new, modified, or retired services meet the expectations of the
business as documented in the service strategy and service design stages of the
lifecycle
b) To plan out the services, governing practices, processes, and policies required to
realize the service provider’s strategy and to facilitate the introduction of services into
supported environments
c) To define the perspective, position, plans, and patterns that a service provider
needs to execute to meet an organization’s business outcomes
d) To coordinate and carry out the activities and processes required to deliver and
manage services at agreed levels to business users and customers
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Answer : To coordinate and carry out the activities and processes required to deliver
and manage services at agreed levels to business users and customers
Question. 25
Which of the following is used to manage the lifecycle of a single change?
a) Request for Change (RFC)
b) Standard Change
c) Change Model
d) Change Record
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Answer : Change Record
Question. 26
Which of the following does NOT describe Application Management?
a) It helps to decide if an application will be bought or built
b) It is the software that provides functions that are required by an IT service
c) Any department, group or team that is involved in managing and supporting
operational applications can execute this function
d) It is the function that is responsible for managing applications throughout their
lifecycle
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Answer : It is the software that provides functions that are required by an IT service
Question. 27
Which of the following aspects of Service Management would be included in the
scope of Event Management?
a) Configuration items (CIs)
b) Environmental conditions
c) Security
d) All of the above
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Answer : All of the above
Question. 28
Which of the following is an interface with Incident Management from the Service
Design stage of the Service lifecycle?
a) Service Level Management (SLM)
b) Access Management
c) Problem Management
d) Change Management
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Answer : Service Level Management (SLM)
Question. 29
What is the purpose of Continual Service Improvement (CSI)?
a) To ensure that new, modified or retired services meet the expectations of the
business as documented in the Service Strategy and Service Design stages of the
lifecycle
b) To plan out the services, governing practices, processes and policies required to
realize the service provider’s strategy and to facilitate the introduction of service into
supported environments
c) To coordinate and carry out the activities and processes required to deliver and
manage services at agreed levels to business users and customers
d) To ensure that IT services are aligned with changing business needs by identifying
and implementing enhancements to IT services that support business processes
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Answer : To ensure that IT services are aligned with changing business needs by
identifying and implementing enhancements to IT services that support business
processes
Question. 30
Which of the following statements about Serviceability is CORRECT?
a) Customers require Service Level Agreements (SLAs) containing reliability targets
b) Maintainability is the primary service target within SLAs for the business and
customers availability
c) Reliability and Maintainability targets within Operational Level Agreements (OLAs)
should refer to the end-to-end service
d) All of the above
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Answer : Reliability and Maintainability targets within Operational Level Agreements
(OLAs) should refer to the end-to-end service
Question. 31
Which of the following is MOST strategically focused on achieving service levels?
a) IT Operations Management
b) Release and Deployment Management
c) Business Relationship Management
d) Service Level Management (SLM)
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Answer : Business Relationship Management
Question. 32
Which type of external stakeholder of an IT service provider is the person or group
who defines and agrees to the service level targets?
a) Suppliers
b) Customers
c) Vendor
d) Users
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Answer : Customers
Question. 33
Which of the following is a value that is a result of implementing good Service
Transition?
a) Reduced frequency and duration of service outages
b) Allows the service provider to promptly and effectively respond to changes in the
business environment
c) Improved quality of service
d) Improved control of service assets and configurations
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Answer : Improved control of service assets and configurations
Question. 34
Service desks can be structured in many ways. How would a Centralized Service
Desk be described?
a) Several Service Desks merged into a single location
b) A Service Desk that gives the impression that it is a single centralized Service
Desk, but in fact the personnel are scattered or located in any number (or type) of
geographical locations
c) A Service Desk that includes two or more geographically dispersed Service Desks
and provides 24-hour follow-the-sun service
d) A Service Desk that is co-located within, or that is physically located to, the users it
serves
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Answer : Several Service Desks merged into a single location
Question. 35
Which step of the Continual Service Improvement (CSI) approach involves
implementing IT Service Management (ITSM) processes?
a) Where are we now?
b) How do we get there?
c) Where do we want to be?
d) How do we keep the momentum going?
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Answer : How do we get there?
Question. 36
What can Service Automation improve?
a) Accounting and Agreement
b) Environment and Partnership
c) Input and Output
d) Utility and Warranty
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Answer : Utility and Warranty
Question. 37
Which of the following is a responsibility of the process practitioner?
a) Creating or updating records to prove that activities have been carried out correctly
b) Supplying goods or services that are required to deliver IT Services
c) Managing the lifecycle of all incidents
d) Appointing people to the required roles
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Answer : Creating or updating records to prove that activities have been carried out
correctly
Question. 38
Which statements about the Service Knowledge Management System (SKMS) are
CORRECT?
a) Configuration data is stored in the configuration Management Database (CMDB),
which is fed through the Configuration Management System (CMS) to the SKMS.
b) The CMS is part of the SKMS
c) The SKMS provides support for making informed decision and delivering services
d) All of the above
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Answer : All of the above
Question. 39
Which of the following is the purpose of Change Management?
a) To ensure that changes are documented and analyzed.
b) To make effective use of overall risk by accepting potentially beneficial risks
c) To ensure that requests for change align with the business needs of the service
d) To ensure beneficial changes to be made with minimum disruption to IT Services
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Answer : To ensure beneficial changes to be made with minimum disruption to IT
Services
Question. 40
Which of the following is NOT an output of Service Level Management (SLM)?
a) Service Improvement Plan (SIP)
b) Update to Request for Changes (RFCs)
c) Up-to-date Service Portfolio
d) Updated requirements for Underpinning Contracts
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Answer : Up-to-date Service Portfolio
Question. 41
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of value as created through Services?
a) Value is defined by the Service Provider
b) Affordable mix of features
c) Value changes over time and circumstance
d) Achievement of objectives
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Answer : Value is defined by the Service Provider
Question. 42
Which of the following contains details of current and historic usage of IT Service and
Components and also includes scenarios predicting business demands?
a) Configuration Management System
b) Capacity Plan
c) Configuration Baseline
d) Charter
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Answer : Capacity Plan
Question. 43
Which of the following is defined as the underlying cause of one of more unplanned
interruptions to an IT Service?
a) Incident
b) Workaround
c) Problem
d) Event
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Answer : Problem
Question. 44
What is the MAIN responsibility of the Service Owner?
a) Communicate process information or changes as appropriate to ensure awareness
b) Define all aspects of an IT Service and its requirements throughout each stage of
its lifecycle
c) Provide the overall management of all IT Services
d) Deliver a specific IT Service
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Answer : Deliver a specific IT Service
Question. 45
Which of the following is the BEST description of IT Service Management?
a) The implementation and Management of quality IT Services that meet the needs of
the business
b) An approach that emphasizes the importance of coordination and control across
the various functions, processes and systems necessary to manage the full lifecycle
of IT Services
c) The framework of policy, processes, standards, guidelines and tools that ensures
an organization can achieve its Information Security Management objectives
d) A set of specialized organizational capabilities for providing value to customers in
the form of Services
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Answer : The implementation and Management of quality IT Services that meet the
needs of the business
Question. 46
Which of the following describes the “R” in RACI?
a) The person or people responsible for getting the job done
b) The person who controls quality and the end results
c) The people who are sought after for information and advice
d) People who are kept up to date on progress
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Answer : The person or people responsible for getting the job done
Question. 47
Continual Service Improvement (CSI) uses various types of metrics to support its
activities. Which type of metric is frequently associated with application-based
metrics?
a) Process metrics
b) Technology metrics
c) Service metrics
d) Improvement metrics
Show Answer
Answer : Technology metrics
Question. 48
Which of the following is the purpose of the Request Fulfillment process?
a) To provide users with information on service availability and the required steps to
obtain them
b) To manage the lifecycle of all Service Requests from users
c) To allow users to make use of IT Services, data or other assets
d) To ensure that normal service operation is restored as quickly and the business
impact is minimized
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Answer : To manage the lifecycle of all Service Requests from users
Question. 49
As a category, Event are of ____________types
a) Exception
b) Informational
c) Informational and exceptions
d) None of the above
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Answer : Informational and exceptions
Question. 50
In event notification, a device is interrogated by a management tool, which collects
certain targeted data. This is called polling
a) True
b) False
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Answer : True
Question. 51
Significance of the events can be categorized as:
a) Informational
b) Warning
c) Exception
d) All of the above
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Answer : All of the above
Question. 52
For your Event Management to be effective, it should be designed during:
a) Service Strategy
b) Service Design
c) Service Operation
d) Service Transition
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Answer : Service Design
Question. 53
Failed CI cannot be called as incident if service performance does not degrade
a) True
b) False
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Answer : False
Question. 54
Incidents can be logged by
a) Technical Staff
b) User
c) Service Desk
d) All of the above
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Answer : All of the above
Question. 55
Focus of Incident Management is on
a) Permanent resolution
b) Find the cause and fix it
c) Restore ASAP (AS early As Possible)
d) Make necessary changes in infrastructure
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Answer : Restore ASAP (AS early As Possible)
Question. 56
Incident Management team is exempted to follow Change Management process
because they are supposed to fix the reported issues and in the process of fixing the
issues, they are required to make necessary changes
a) True
b) False
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Answer : False
Question. 57
Urgency, Severity, Impact and Priority is related as
a) Urgency = Priority X Impact
b) Priority = Urgency X Impact
c) Severity = Impact X Priority
d) All are incorrect
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Answer : Priority = Urgency X Impact
Question. 58
Category in Incident management and category in Problem Management should be
a) Can be different
b) Doesn’t matter
c) Same
d) They are independent
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Answer : Same
Question. 59
Primary interface with Request fulfillment process is as below
a) Service Desk – Incident – Problem and Change
b) Incident – Problem – Change and Release
c) Incident – Capacity – Availability and Service Level Management (SLM)
d) Incident – Release and Configuration Management
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Answer : Incident – Release and Configuration Management
Question. 60
Challenges faced by Request Fulfillment process come from which combination
a) People and Process
b) Process and Technology
c) People and Technology
d) None of the above
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Answer : Process and Technology
Question. 61
As per ITIL, a ‘problem’ is defined as the case of one or more incidents
a) True
b) False
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Answer : True
Question. 62
Two major processes for Problem Management are
a) Error Control and Problem Control
b) Reactive and Proactive
c) Error Control and Proactive
d) Problem Control and Reactive
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Answer : Reactive and Proactive
Question. 63
Known Error database should be owned by
a) Configuration Management as part of CMDB
b) Knowledge Management as part of SKMS
c) Problem Management
d) Should be owned by Tools group or KM team
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Answer : Problem Management
Question. 64
In Service Transition phase, Problem Management interacts with
a) Change Management
b) Configuration Management
c) Release and Deployment Management
d) All of the above
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Answer : All of the above
Question. 65
In Service Design, Problem Management deals with
a) Supplier Management
b) Transition Planning and Support
c) Security Management
d) Capacity Management
Show Answer
Answer : Capacity Management
Question. 66
Access Management process is subset of the Availability Management process,
whose objective is to ensure that all those authorized should have access to the
documents and information:
a) True
b) False
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Answer : False
Question. 67
Service Operations team is accountable to find CI discrepancies while working on day
to day basis
a) True
b) False
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Answer : False
Question. 68
Service Operations team is supposed to update the CI status and details based on
a) Operations Manager’s approval
b) Configuration Manager’s approval
c) Incident Manager’s approval
d) Operations Management function
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Answer : Configuration Manager’s approval
Question. 69
Monitoring is performed by Service Operations teams, involved processes are:
a) Supplier – Service Level Management (SLM) – Service Reporting
b) Event – Capacity – Availability
c) SLM – Incident – Problem
d) Change – Validation – Release
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Answer : Event – Capacity – Availability
Question. 70
Technical Management function has two responsibilities
a) Build technical knowledge and deploy resources to support ITSM lifecycle
b) Custodian of technical knowledge and owners of technically competent resource
pool
c) Custodian of technical knowledge and deploy resources to support ITSM lifecycle
d) None of the above
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Answer : Custodian of technical knowledge and deploy resources to support ITSM
lifecycle
Question. 71
Discovery tools are used to
a) Discover issues in the service line
b) Populate and verify the CMS data and to assist in license management
c) Discuss CI attributes of all the CI not live in the network
d) Establish and / or confirm the scope of the service landscape
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Answer : Populate and verify the CMS data and to assist in license management
Question. 72
Critical Success factors of Service Operations are
a) Management Support
b) Business Support
c) Staffing Support
d) All of the above
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Answer : All of the above
Question. 73
Effectiveness and Efficiency is the driver in every facet of the service operations,
which of the following statement is true – 1. A measure of whether the objective has
been achieved is called effectiveness, 2. A measure of whether right amount of
resources has been used to deliver an output is called efficiency
a) Both 1 and 2 are correct
b) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
c) Statement 1 is correct
d) Statement 2 is correct
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Answer : Both 1 and 2 are correct
Question. 74
Failure of a Configuration Item not resulting in disruption of service is also called as an
incident
a) True
b) False
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Answer : True
Question. 75
Knowledge Base and Known Error Database is same
a) True
b) False
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Answer : False
Question. 76
Which of the statements are wrong:
a) MTBF = Mean time Between Failures
b) MTTR = Mean time to Repair
c) MTTR = Mean time to Restore Service
d) MTBSI = Mean time Between System Incidents
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Answer : MTTR = Mean time to Restore Service
Question. 77
Writing of an equal amount of an asset’s value each year, usually a fixed percentage
of cost, is known as …….
a) Transfer cost
b) Discounted cash flow
c) Net Book Value
d) Depreciating
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Answer : Depreciating
Question. 78
Utility and Warranty can be explained as Increases performance average and
Reduces performance variation
a) True
b) False
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Answer : True
Question. 79
Utility is explained as
a) It increases gain and it reduces pain
b) It increases gain or it reduces pain
c) It creates a balance between gain and pain
d) None of the above statement is correct explanation
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Answer : It increases gain or it reduces pain
Question. 80
Four P’s of Service Strategy are
a) Perspective – Positions – Plan and Pattern
b) Product – Price – Position and Perception
c) Product – Plan – Price and Position
d) Perspective – Perception – Position and Price
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Answer : Perspective – Positions – Plan and Pattern
Question. 81
Financial Management is responsible for
a) Budgeting
b) Accounting
c) Charging
d) All of the above
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Answer : All of the above
Question. 82
Analyzing Pattern of Business Activity is responsibility of
a) Demand Management
b) Service Level Management
c) Service Portfolio Management
d) Capacity Management
Show Answer
Answer : Demand Management
Question. 83
Service Portfolio categorizes the risk in to following categories
a) Grow the business
b) Run the business
c) Transform the business
d) All of the Above
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Answer : All of the Above
Question. 84
Outcome of existing Service Portfolio analysis leads to
a) Retain and Replace
b) Rationalize and Refactor
c) Renew and Retire
d) All of the Above
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Answer : All of the Above
Question. 85
Service Portfolio is sum of
a) Service Pipeline and Service Catalogue
b) Service Design and Service Strategy
c) Service Catalogue and Service Design
d) None of the above
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Answer : Service Pipeline and Service Catalogue
Question. 86
Which of the following statements about the Service Owner is INCORRECT?
a) Carries out the day-to-day monitoring and operation of the service they own
b) Contributes to continual improvement affecting the service they own
c) Is a stakeholder in all of the IT processes which support the service they own
d) Is accountable for a specific service within an organization
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Answer : Is accountable for a specific service within an organization
Question. 87
Demand Management is about
a) Understanding the Pattern of Business Activity (PBA)
b) Influencing demand
c) Both of them
d) None of the above
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Answer : Both of them
Question. 88
Continual Service Improvement expect all Service Managers to identify and
differentiate between two basic role:
a) Productions Vs Operations
b) Productions Vs Project
c) Operations Vs Project
d) None of the above
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Answer : Productions Vs Project
Question. 89
Core Objective of Service Improvement should be:
a) Increasing Efficiency
b) Maximizing Effectiveness
c) Optimizing cost of services and underlying ITSM process
d) All the above
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Answer : All the above
Question. 90
Improvement cannot be achieved without clear and unambiguous accountabilities
a) True
b) False
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Answer : True
Question. 91
In Continual Service Improvement (CSI), Deming cycle is critical at following points
a) Implementation of CSI
b) Application of CSI to services and service management process
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above
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Answer : Both of the above
Question. 92
Your measurement framework should address following as, basic reason to monitor
and measure
a) Validate, direct, intervene and justify
b) Verify, improve, review and update
c) Review, improve, verify and validate
d) Validate, review, improve and measure
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Answer : Validate, direct, intervene and justify
Question. 93
ITIL is compliant to following ISO models:
a) ISO20000
b) ISO27000
c) ISO19770
d) None of the above
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Answer : None of the above
Question. 94
To Support Continual Service Improvement (CSI) activities, organization needs to
collect following types of metrics
a) Technology, Process and Service
b) People, Process and Technology
c) People, Process and Partner
d) Service, Technology and People
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Answer : Technology, Process and Service
Question. 95
Service Reporting is responsibility of
a) Service Reporting Process
b) Service Level Management
c) Both of the above
d) None
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Answer : Both of the above
Question. 96
What are various cost involved in Continual Service Improvement (CSI)
implementation
a) Labor Cost and expertise cost
b) Tooling cost and training cost
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above
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Answer : Both of the above
Question. 97
Which of the following do Technology Metrics measure?
a) Components
b) Processes
c) The end to end service
d) Customer Satisfaction
Show Answer
Answer : Components
Question. 98
Which of the following do Service Metrics measure?
a) Processes and functions
b) Maturity and cost
c) The end to end service
d) Infrastructure availability
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Answer : The end to end service
Question. 99
Which of these is the correct set of steps for the Continual Service Improvement
Model?
a) Devise a strategy; Design the Solution; Transition into Production; Operate the
Solution; Continually Improve
b) Where do we want to be?; How do we get there?; How do we check we arrived?;
How do we keep the momentum going?
c) Identify the required business outcomes; Plan how to achieve the outcomes;
Implement the plan; Check the plan has been properly implemented; Improve the
solution
d) What is the vision?; Where are we now?; Where do we want to be?; How do we get
there?; Did we get there?; How do we keep the momentum going?
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Answer : What is the vision?; Where are we now?; Where do we want to be?; How do
we get there?; Did we get there?; How do we keep the momentum going?
Question. 100
An organization has undertaken the first two steps in the 7-Step Improvement
Process, and has found a large gap between what it believes it SHOULD measure,
and what it IS ABLE TO measure. The organization is in the process of drafting SLAs.
What is the BEST way of dealing with this limited measurement capability in the short
to medium term?
a) SLAs should include targets based on what should be measured; Monitoring
capabilities will then be gradually enhanced to allow the necessary monitoring and
reporting to be introduced
b) Work on the SLAs should be suspended until adequate monitoring capabilities are
available to support the required targets
c) SLAs should include targets based on what can currently be measured; SLA
targets should be gradually enhanced as increased monitoring capability becomes
available
d) Operational Level Agreements (OLAs) and UCs should be examined, and targets
should be included in the SLA to match those in the OLAs/UCs
Show Answer
Answer : SLAs should include targets based on what should be measured; Monitoring
capabilities will then be gradually enhanced to allow the necessary monitoring and
reporting to be introduced
Question. 101
An important beginning point for highlighting Continual Service Improvement is
perform:
a) Baseline
b) Process Audit
c) Process Assessment
d) Statistical Analysis
Show Answer
Answer : Baseline
Question. 102
Continual Service Improvement is expected to identify faults or weaknesses in which
of the following Lifecycle phases?
a) All phases of the Service Lifecycle
b) All phases of the Lifecycle, except Service Strategy
c) All phases of the Lifecycle, except CSI
d) Service Design, Service Transition and Service Operation only
Show Answer
Answer : All phases of the Service Lifecycle
Question. 103
Which of the following is NOT an aim of the Change Management process?
a) To ensure the impact of changes are better understood
b) To ensure standardized methods and procedures are used for efficient and prompt
handling of changes
c) To ensure that all changes to Service Assets and Configuration Items (CIs) are
recorded in the Configuration Management System (CMS)
d) To deliver and manage IT services at agreed levels to business users
Show Answer
Answer : To deliver and manage IT services at agreed levels to business users
Question. 104
Identify the processes covered as part of Service Transition?
a) Change Management, Service Asset and Configuration Management, Release and
Deployment Management
b) Change Management, Capacity Management, Event Management, Service
Request Management
c) Service Level Management, Service Portfolio Management, Service Asset and
Configuration Management
d) Service Asset and Configuration Management, Release and Deployment
Management, Request Fulfillment
Show Answer
Answer : Change Management, Service Asset and Configuration Management,
Release and Deployment Management
Question. 105
Most important activity of Change Management is
a) Change Impact Assessment
b) Deploying Change
c) Managing CI during change process
d) Managing Known error
Show Answer
Answer : Change Impact Assessment
Question. 106
What are various types of change
a) Strategic Change
b) Tactical Change
c) Operational Change
d) All of the above
Show Answer
Answer : All of the above
Question. 107
MTRS is defined as
a) Mean time to restore service
b) Mean time to resolve service
c) Maximum time to resolve service
d) Maximum time to restore service
Show Answer
Answer : Mean time to restore service
Question. 108
Success of Change Management is measured during
a) During post release review after success of release
b) During post implementation review
c) During Change impact assessment
d) Customer Satisfaction Survey
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Answer : During post implementation review
Question. 109
Ideally Change and Release Management should not be handled by same person
a) As they need to work very closely
b) Release Management is subset of Change Management
c) As there is conflict of interest
d) Both the processes can be handled by same person
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Answer : As there is conflict of interest
Question. 110
Change Impact Assessment is done based on
a) Technical Impact Assessment
b) Business Impact Assessment
c) Financial impact assessment
d) All of the above
Show Answer
Answer : All of the above
Question. 111
Key activities in Service Asset and Configuration Management process is
a) Planning – Identification – Control – Status Accounting – Verification and Audit
b) Plan – Inform – Control –Account – Verify
c) Prepare – Identify – Control – Status Accounting – Validation and Verification
d) Planning – Identification – Control – Status Accounting – Validation and Verification
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Answer : Planning – Identification – Control – Status Accounting – Verification and
Audit
Question. 112
Which statement correctly describes the difference between Asset Management and
Configuration Management?
a) Asset Management only deals with what is owned; Configuration Management
deals with everything in the infrastructure
b) Asset Management is a superset of Configuration Management because it includes
non-IT assets such as chairs and tables
c) Asset Management deals with the financial aspects of Configuration Items (CIs);
Configuration Management only deals with the technical details of the infrastructure
d) Configuration Management goes much further than Asset Management because it
also specifies the relationships between assets
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Answer : Configuration Management goes much further than Asset Management
because it also specifies the relationships between assets
Question. 113
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Release Process?
a) Moving software from the DML to the Development Environment
b) Moving software from the DML to the Live Environment
c) Moving software from the development to the Test Environment
d) Moving software from the live environment to the DML
Show Answer
Answer : Moving software from the live environment to the DML
Question. 114
Items of Information stored in the CMDB relating to a specific CI are known as?
a) Components
b) Features
c) Attributes
d) Characteristics
Show Answer
Answer : Attributes
Question. 115
Which process is accountable to manage DML and definitive spares
a) SACM
b) SPM
c) SLM
d) CSI
Show Answer
Answer : SACM
Question. 116
DML is foundation for
a) Release Management
b) Configuration Management
c) Change Management
d) Problem Management
Show Answer
Answer : Release Management
Question. 117
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a) The Configuration Management System is part of the Known Error Data Base
b) The Service Knowledge Management System is part of the Configuration
Management System
c) The Configuration Management System is part of the Service Knowledge
Management system
d) The Configuration Management System is part of the Configuration Management
Database
Show Answer
Answer : The Configuration Management System is part of the Service Knowledge
Management system
Question. 118
In ITIL service lifecycle configuration levels and baseline points are represented by
a) Numbered Triangles
b) Sequenced square
c) 7 step improvement model
d) DMAIC methodology
Show Answer
Answer : Numbered Triangles
Question. 119
To define and control the components of services and infrastructure and maintain
accurate configuration information on the historical, planned and current state of the
services and infrastructure is objective of
a) SACM
b) SLM
c) CSI
d) Change Management
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Answer : SACM
Question. 120
Various release and deployment approach can be explained as
a) Big bang vs Phased
b) Push and pull
c) Automated vs manual
d) All of the above
Show Answer
Answer : All of the above
Question. 121
Release Window is same as Change Window
a) True
b) False
Show Answer
Answer : True
Question. 122
Release planning starts as soon as
a) Change is logged
b) Change is approved
c) Release management receives specific input to start the release planning
d) When all the required CI is available
Show Answer
Answer : Change is approved
Question. 123
Back-out plan is built and approved by
a) Release Management
b) Change Management
c) Both of them
d) None of them
Show Answer
Answer : None of them
Question. 124
The addition, modification or removal of an authorized, planned or supported service
or service component and its associated documentation is a definition of what?
a) A Service Change
b) A Release request
c) A Change Request
d) A Configuration Control
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Answer : A Service Change
Question. 125
Release Management should update KEDB for all error which is released during
deployment
a) True
b) False
Show Answer
Answer : True
Question. 126
Service Validation and testing process is responsible for
a) Validation and testing of new or changed services
b) Validation and testing of existing services
c) Validation and testing of all CI
d) Validation and testing of release unit
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Answer : Validation and testing of new or changed services
Question. 127
Transition management is all about
a) Communication management
b) Stakeholder management
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above
Show Answer
Answer : Both of the above
Question. 128
Transition is defined as a change in state, corresponding to a movement of an IT
service or other configuration item from lifecycle to another
a) True
b) False
Show Answer
Answer : True
Question. 129
It is important for the operation of a given application that the version of the software
installed on each of the computers on the network is the same. Which process is
responsible for this?
a) Change Management
b) Configuration Management
c) Network Management
d) Release Management
Show Answer
Answer : Release Management
Question. 130
Which of the following is a value that is a result of implementing best practices for
Service Operation?
a) Meet the goals of the organization’s security policy
b) Improved quality of Service
c) Makes sure that IT Services stay aligned to business requirements
d) Improved control of Service Assets and Configurations
Show Answer
Answer : Meet the goals of the organization’s security policy
Question. 131
Which Service Design aspect would benefit the MOST by using a RACI model?
a) Design of Service Transitions
b) Design of measurement methods and metrics
c) Design of Technology and Management Architectures
d) Design of process required
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Answer : Design of process required
Question. 132
Which statement about Business Relationship Management (BRM) is NOT correct?
a) The purpose of BRM is to identify the customer’s needs including Warranty and
Utility
b) One of the purposes of BRM is to negotiate warranty terms with the customer
c) BRM focuses on the Services provided to the customer
d) BRM uses Customer Satisfaction as the primary measure of Successfully delivering
the Service or Services
Show Answer
Answer : One of the purposes of BRM is to negotiate warranty terms with the
customer
Question. 133
Which ITIL process aims to trace business-critical services for which supplementary
emergency measures must be taken?
a) Problem Management
b) Availability Management
c) Capacity Management
d) IT Service Continuity Management
Show Answer
Answer : IT Service Continuity Management
Question. 134
What is the criterion used by Change Management in determining the category for a
Request for Change?
a) Impact
b) Urgency
c) Priority
d) Content
Show Answer
Answer : Impact
Question. 135
Which of the following best describes ‘Reliability’?
a) The ability of a CI to remain functional under given conditions
b) The ability of a CI to be retained in, or restored to, an operational state
c) The combination of confidentiality, integrity and maintainability
d) The ability of a service to remain functional even though some components have
failed
Show Answer
Answer : The ability of a CI to remain functional under given conditions
Question. 136
Which of the following lists best describes the key attributes needed by Service Desk
Staff?
a) Logical; Methodical; Tenacious; Forthright; Analytical
b) Well Presented; Technical Specialist; Numerate; Good Interpersonal Skills
c) Business Aware; Articulate; Methodical; Tolerant; Good Interpersonal Skills
d) Good Interpersonal Skills; Tenacious; Technically Astute; Firm
Show Answer
Answer : Business Aware; Articulate; Methodical; Tolerant; Good Interpersonal Skills
Question. 137
What is the use of additional technical expertise in the Incident Management process
called?
a) Incident Classification
b) Problem Analysis
c) Functional Escalation
d) Resolution and recovery of the incident
Show Answer
Answer : Functional Escalation
Question. 138
Consider the following statements: 1. A service level agreement is a written
agreement between the service provider and the customers. 2. Negotiation of service
levels must involve the customers of the services involved 3. Underpinning contracts
must be capable of supporting targets agreed in SLA’s. Which of the above are
correct?
a) 1 & 3 only
b) None
c) All
d) 1 & 2 only
Show Answer
Answer : All
Question. 139
The name given to the document which outlines the responsibilities between internal
functional areas with respect to assisting in the provision of an IT Service to the
Customer/s is?
a) Underpinning Contract
b) Service Level Agreement
c) Operational Level Agreement
d) Service Level Requirements
Show Answer
Answer : Operational Level Agreement
Question. 140
Which ITIL process manager requires a report specifying the duration of an
interruption of a Configuration Item?
a) Availability Manager
b) Incident Manager
c) Problem Manager
d) Service Level Manager
Show Answer
Answer : Availability Manager
Question. 141
The Ishikawa Diagram or Cause & Effect Analysis (Fishbone) is a technique
employed by which ITIL Discipline?
a) Capacity Management
b) Incident Management
c) Availability Management
d) Problem Management
Show Answer
Answer : Problem Management
Question. 142
Typically a Help Desk, Service Desk & Call Centre all provide the same level of
service. They are just different names referring to the single point of contact
a) True
b) False
Show Answer
Answer : True
Question. 143
Which of the following is the BEST description of remediation?
a) Defines repeatable way of dealing with a particular category of change
b) Supports the assessment, prioritization, authorization and scheduling of changes
c) Involves the actions taken to recover after a failed change or release
d) Specifies a regular, agreed time when changes or releases may be implemented
with minimal impact on services
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Answer : Involves the actions taken to recover after a failed change or release
Question. 144
Which of the following influences the scope of the initial Service Design?
a) Functional Requirements
b) Overall Design Constraints
c) Business Benefits
d) All of the above
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Answer : All of the above
Question. 145
Which of the following BEST describes an outcome?
a) A means of delivering value to customers by facilitating the results customers want
to achieve without the ownership of specific costs and risks
b) Something that is measured and reported to help manage a process, IT Service or
activity
c) A measure of what is achieved or delivered by a system, person, team, process or
IT Service
d) The result of carrying out an activity, following a process or delivering an IT Service
Show Answer
Answer : The result of carrying out an activity, following a process or delivering an IT
Service
Question. 146
Which of the following is NOT an objective of Service Portfolio Management (SPM)?
a) Providing a clear service provision model that conveys how service assets are used
to supply services
b) To record and trace each of the service’s investment throughout the Service
Lifecycle
c) To study the viability of the current services and determine when they need to be
retired
d) To control the services offered to its customers
Show Answer
Answer : Providing a clear service provision model that conveys how service assets
are used to supply services
Question. 147
Which of the following statements about Service Automation is CORRECT?
a) It negatively affects the classification of elements such as Configuration Items (CIs)
and incidents
b) It prevents IT service information from being updated in the Service Catalogue.
c) It is used to improve the RACI model
d) It is known to improve the Utility and Warranty of services
Show Answer
Answer : It is known to improve the Utility and Warranty of services
Question. 148
Which type of metric is used by Continual Service Improvement (CSI) and tracks the
performance of end-to-end services?
a) Improvement Metrics
b) Service Metrics
c) Process Metrics
d) Technology Metrics
Show Answer
Answer : Service Metrics
Question. 149
Ensuring that policies and strategy are actually implemented is an example of which
of the following?
a) Governance
b) Business case
c) Confidentiality
d) Control perspective
Show Answer
Answer : Governance
Question. 150
Which of the following is NOT a value that is a result of implementing best practices
for Continual Service Improvement?
a) Improved control of Service Assets and Configurations
b) Steady and ongoing improvements in service quality
c) Recognized opportunities to increase the value of organizational structures and
capabilities
d) Ensures that IT services stay aligned to the requirements of the business
Show Answer
Answer : Improved control of Service Assets and Configurations
Question. 151
Which of the following terms means an unplanned interruption to an IT Service
reduction in the quality of an IT Service
a) Change
b) Incident
c) Impact
d) Problem
Show Answer
Answer : Incident
Question. 152
Which of the following is the BEST description of Service Management?
a) A set of specialized organizational capabilities for providing value to customers in
the form of services
b) An approach that emphasizes the importance of coordination and control across
the various functions, processes and systems necessary to manage the full lifecycle
of IT Services
c) The functionality offered by a product or service to meet a particular need
d) An assurance that a product or service will meet the agreed requirements
Show Answer
Answer : A set of specialized organizational capabilities for providing value to
customers in the form of services
Question. 153
What is the responsibility of Application Management?
a) Manage information about IT infrastructure available on a network and
corresponding user access rights
b) Provide IT Services using applications running at the service provider’s premises
c) Administer applications throughout their lifecycle
d) Track and report the value and ownership of assets throughout their lifecycle
Show Answer
Answer : Administer applications throughout their lifecycle
Question. 154
Who usually chairs the Change Advisory Board (CAB)?
a) IT Service Continuity Management (ITSM) staff
b) Business Relationship Manager (BRM)
c) Problem Manager
d) Change Manager
Show Answer
Answer : Change Manager
Question. 155
Which of the following is used as a reference point for later comparison in the
Continual Service Improvement stage of the Service Lifecycle?
a) Asset
b) Baseline
c) Build
d) Configuration Item (CI)
Show Answer
Answer : Baseline
Question. 156
Which Service Design aspect considers Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to help
ensure that the efficiency, effectiveness and cost effectiveness of IT Services are all
managed?
a) Technology and Management Architectures.
b) Processes required
c) Measurement methods and metrics
d) Service Solutions
Show Answer
Answer : Measurement methods and metrics
Question. 157
Which function is responsible for providing technical skills in support of IT Services
and Management of the IT infrastructure?
a) Technical Management
b) Service Management
c) Business Service Management
d) Service Level Management
Show Answer
Answer : Technical Management
Question. 158
Which of the following is the single point of contact for IT users on a day-by-day
basis?
a) Service Desk
b) IT Operations
c) Process Manager
d) Incident Manager
Show Answer
Answer : Service Desk
Question. 159
Which of the following items need to be documented in a Pattern of Business Activity
(PBA) profile?
a) Marketing plans, Attributes, Requirements and Sales Forecasts
b) Business Plans Classification, Sales Forecasts and Service Asset Requirements
c) Classification, Attributes, Requirements and Service Asset Requirements
d) Marketing Forecasts, Business Plans, Production Plans and new Product Launch
Plans
Show Answer
Answer : Classification, Attributes, Requirements and Service Asset Requirements
Question. 160
Which of the following determines the effect that a loss of service would have on a
business and when (during a given time period) the loss of service is most harmful?
a) Business Capacity Management
b) Business Case
c) Business Perspective
d) Business Impact Analysis
Show Answer
Answer : Business Impact Analysis
Question. 161
Which of the following statements about the process owner is CORRECT?
a) Is a part responsible for supplying goods or service that are required to deliver IT
Services
b) Is responsible for ensuring that a process is fit for purpose
c) Is responsible for operational management of a process
d) Is a process that is responsible for managing the lifecycle of all Incidents
Show Answer
Answer : Is responsible for ensuring that a process is fit for purpose
Question. 162
Which of the following is a responsibility of the process practitioner?
a) Managing the lifecycle of all incidents
b) Creating or updating records to prove that activities have been carried out correctly
c) Supplying goods or services that are required to deliver IT Services
d) Appointing people to the required roles
Show Answer
Answer : Creating or updating records to prove that activities have been carried out
correctly
Question. 163
Which of the following is responsible for keeping accurate information for the
organization’s services in transition to a live environment?
a) Availability Management
b) Asset Management
c) Service Level Management (SLM)
d) Service Catalogue Management
Show Answer
Answer : Service Catalogue Management
Question. 164
To what does the term Standard Change refer?
a) A pre-authorized change that is low risk, relatively common and follows a
procedure or work instruction
b) A change that has to be applied as soon as possible
c) A change that follows the defined steps of the Change Management process
d) The addition, modification or removal of anything that could have an effect on IT
Services
Show Answer
Answer : A pre-authorized change that is low risk, relatively common and follows a
procedure or work instruction
Question. 165
In the context of service operations managing day to day activities, which of the
following statement is true – 1. Functions are logical concept covering people and
technology to perform tasks from a defined process on an ongoing basis, 2.
Departments are the formal organization formed to perform task from predefined
process on an ongoing basis
a) Statement 1 is correct
b) Statement 2 is correct
c) Statements 1 and 2 are correct
d) Statements 1 and 2 are incorrect
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Answer : Statements 1 and 2 are correct
Question. 166
Building stable service operations with good balance between internal and external
focus required a long term planning. The balance referred in statement refers to
a) Stability Vs Responsiveness
b) Internal Vs External
c) Demand Vs Supply
d) Top down Vs bottoms up
Show Answer
Answer : Stability Vs Responsiveness
Question. 167
Service Operation tries to create balance between
a) Cost Vs Quality
b) Reactive Vs Proactive
c) Internal Vs External Focus
d) All of the above
Show Answer
Answer : All of the above
Question. 168
In an organization, the purchasing department has relocated internally – not just the
people, but also their IT resources. A Service Desk employee has been
commissioned to relocate this department’s workstations. In which ITIL process is this
employee now playing a role?
a) Configuration Management
b) Problem Management
c) Change Management
d) Incident Management
Show Answer
Answer : Change Management
Question. 169
Which ITIL process or which ITIL department has responsibilities that include
distributing information to users?
a) Change Management
b) Customer Relationship Management
c) Incident Management
d) Service Desk
Show Answer
Answer : Service Desk
Question. 170
Which statement best describes the role of the Service Desk?
a) The primary task of the Service Desk is to investigate problems
b) The Service Desk functions as the first contact for the customer
c) The Service Desk ensures that the telephone is always manned
d) The Service Desk ensures that the agreed IT service is available
Show Answer
Answer : The Service Desk functions as the first contact for the customer
Question. 171
Which activity in the Problem Management process is responsible for generating
Requests for Change (RFCs)?
a) Problem Analysis
b) Error Control
c) Proactive Problem Management
d) Monitoring
Show Answer
Answer : Error Control
Question. 172
What does Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) mean?
a) Average downtime of a service
b) Average uptime of a service
c) Average time of the breakdown-free period within a measured period
d) Average time between two consecutive incidents
Show Answer
Answer : Average downtime of a service
Question. 173
Where are the statuses of changes recorded?
a) in the Known Error database
b) in the Definitive Software Library (DSL)
c) in the Change database
d) in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
Show Answer
Answer : in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
Question. 174
What is a request to replace something within the IT infrastructure called?
a) Replacement Request
b) Request for Change
c) Service Request
d) Request for Release
Show Answer
Answer : Request for Change
Question. 175
Which subject should be one of the standard items on the agenda of a meeting of the
Change Advisory Board (CAB)?
a) Reports from Service Level Management
b) Ongoing or concluded Changes
c) The registration of Changes
d) The wishes of customers to implement Changes
Show Answer
Answer : Ongoing or concluded Changes
Question. 176
Which ITIL process is responsible for creating the cost agreements for extra support
of the Service Desk?
a) Service Level Management
b) Incident Management
c) Availability Management
d) Financial Management for IT Services
Show Answer
Answer : Service Level Management
Question. 177
For which of the following activities of Configuration Management are audits regularly
implemented?
a) Status monitoring
b) Planning
c) Identification
d) Verification
Show Answer
Answer : Verification
Question. 178
Release Management has distributed a defective Release. As a result, monthly
invoicing has come to a standstill. This has very radical consequences for the
business and has been reported as an incident. According to ITIL best practices, what
should happen next?
a) Change Management will start a Post Implementation Review (PIR)
b) Service Level Management will start a Service Improvement Program (SIP)
c) Problem Management will submit a Request for Change (RFC)
d) Release Management will implement the back-out plan
Show Answer
Answer : Release Management will implement the back-out plan
Question. 179
According to the Deming quality circle a number of steps must be performed
repeatedly in order to ensure good performance. Which of the following answers
specifies the correct sequence for these steps?
a) Check – Plan – Act – Do
b) Act – Check – Do – Plan
c) Do – Plan – Check – Act
d) Plan – Do – Check – Act
Show Answer
Answer : Plan – Do – Check – Act
Question. 180
The Deming quality circle is a model for control based on quality. Which step in this
model must be taken first?
a) Adjustment
b) Implementation
c) Planning
d) Measurement
Show Answer
Answer : Planning
Question. 181
Information is regularly exchanged between Problem Management and Change
Management. What information is this?
a) RFCs from the users that Problem Management passes on to Change
Management
b) RFCs from the Service Desk that Problem Management passes on to Change
Management
c) Known Errors from Problem Management, on the basis of which Change
Management can generate Requests for Change (RFCs)
d) RFCs resulting from Known Errors
Show Answer
Answer : RFCs resulting from Known Errors
Question. 182
Which status is a problem assigned once its cause has been identified?
a) Incident
b) Known Error
c) Request for Change (RFC)
d) Work-around
Show Answer
Answer : Known Error
Question. 183
What is the term used for a situation derived from a series of incidents with the same
characteristics?
a) Service Call
b) Problem
c) Change Request
d) Known Error
Show Answer
Answer : Problem
Question. 184
What is the first step when registering an incident?
a) Perform matching
b) Assign an incident number
c) Determine the priority
d) Record the incident data
Show Answer
Answer : Assign an incident number
Question. 185
Changes are divided into categories. What criterion defines a category for a change?
a) The consequences of the change such as limited, substantial, significant, etc
b) The sequence in which the change is made
c) The speed with which the change is made
d) The Request for Change number that the change is assigned
Show Answer
Answer : The consequences of the change such as limited, substantial, significant, etc
Question. 186
Which data, for a new Configuration item (CI), is recorded in the Configuration
Management Database (CMDB)?
a) The Request for Change number for the Configuration Item
b) Repairs to the Configuration Item
c) The impact of the Configuration Item
d) The relationship to other Configuration Items
Show Answer
Answer : The relationship to other Configuration Items
Question. 187
When is a Known Error identified?
a) When the incident has been sent to Problem Management
b) When the problem is known
c) When the problem has been resolved
d) When the cause of the problem is known
Show Answer
Answer : When the cause of the problem is known
Question. 188
User reports a PC problem to the Service Desk. A Service Desk representative
determines that the PC is defective and indicates that according to the services
catalogue, the PC will be replaced within three hours. Which ITIL process is
responsible for having this user’s PC replaced within three hours?
a) Availability Management
b) Change Management
c) Service Level Management
d) Configuration Management
Show Answer
Answer : Change Management
Question. 189
Which ITIL process is responsible for analyzing risks and counter measures?
a) Capacity Management
b) Service Desk
c) Problem Management
d) IT Service Continuity Management
Show Answer
Answer : IT Service Continuity Management
Question. 190
Which aspects are described in a Service Level Agreement (SLA)?
a) The costs and expected revenue of the services offered
b) The technological developments that can affect the services offered
c) The quality, expressed in quantity and costs, of the services offered
d) The company strategy
Show Answer
Answer : The quality, expressed in quantity and costs, of the services offered
Question. 191
In the Service Level Management Process, what happens during the activity called
“monitoring”?
a) Guarding agreements with the customer
b) Acquiring customers
c) Identifying the needs of customers
d) Guarding negotiations with the customer
Show Answer
Answer : Guarding agreements with the customer
Question. 192
Consider the following statements- 1: An SLA is a contract drawn up by the IT
department which states what the customer may and may not do with his computer, 2:
A Service Catalogue describes concisely and specifically the IT services that the IT
department can offer a customer. Which of these statements is correct?
a) Both
b) Neither
c) Only the first
d) Only the second
Show Answer
Answer : Only the second
Question. 193
Consider the following statements- 1: A change in the IT infrastructure is always the
result of a change of a Service Level, 2: A Service Level Agreement (SLA) exhibits
many similarities to a procedure for drawing up a Request for Change (RFC). Are
these statements correct?
a) Both
b) Neither
c) Only the first
d) Only the second
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Answer : Neither
Question. 194
The performance of the network in a large computer centre is monitored 24 hours a
day. This produces data for which processes?
a) Change Management, Financial Management and Service Level Management
b) Financial Management, Service Desk and Problem Management
c) Availability Management, Capacity Management and Change Management
d) Availability Management, Capacity Management and Problem Management
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Answer : Availability Management, Capacity Management and Problem Management
Question. 195
When can the building, testing and implementation of a change begin?
a) If it is urgent, as soon as the Request for Change has been classified
b) As soon as there is a back-out plan for the change
c) As soon as the impact analysis has been discussed by the members of the Change
Advisory Board
d) As soon as the Request for Change has been formally authorized
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Answer : As soon as the Request for Change has been formally authorized
Question. 196
Which of the concepts below belongs to IT Service Continuity Management?
a) Maintainability
b) Resilience
c) Vulnerability
d) Serviceability
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Answer : Vulnerability
Question. 197
A major change to an existing service is to be designed and built and the issue of
what Configuration Management is responsible for has been raised. For which of the
following activities does Configuration Management NOT have a responsibility?
a) Controlling the completeness and correctness of all data about the software
modules
b) Naming and recording data about software modules
c) Quality assurance of the software modules
d) Registering and monitoring the status of the software modules
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Answer : Quality assurance of the software modules
Question. 198
When must a Post Implementation Review take place?
a) In case of emergency changes
b) If another incident of the same type occurs again after a Change has been made
c) After every Change
d) At the request of the person who submitted the Change request
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Answer : After every Change
Question. 199
Which activity is not the responsibility of IT Service Continuity Management?
a) Executing impact analyses of incidents related to the back-out facilities
b) Testing back-out arrangements
c) Drawing up back-out scenarios
d) Analyzing risks
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Answer : Executing impact analyses of incidents related to the back-out facilities
Question. 200
When is a back-out plan invoked?
a) When it is found that something went wrong when implementing a Change
b) When it is found that something went wrong when testing a Change
c) When it is found that something went wrong when building a Change
d) When it is found that something went wrong when scheduling resources
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Answer : When it is found that something went wrong when implementing a Change
Question. 201
The management of ABC Inc. has insisted that each request for a new workstation
installation be handled with optimum efficiency and effectiveness. Which ITIL process
is designed to achieve this desired outcome?
a) Change Management
b) Customer Liaison
c) Problem Management
d) Service Level Management
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Answer : Change Management
Question. 202
Which of the examples below is NOT an example of a configuration item?
a) A user manual
b) A company’s organization chart
c) A systems update procedure
d) A unique identification code
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Answer : A unique identification code
Question. 203
Which ITIL process provides change proposals in order to eliminate structural errors?
a) Availability Management
b) Problem Management
c) Security Management
d) IT Service Continuity Management
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Answer : Problem Management
Question. 204
Nitin calls the Service Desk and reports that the system is slow. He asks whether he
can be given another PC like his colleague’s, which is much faster. Which term is
applicable to this situation?
a) Problem
b) Incident
c) Request for Change
d) Classification
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Answer : Request for Change
Question. 205
The cash registers in a supermarket experience network disruptions daily between 4
p.m. and 6 p.m. Which ITIL process is responsible for solving these difficulties on a
structural basis?
a) Availability Management
b) Capacity Management
c) Incident Management
d) Problem Management
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Answer : Problem Management
Question. 206
Which of the following describes the basic concept of Integrity in the Security
Management process?
a) The capacity to verify the correctness of the data
b) The correctness of the data
c) Protection of the data against unauthorized access and use
d) Access to the data at any moment
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Answer : Protection of the data against unauthorized access and use
Question. 207
What is meant by the ‘Urgency’ of an incident?
a) The degree to which the incident gives rise to a deviation from the normal service
level
b) The time needed by IT Services to resolve the incident
c) The relative importance of the incidents when handling them
d) The degree to which the solution of an incident tolerates delay
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Answer : The degree to which the solution of an incident tolerates delay
Question. 208
What is the key activity of processes defined in Service Strategy
a) How robust business cases will be created to secure strategic investment in service
assets and service management capabilities
b) What services are running
c) How to measure and develop SLA’s
d) None of the above
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Answer : How robust business cases will be created to secure strategic investment in
service assets and service management capabilities
Question. 209
Which of the following is a benefit of using ITIL?
a) That the users can influence the IT organization providing the IT services
b) That the quality and the costs of the IT services can be controlled more efficiently
c) That the organization around the IT services can be set up faster
d) That it is finally possible to charge for IT services
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Answer : That the quality and the costs of the IT services can be controlled more
efficiently
Question. 210
An organization plans on implementing a new network operating system. Before the
actual implementation takes place, the plan of approach for achieving the
implementation is discussed. Under whose leadership is this discussion held?
a) The Service Level Manager
b) The Network Manager
c) The Change Manager
d) The Service Manager
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Answer : The Change Manager
Question. 211
The activity that aims to identify the potential damage or loss to an organization
resulting from disruption to critical business processes is:
a) Business Impact Analysis
b) Component Failure Impact Analysis
c) Root Cause Analysis
d) Service Outage Analysis
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Answer : Business Impact Analysis
Question. 212
The data in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) can only be modified
after permission is granted to modify the infrastructure. Which process grants such
permission?
a) Incident Management
b) Service Level Management
c) Change Management
d) Configuration Management
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Answer : Change Management
Question. 213
Your Network Department has made an agreement with an external organization in
order to fulfill an agreement with its internal customer. Where would the agreement
with the external organization be specified?
a) Service Level Requirement (SLR)
b) Underpinning Contract (UC)
c) Operational Level Agreement (OLA)
d) Service Level Agreement (SLA)
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Answer : Underpinning Contract (UC)
Question. 214
What is the difference between Asset Management and Configuration Management?
a) Asset Management deals with the financial aspects of Configuration Items
b) Configuration Management goes much further than Asset Management, because it
also specifies the relations between the assets
c) Asset Management only deals with what you own; Configuration Management
deals with everything in your infrastructure
d) Asset Management is a superset of Configuration Management, as it includes non-
it assets such as chairs and tables
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Answer : Configuration Management goes much further than Asset Management,
because it also specifies the relations between the assets
Question. 215
The Service Level Manager requires confirmation that the internal Service Desk can
answer Customer calls within 10 seconds. In which document might the Service
Desk’s agreement to this requirement be recorded?
a) Internal Specification Sheet
b) Operational Level Agreement
c) Service Level Agreement
d) An underpinning third party contract
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Answer : Operational Level Agreement
Question. 216
The sequence of dealing with problems must be based on…
a) The category to which the problem belongs
b) The impact of the problem
c) The priority of the problem
 d) The urgency of the problem
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Answer : The priority of the problem
Question. 217
Release management staff do not carry out ;
a) The planning of rollouts of hardware and software
b) The distribution of software applications to remote locations
c) The testing of software to eradicate errors
d) The release and implementation of software into the live environment
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Answer : The testing of software to eradicate errors
Question. 218
Which of the following statements about the Service Catalogue is correct?
a) It is necessary in order to draw up an SLA
b) It describes only those services that are also included in the Service Level
Agreement (SLA)
c) It can be used instead of an SLA
d) It describes all services that can be supplied by the IT management organization
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Answer : It describes all services that can be supplied by the IT management
organization

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