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Question # 4

Which statement about value streams is CORRECT?

A.

Each value stream must include all six value chain activities

B.

Each value stream must be designed for a specific scenario

C.

Each value stream must include all 34 ITIL practices

D.

Each value stream must include suppliers or partners

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Question # 5

Which TWO are inputs to the service value system?

1 Demand

2 Products

3 Value

4 Opportunity

A.

1 and 2

B.

2 and 3

C.

3 and 4

D.

1 and 4

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Question # 6

Which is described by the ‘organizations and people’ dimension of service management?

A.

Communication and collaboration

B.

Workflows and controls

C.

Inputs and outputs

D.

Contracts and agreement

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Question # 7

What are the KEY stakeholder groups that service providers should cooperate with?

A.

Suppliers

B.

Customers

C.

Relationship managers

D.

Developers

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Question # 8

For which purpose would the continual improvement practice use a SWOT analysis?

A.

Understanding the current state

B.

Defining the future desired state

C.

Tracking and managing ideas

D.

Ensuring everyone actively participates

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Question # 9

What ensures that service providers and service consumers continue to create value together?

A.

Service consumption

B.

Service offerings

C.

Service level management

D.

Service relationship management

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Question # 10

Which is an activity in the 'Problem control' phase of problem management?

A.

Re-assessing a known error to manage the ongoing impact.

B.

Reviewing incident records to identity trends

C.

Implementing a technical fix to resolve an issue

D.

Documenting the steps in workaround

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Question # 11

A service will be unavailable for the next two hours for unplanned maintenance. Which practice is MOST LIKELY to be involved in managing this?

A.

Incident management

B.

Service Request management

C.

Change enablement

D.

Service request management

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Question # 12

Which is recommended as pan of the 'progress iteratively with feedback' guiding principle?

A.

Prohibit changes to plans after they have been finalized

B.

Analyse the whole situation in detail before taking any action

C.

Reduce the number of steps that produce tangible results

D.

Organize work into small manageable units

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Question # 13

Which practice performs reviews to ensure that services continue to meet the needs of the customers?

A.

Monitoring and event management

B.

Service level management

C.

Change enablement

D.

Service desk

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Question # 14

Which statement about the purpose or the Monitoring and event management practice is TRUE?

A.

Minimize the negative impact of incidents by restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible

B.

Support the agreed quality of a service by handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service requests in an effective and user-friendly manner

C.

Systematically observe services and service components and record and report selected changes of state identified as events

D.

Maximize the number of successful service and product changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed, authorized and managed within a schedule

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Question # 15

Which statement about a continual improvement register (CIR)' is TRUE?

A.

Used to help plan changes, assist in communication avoid conflicts and assign resources

B.

Used to select the right method, model or technique for identifying improvements

C.

Used to track and manage improvement ideas from identification through to final action

D.

Used to provide a formal description of one or more services designed to address the needs of a target consumer group

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Question # 16

Which practice would be MOST involved in assessing the risk to services when a supplier modifies the contract they offer to the organization?

A.

Incident management

B.

Service level management

C.

Service request management

D.

Change enablement

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Question # 17

What is the MOST LIKELY reason mat incident management would need a temporary team to work together?

A.

To escalate an incident to a supplier or partner

B.

So users can resolve their own incidents with self-help

C.

To resolve a complex or major incident

D.

So customers and users are provided with timely updates

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Question # 18

What is the customer of a service responsible for?

A.

Authorizing the budget for the service

B.

Provisioning the service

C.

Defining the requirements for the service

D.

Using the service

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Question # 19

Which service value chain activity deals with the purchase of new products?

A.

Engage

B.

Obtain/build

C.

Plan

D.

Improve

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Question # 20

What is the definition of service management?

A.

A set of specialized organizational capabilities for enabling value for customers in the form of services

B.

A result for a stakeholder enabled by one or more outputs

C.

A formal description of one or more services designed to address the needs of a target consumer group

D.

Joint activities performed by a service provider and a service consumer to ensure continual value co-creation

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Question # 21

Which statement about emergency changes is CORRECT?

A.

Emergency changes are low risk and well understood

B.

Authorization of emergency changes may be deferred until after implementation

C.

It is necessary to complete all documentation before an emergency charge is implemented

D.

Emergency changes are not usually recorded in the change schedule

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Question # 22

What is MOST LIKELY to be handled as a service request?

A.

An emergency change to apply a security patch

B.

The implementation of a workaround

C.

Providing a virtual server for a development team

D.

Managing an interruption to a service

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Question # 23

When using the ‘continual improvement model, which information should be produced by an organization to understand where the organization is now?

A.

Business objectives

B.

Improvement plans

C.

Assessment results

D.

Measureable Targets

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Question # 24

Which of the four dimensions’ focuses on roles responsibilities and systems of authority?

A.

Organizations and people

B.

Information and technology

C.

Partners and suppliers

D.

Value streams and processes

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Question # 25

Which TWO BEST describe the guiding principles?

    Short term

    Standards

    Recommendations

    Long-term

A.

1 and 4

B.

3 and 4

C.

1 and 2

D.

2 and 3

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Question # 26

Which practice ensures that service actions, that are a normal part of service delivery, are effectively handled?

A.

Incident management

B.

Service level management

C.

Problem management

D.

Service request management

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Question # 27

Which practice balance management of risk with maximizing throughput?

A.

Change enablement

B.

Continual improvement

C.

Incident management

D.

Problem management

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Question # 28

Which is the FIRST thing to consider when focusing on value?

A.

Identifying the service customer who will receive value

B.

Defining customer experience and user experience

C.

Understanding what is valuable to the service consumer

D.

Ensuring value is co-created by improvement initiatives.

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Question # 29

Which practice has a purpose that involves creating closer, more collaborative relationships?

A.

Suppler management

B.

Information security management

C.

Release management

D.

Service configuration management

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Question # 30

What is the difference between the 'incident management' and 'service desk' practices?

A.

Incident management restores service operation, service desk provides communication with users

B.

incident management manages interruptions to service desk monitors achieved service quality

C.

incident management resolves issues, service desk investigates the underlying causes of issues

D.

incident management resolves complex issues, service desk resolve simpler issues.

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Question # 31

Which is the definition of an IT asset?

A.

Any financially valuable component that contributes to a service

B.

Any request from a user that is a normal part of service delivery

C.

Any component that needs to be managed to deliver a service

D.

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

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Question # 32

Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence.

The purpose of the problem management practice is to reduce me likelihood and impact of incidents by identifying actual and potential causes of incidents and managing [p] and known errors.

A.

events

B.

changes

C.

configuration items

D.

workarounds

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Question # 33

Which is a key element of the 'think and work holistically' guiding principle?

A.

Assessing which procedures can be re-used when improving a service

B.

Understanding the methods applicable to complex systems

C.

Eliminating metrics which do not contribute to achieving an objective

D.

Using technology for standard tasks to give people time for complex activities

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Question # 34

Staff in an IT organization are very busy, mostly carrying out tasks that add little or no value to the organization or its customers.

Which guiding principle recommends that the unnecessary work should be eliminated?

A.

Keep it simple and practical

B.

Think and work holistically

C.

Star: where you are

D.

Progress iteratively with feedback

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Question # 35

Which practice has a purpose that includes the management of financially valuable components that can contribute to the delivery of an IT service?

A.

IT asset management

B.

Deployment management

C.

Continual management

D.

Monitoring and event management

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Question # 36

Which activity is NOT recommended by the 'start where you are' guiding principle?

A.

Involving people who are not familiar with a service when observing and assessing its activities

B.

Applying risk management when considering to introduce new processes

C.

Using source data to avoid any unintentional data distortion found in reports

D.

Discarding existing processes before assessing their usefulness

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Question # 37

Which is included in the purpose of the 'improve' value chain activity?

A.

Ensuring the continual improvement of practices across all value chain activities

B.

Ensuring that services continually meet expectations for quality, costs, and lime to market

C.

Ensuring a shared understanding of the improvement direction for services across the organization

D.

Ensuring continual engagement and good relationships with all stakeholders

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Question # 38

Identify the missing word in the following sentence.

The purpose of the service configuration management practice to to ensure mat accurate and reliable information about the configuration of [?], and the is that support mem, is available when and where it to needed.

A.

organizations

B.

outcomes

C.

IT assets

D.

services

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Question # 39

Which is the BEST type of resource for investigating complex incidents?

A.

Self-help systems

B.

Knowledgeable support staff

C.

Detailed work instructions

D.

Disaster recovery plans

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Question # 40

Which component is focused on the activities needed by an organization to help it co-create value?

A.

Service value chain

B.

Continual improvement

C.

Guiding principle

D.

Practices

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Question # 41

Identity the missing word in the following sentence

The purpose of the service configuration management practice is to ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of [?], and the CIs that support them, is available when and where it is needed

A.

organizations

B.

outcomes

C.

relationships

D.

services

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Question # 42

Which phase of problem management includes the regular re-assessment of the effectiveness of workarounds?

A.

Problem identification

B.

Problem control

C.

Error control

D.

Problem analysis

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Question # 43

A good way to apply the ITIL guiding principle 'keep it simple and practical' is to:

A.

Communicate so that the audience will hear

B.

Re-use nothing from the current state

C.

Adopt a practice which is easy to follow

D.

Understand that fast does not mean incomplete

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Question # 44

Which statement about outcomes is CORRECT?

A.

Outcomes enable products to be delivered to a stakeholder

B.

An outcome defines the amount of money spent on technology for a service

C.

An outcome depends on at least one output to deliver a result

D.

Outcomes provide assurance to stakeholders on how a service performs

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Question # 45

What is used as a tool to help define and measure performance?

A.

A continual improvement register

B.

An incident record

C.

A change schedule

D.

A service level agreement

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Question # 46

What is the value of a service?

A.

The benefits, usefulness, or importance of the service, as perceived by the stakeholders

B.

The amount of money that is created or saved for the service consumers by using the service.

C.

A tangible or intangible deliverable of the service

D.

A result for a stakeholder enabled by the outputs of the service

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Question # 47

Which guiding principle says that services and processes should NOT provide a solution for every exception?

A.

Keep it simple and practical

B.

Think and work holistically

C.

Optimize and automate

D.

Collaborate and promote visibility

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Question # 48

Which TWO types of competence are MOST important 'or service desk staff?

1. Knowledge of business processes

2. Collaboration skills

3. Advanced technical knowledge

4. Workflow design skills

A.

1 and 2

B.

2 and 3

C.

3 and 4

D.

1 and 4

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Question # 49

Which practice uses technologies such as intelligent telephony systems, a knowledge base and monitoring tools?

A.

Service configuration management

B.

Service desk

C.

Problem management

D.

Deployment management

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Question # 50

Which is a recommendation for applying the guiding principle 'keep it simple and practical?

A.

Communicate in a way the audience can hear

B.

Sometimes nothing from the current state can be re used

C.

If a practice is easier to follow it is more likely to be adopted

D.

Fast does not mean incomplete

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Question # 51

Which type of change is MOST LIKELY to be initiated as part of the 'service request management' practice?

A.

A normal change

B.

An emergency change

C.

A standard change

D.

A change model

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Question # 52

Which should be handled by ‘service request management’?

A.

A request to implement a security patch

B.

A request to provide a laptop

C.

A request to resolve an error in a service

D.

A request to change a target in a service level agreement

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Question # 53

Which TWO of the following are considerations of change enablement?

1. Managing the people aspects of change

2. Ensuring that organizational transformations are successful

3. Maximizing the number of successful service changes

4. Ensuring that changes are properly assessed

A.

1 and2

B.

2 and 3

C.

3 and 4

D.

1 and 4

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Question # 54

Which practice handles all pre-defined user-initiated service actions?

A.

Deployment management

B.

Incident management

C.

Service level management

D.

Service request management

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Question # 55

Which practice's purpose includes creating closer more collaborative relationships?

A.

Supplier management

B.

Information security management

C.

Release management

D.

Service configuration management

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Question # 56

Which of the following is the MOST important 'or effective incident management?

A.

Collaboration tools and techniques

B.

Balanced scorecard review

C.

Automated pipelines

D.

A variety of access channels

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Question # 57

Which ITIL concept helps an organization to make good decisions?

A.

Four dimensions of service management

B.

Guiding principles

C.

Service value chain

D.

Practices

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Question # 58

What varies in size and complexity, and uses functions to achieve its objectives?

A.

A risk

B.

An organization

C.

A practice

D.

An outcome

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Question # 59

Which activity is part of the 'continual improvement' practice?

A.

Identifying the cause of incidents and recommending related improvements

B.

Authorizing changes to implement improvements

C.

Logging and managing incidents that result in improvement opportunities

D.

Making business cases for improvement action

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Question # 60

In which situation will incident management USUALLY use a separate process?

A.

Where no target resolution time exists

B.

For low impact incidents

C.

Where the cause must be diagnosed

D.

For information security incidents

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Question # 61

Which statement about the 'continual improvement model' is CORRECT?

A.

Organizations should work through the steps of the model in the sequence in which they are presented

B.

The low of the model helps organizations to link improvements to its goals

C.

The model is applicable to only certain parts of the service value system

D.

Organizations should use an additional model or method to link improvements to customer value

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Question # 62

Which skill is required by the ‘service level management’ practice?

A.

Supplier management

B.

Technical expertise

C.

Event monitoring

D.

Problem management

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Question # 63

Which of the following is NOT recommended by the guiding principle 'start where you are?

A.

Asking questions that appear to be stupid

B.

Identifying what is available to be leveraged

C.

Building something completely new

D.

Collecting data directly from the source

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Question # 64

What role would be MOST suitable for a new graduate with great levels of empathy and understanding of business issues? They also have good communication skills, high emotional intelligence, and a broad understanding of IT technology.

A.

Service level manager

B.

Service desk agent

C.

Change authority

D.

Problem analyst

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Question # 65

Which principle concentrates on service consumers?

A.

Start where you are

B.

Optimize and automate

C.

Keep it simple

D.

Focus on value

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Question # 66

Which is the addition, modification or removal of anything that could have an effect on services?

A.

A change

B.

An event

C.

An incident

D.

A problem

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Question # 67

Which statement about problems is CORRECT?

A.

Problems are not related to incidents.

B.

Problems must be resolved quickly in order to restore normal business activity.

C.

Problem analysis should focus on one of the four dimensions to achieve a fast diagnosis.

D.

Problem prioritization involves risk assessment.

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Question # 68

Which describes a CORRECT approach to change authorization?

A.

Changes included in the change schedule are pre-authorized and do not need additional authorization

B.

formal changes should be assessed and authorized before they are deployed

C.

Emergency changes should be authorized by as many people as possible to reduce risk

D.

formal changes are typically implemented as service requests and authorized by the service desk

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Question # 69

How can a service consumer contnbute to the reduction of nsk?

A.

By providing the service in accordance with requirements

B.

By ensuring that the service provider's resources are correctly configured

C.

By fully understanding then own requirements for the service

D.

By managing the detailed level of risk on behalf of the service provider

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Question # 70

Which activity contributes to the ‘where are we now?’ step of the ‘continual improvement’ model?

A.

Executing improvement actions

B.

Performing baseline assessments

C.

Defining the improvement plan

D.

Understanding the business mission

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Question # 71

Which is a result of applying the guiding principle ‘progress iteratively with feedback’?

A.

The ability to discover and respond to failure earlier

B.

Standardization of practices and services

C.

Understanding the customer’s perception of value

D.

Understanding the current state and identifying what can be reused

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Question # 72

Which is an example are problem control activity?

A.

Reviewing incident records to identify trends

B.

Implementing a technical fix to resolve an issue

C.

Re-assessing a known error to understand the ongoing impact

D.

Documenting the steps in a workaround

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Question # 73

What is defined as a change of state that has significance for the management of an IT service?

A.

Event

B.

Incident

C.

Problem

D.

Known error

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Question # 74

Which will help solve incidents more quickly?

A.

Target resolution times

B.

Escalating all incidents to support teams

C.

Collaboration between teams

D.

Detailed procedural steps for incident investigation

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Question # 75

Which is an activity of the 'incident management" practice?

A.

Assessing and prioritizing improvement opportunities

B.

Performing service reviews with customers

C.

Providing good-quality updates when expected

D.

Automating service requests to the greatest degree possible

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Question # 76

Which includes governance, management practices, and continual improvement?

A.

The service value system

B.

The 'deliver and support' value chain activity

C.

The 'focus on value' guiding principle

D.

The 'value stream and processes' dimension

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Question # 77

Which is the BEST example of a standard change?

A.

The review and authorization of a change requested by a customer

B.

The implementation of a critical software patch in response to a vendor security Issue

C.

The Installation of a software application in response to a service request

D.

The replacement of a component in response to a major incident

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Question # 78

When is the earliest that a workaround can be documented in ‘problem management’?

A.

After the problem has been logged

B.

After the problem has been prioritized

C.

After the problem has been analyzed

D.

After the problem has been resolved

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Question # 79

Which statement about the ‘continual improvement model’ is CORRECT?

A.

Organizations should work through the steps of the model in the sequence in which they are presented

B.

The flow of the model helps organizations to link improvements to its goals

C.

The model is applicable to only certain parts of the service value system

D.

Organizations should use an additional model or method to link improvements to customer value

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Question # 80

Which dimension of service management considers the workflows and controls needed to deliver services?

A.

Organization and people

B.

Information and technology

C.

Partners and suppliers

D.

Value streams and processes

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Question # 81

Which practice facilitates operational communication between the service provider organization and users in the service consumer organization?

A.

Service level management

B.

Relationship management

C.

Service desk

D.

Monitoring and event management

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Question # 82

Which practice has the purpose of ensuring that the organization’s suppliers and their performance and

managed appropriately to support the provision of seamless, quality products and services?

A.

Release management

B.

Supplier management

C.

Service management

D.

Relationship management

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Question # 83

Which describes a set of defined steps for implementing improvements?

A.

The ‘improve’ value chain activity

B.

The ‘continual improvement register’

C.

The ‘continual improvement model’

D.

The ‘engage’ value chain activity

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Question # 84

Which is NOT a key focus of the 'information and technology' dimension?

A.

Workflow management and inventory systems

B.

Communication systems and knowledge bases

C.

Roles and responsibilities

D.

Security and compliance

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Question # 85

Which activity is part of the 'continual improvement' practice?

A.

Populating and maintaining the asset register

B.

Providing a clear path for users to report issues, queries, and requests

C.

Delivering tactical and operational engagement with customers

D.

Identifying and logging opportunities

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Question # 86

Identify the missing word in the following sentence.

A change is defined as the addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect

effect on [?].

A.

assets

B.

values

C.

elements

D.

services

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Question # 87

Which practice owns and manages issues, queries and requests from users?

A.

Service desk

B.

Problem management

C.

Incident management

D.

Change control

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Question # 88

Which competencies are required by the 'service level management' practice?

A.

Problem investigation and resolution

B.

Incident analysis and prioritization

C.

Business analysis and commercial management

D.

Balanced scorecard reviews and maturity assessment

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Question # 89

Which describes outcomes?

A.

Tangible or intangible deliverables

B.

Results desired by a stakeholder

C.

Configuration of an organization's resources

D.

Functionality offered by a product or service

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Question # 90

Which statement about the steps to fulfill a service request is CORRECT?

A.

They should be complex and detailed

B.

They should be well-known and proven

C.

They should include incident handling

D.

They should be brief and simple

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Question # 91

Which practice has a purpose that includes ensuring that risks have been properly assessed?

A.

Service configuration management

B.

Problem management

C.

Service level management

D.

Change control

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Question # 92

Which statement about costs is CORRECT?

A.

Costs removed from the consumer are part of service consumption

B.

Costs imposed on the consumer are costs of service utility

C.

Costs removed from the consumer are part of the value proposition

D.

Costs imposed on the consumer are costs of service warranty

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Question # 93

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

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Question # 94

Which is a key requirement for a successful service level agreement?

A.

It should be written in legal language

B.

It should be simply written and easy to understand

C.

It should be based on the service provider’s view of the service

D.

It should relate to simple operational metrics

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Question # 95

Which guiding principle recommends coordinating all dimensions of service management?

A.

Start where you are

B.

Think and work holistically

C.

Keep it simple and practical

D.

Progress iteratively with feedback

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Question # 96

Which is a service request?

A.

Requesting a workaround for an issue

B.

Requesting information about how to create a document

C.

Requesting an enhancement to an application

D.

Requesting investigation of a degraded service

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Question # 97

Which is included in the purpose of the ‘design and transition’ value chain activity?

A.

Ensuring that service components are available when needed

B.

Providing transparency and good stakeholder relationships

C.

Supporting services according to specifications

D.

Continually meeting stakeholder expectations for costs

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Question # 98

Which guiding principle recommends eliminating activities that do not contribute to the creation of value?

A.

Start where you are

B.

Collaborate and promote visibility

C.

Keep it simple and practical

D.

Optimize and automate

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Question # 99

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

A.

An emergency change

B.

A normal change

C.

An application change

D.

A standard change

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Question # 100

Which statement about outcomes is CORRECT?

A.

Outcomes help service consumers achieve outputs

B.

Outcomes are one or more services that fulfil the needs of a service consumer

C.

Service providers help service consumers achieve outcomes

D.

Helping service consumers achieve outcomes reduces service provider costs

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Question # 101

What should be done for every problem?

A.

It should have a workaround to reduce the impact

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 be diagnosed to identify possible solutions

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Question # 102

What is the purpose of the 'relationship management' practice?

A.

To support the agreed quality of a service handling all agreed, userinitiated service requests

B.

To set clear business-based targets for service performance

C.

To establish and nurture the links between the organization and its stakeholders

D.

To align the organization's practices and services with changing business needs

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Question # 103

How does a service consumer contribute to the reduction of disk?

A.

By paying for the service

B.

By managing server hardware

C.

By communicating constraints

D.

By managing staff availability

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Question # 104

What are the ITIL guiding principles used for?

A.

To help an organization make good decisions

B.

To direct and control an organization

C.

To identify activities that an organization must perform in order to deliver a valuable service

D.

To ensure that an organization’s performance continually meets stakeholders’ expectations

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Question # 105

What is the purpose of the 'information security management1 practice?

A.

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

B.

To observe services and service components

C.

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

D.

To plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT assets

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Question # 106

Which TWO statements about an organization’s culture are CORRECT? (Choose two.)

1. It is created from shared values based on how it carries out its work

2. It is determined by the type of technology used to support services

3. It should be based on the culture of prospective suppliers

4. It should be based on the objectives of the organization

A.

1 and 2

B.

2 and 3

C.

3 and 4

D.

1 and 4

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Question # 107

Which guiding principle recommends standardizing and streamlining manual tasks?

A.

Optimize and automate

B.

Collaborate and promote visibility

C.

Focus on value

D.

Think and work holistically

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Question # 108

Which is the CORRECT approach for managing a large improvement initiative as smaller iterations?

A.

Each iteration should be designed before starting the initiative and implemented without feedback

B.

Feedback should only be taken into account when one iteration fails to meet its objective

C.

Feedback should be reduced for large improvements as it is unlikely that circumstances will change

D.

Each iteration should be continually re-evaluated based on feedback

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Question # 109

Which ITIL guiding principle recommends using existing services, processes and tools when improving

services?

A.

Progress iteratively with feedback

B.

Keep is simple and practical

C.

Start where you are

D.

Focus on value

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Question # 110

What are the three phases of 'problem management'?

A.

Problem identification, problem control, error control

B.

Problem analysis, error identification, incident resolution

C.

Problem logging, problem classification, problem resolution

D.

Incident management, problem management, change control

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Question # 111

Identify the missing word in the following sentence.

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

A.

suppliers

B.

assets

C.

customers

D.

CIs

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Question # 112

When should the effectiveness of a problem workaround be assessed?

A.

Whenever the workaround is used

B.

Whenever the problem is resolved

C.

Whenever the workaround becomes a known error

D.

Whenever the problem is prioritized

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Question # 113

Which guiding principle recommends using the minimum number of steps necessary to achieve an objective?

A.

Progress iteratively with feedback

B.

Think and work holistically

C.

Keep it simple and practical

D.

Focus on value

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Question # 114

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

A.

To ensure services achieve agreed and expected performance

B.

To make new or changed services available for use

C.

To move new or changed components to live environments

D.

To set clear business-based targets for service performance

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Question # 115

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 capture demand for incident resolution and service requests

C.

To set clear business-based targets for service performance

D.

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

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Question # 116

What helps diagnose and resolve a simple incident?

A.

Rapid escalation

B.

Formation of a temporary team

C.

The use of scripts

D.

Problem prioritization

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Question # 117

Which dimension includes activities and workflows?

A.

Value streams and processes

B.

Partners and suppliers

C.

Information and technology

D.

Organizations and people

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Question # 118

What is the expected outcome from using a service value chain?

A.

Service value streams

B.

Value realization

C.

Customer engagement

D.

The application of practices

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Question # 119

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

A.

Continual improvement

B.

Service level management

C.

Service desk

D.

Problem management

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Question # 120

When should a change request be submitted to resolve a problem?

A.

As soon as a solution for the problem has been identified

B.

As soon as a workaround for the problem has been identified

C.

As soon as the analysis of the frequency and impact of incidents justifies the change

D.

As soon as the analysis of cost, risks and benefits justifies the change

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Question # 121

Which practice provides a single point of contact for users?

A.

Incident management

B.

Change control

C.

Service desk

D.

Service request management

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Question # 122

What is an IT asset?

A.

The removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services

B.

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

C.

A request from a user that initiates a service action

D.

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

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Question # 123

Which of the following is an example of incident?

A.

A backup server is being rebooted while services are running on the primary server

B.

An application is not available during the business hours

C.

A user has requested access to a shared repository

D.

A user wants to reset the password of a server

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Question # 124

Which approach is CORRECT when applying the guiding principle ‘keep it simple and practical’?

A.

Only add controls and metrics when they are needed

B.

Design controls and metrics first, then remove those not adding value

C.

Design controls and metrics and add them individually until all are implemented

D.

Only add controls and metrics that are required for compliance

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Question # 125

What is the purpose of service level management?

A.

To obtain/build activity that ensures the service components are available when and where they are needed and meet agreed specifications.

B.

To ensure that all current and planned IT services are delivered to agreed achievable targets.

C.

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

D.

To track and manage improvement ideas from identification to final action, organizations use a database or structured document called a continual improvement register (CIR).

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Question # 126

Which term relates to service levels aligned with the needs of service consumers?

A.

Service management

B.

Warranty

C.

Cost

D.

Utility

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Question # 127

Which practice establishes a channel between the service provider and its users?

A.

Relationship management

B.

Change enablement

C.

Supplier management

D.

Service desk

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Question # 128

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

A.

Problem management

B.

Incident management

C.

Deployment management

D.

Supplier management

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Question # 129

Which role approves the cost of services?

A.

User

B.

Change authority

C.

Sponsor

D.

Customer

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Question # 130

How does categorization of incidents assist the 'incident management' practice?

A.

It determines the priority assigned to the incident

B.

It determines how the service provider is perceived

C.

It helps direct the incident to the correct support area

D.

It ensures that incidents are resolved in timescales agreed with the customer

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Question # 131

Why should some service requests be fulfilled with no additional approvals?

A.

To ensure that spending is properly accounted for

B.

To ensure that information security requirements are met

C.

To streamline the fulfillment workflow

D.

To set user expectations for fulfillment times

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Question # 132

Which practice is the responsibility of everyone in the organization?

A.

Change control

B.

Problem management

C.

Service level management

D.

Continual improvement

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Question # 133

Which practice may involve the initiation of disaster recovery?

A.

Incident management

B.

Service request management

C.

Service level management

D.

IT asset management

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Question # 134

Which practice needs people who understand complex systems and have creative and analytical skills?

A.

Change enablement

B.

Service level management

C.

Service request management

D.

Problem management

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Question # 135

Which helps to manage an incident when it is unclear which support team should be working on the incident?

A.

Disaster recovery plans

B.

Swarming

C.

Target resolution times

D.

Self-help

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Question # 136

Which are elements of the service value system?

A.

Service provision, service consumption, service relationship management

B.

Governance, service value chain, practices

C.

Outcomes, utility, warranty

D.

Customer value, stakeholder value, organization

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Question # 137

What is a service?

A.

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

B.

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

C.

A tangible or intangible deliverable of an activity

D.

Joint activities performed by a service provider and a service consumer to ensure continual value co- creation based on agreed and available service offerings

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Question # 138

Which statement BEST describes the value of service strategy to the business?

A.

It allows higher volumes of successful change

B.

It reduces unplanned costs through optimized handling of service outages

C.

It reduces the duration and frequency of service outages

D.

It enables the service provider to understand what levels of service will make their customers successful

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Question # 139

What is NOT within the scope of service catalogue management?

A.

Contribution to the definition of services

B.

Interfaces between all services and supporting services

C.

Interfaces between the service catalogue and service portfolio

D.

Fulfilment of business service requests

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Question # 140

What type of change is pre-authorized, low risk, relatively common, and follows a procedure or work instruction?

A.

A standard change

B.

An emergency change

C.

An internal change

D.

A normal change

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Question # 141

What is required by all service desk staff?

A.

Excellent technical knowledge

B.

Root cause analysis skills

C.

Demonstration of emotional intelligence

D.

Knowledge of telephony technology

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Question # 142

Which is a purpose of the 'service level management' practice?

A.

To establish and nurture the links between the organization and its stakeholders

B.

To ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately

C.

To set clear business-based targets for service levels

D.

To support the agreed quality of a service handling all agreed, user-initiated service requests

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Question # 143

What includes governance as a component?

A.

Practices

B.

The service value chain

C.

The service value system

D.

The guiding principles

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Question # 144

Which value chain activity communicates the current status of all four dimensions of service management?

A.

Improve

B.

Engage

C.

Obtain/build

D.

Plan

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Question # 145

Which statement about the 'service desk1 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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Question # 146

Which practice provides users with a way to get various requests arranged, explained and coordinated?

A.

Service level management

B.

Relationship management

C.

Continual improvement

D.

Service desk

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Question # 147

Which stage of the service lifecycle has the purpose of looking for ways to improve process efficiency and cost

effectiveness?

A.

Service operation

B.

Service transition

C.

Continual service improvement

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D.

Service strategy

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Question # 148

Which function is responsible for the management of a data centre?

A.

Technical management

B.

Service desk

C.

Application management

D.

Facilities management

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Question # 149

What three elements make up the Service Portfolio?

A.

Customer portfolio, service catalogue and retired services

B.

Customer portfolio, configuration management system and service catalogue

C.

Service pipeline, service catalogue and retired services

D.

Service pipeline, configuration management system and service catalogue

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Question # 150

Which term is used to describe the prediction and control of income and expenditure within an organization?

A.

Charging

B.

Governance

C.

Budgeting

D.

Accounting

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Question # 151

Which statement about IT service management is CORRECT?

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A.

It is performed by customers using a mix of IT systems, services and processes

B.

It is performed by IT service providers using a mix of suppliers and their products

C.

It is performed by the service desk using a mix of people, process and technology

D.

It is performed by IT service providers using a mix of people, process and technology

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Question # 152

Which are the elements of process control?

A.

Inputs, outputs and triggers

B.

Work instructions, procedures and roles

C.

Resources, capabilities and metrics

D.

Process owner, policy and objectives

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Question # 153

Which statement about the use of measurement in the ‘start where you are’ guiding principle is CORRECT?

A.

It should always be used to support direct observation

B.

It should always be used instead of direct observation

C.

Measured data is always more accurate than direct observation

D.

The act of measuring always positively impacts results

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Question # 154

Which dimension considers data security and privacy?

A.

Organizations and people

B.

Information and technology

C.

Partners and suppliers

D.

Value streams and processes

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Question # 155

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

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Question # 156

What is defined as a change of state that has significate for the management of an IT service?

A.

Event

B.

Incident

C.

Problem

D.

Known error

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Question # 157

Which is included in the purpose of the ‘service level management’ practice?

A.

To maximize the number of successful service and product changes

B.

To ensure accurate information about the configuration of services is available

C.

To set clear business-based targets for service levels

D.

To ensure that suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately

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Question # 158

Which guiding principle is PRIMARILY concerned with consumer's revenue and growth?

A.

Keep it simple and practical

B.

Optimize and automate

C.

Progress iteratively with feedback

D.

Focus on value

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Question # 159

Which guiding principle considers the importance of customer loyalty?

A.

Progress iteratively with feedback

B.

Focus on value

C.

Optimize and automate

D.

Start where you are

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Question # 160

Which guiding principle is PRIMARILY concerned with end-to-end service delivery?

A.

Focus on value

B.

Think and work holistically

C.

Optimize and automate

D.

Collaborate and promote

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Question # 161

What is an incident?

A.

The planned removal of an item that might affect a service

B.

A result enabled by one or more outputs

C.

A possible future event that could cause harm

D.

A service interruption resolved by the use of self-help tools

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Question # 162

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 4

B.

3 and 4

C.

2 and 3

D.

1 and 2

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