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ITIL ITIL-4-Foundation ITIL 4 Foundation Exam Exam Practice Test

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ITIL 4 Foundation Exam Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which is a purpose of the 'service desk' practice?

Options:

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

Question 2

What should all 'continual improvement' decisions be based on?

Options:

A.

Accurate and carefully analysed data

B.

Details of how services are measured

C.

A recent maturity assessment

D.

An up-to-date balanced scorecard

Question 3

Which dimension includes a workflow management system?

Options:

A.

Value streams and processes

B.

Partners and suppliers

C.

Information and technology

D.

Organizations and people

Question 4

Which practice provides a single point of contact for users?

Options:

A.

Incident management

B.

Change control

C.

Service desk

D.

Service request management

Question 5

Which practice coordinates the classification, ownership and communication of service requests and incidents?

Options:

A.

Supplier management

B.

Service desk

C.

Problem management

D.

Relationship management

Question 6

Which guiding principle helps to ensure that better information is available for decision making?

Options:

A.

Keep it simple and practical

B.

Collaborate and promote visibility

C.

Optimize and automate

D.

Think and work holistically

Question 7

What is an IT asset?

Options:

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

Question 8

Which statement about a ‘continual improvement register’ is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

It should be managed at the senior level of the organization

B.

It should be used to capture user demand

C.

There should only be one for the whole organization

D.

It should be re-prioritized as ideas are documented

Question 9

Which is NOT a component of the service value system?

Options:

A.

The guiding principles

B.

Governance

C.

Practices

D.

The four dimensions of service management

Question 10

Which describes outcomes?

Options:

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

Question 11

What should be done to determine the appropriate metrics for measuring a new service?

Options:

A.

Measuring the performance over the first six months, and basing a solution on the results

B.

Asking customers to provide numerical targets that meet their needs

C.

Using operational data to provide detailed service reports

D.

Asking customers open questions to establish their requirements

Question 12

Which dimension includes activities and workflows?

Options:

A.

Value streams and processes

B.

Partners and suppliers

C.

Information and technology

D.

Organizations and people

Question 13

What are the MOST important skills required by service desk staff?

Options:

A.

Incident analysis skills

B.

Technical skills

C.

Problem resolution skills

D.

Supplier management skills

Question 14

Which is part of service provision?

Options:

A.

The management of resources configured to deliver the service

B.

The management of resources needed to consume the service

C.

The grouping of one or more services based on one or more products

D.

The joint activities performed to ensure continual value co-creation

Question 15

Arrange the following steps of software lifecycle in correct order.

1. Retire

2. Test

3. Operate

4. Deploy

5. Ideation

6. Develop

7. Design

Options:

A.

Ideation, Design, Develop, Deploy, Test, Operate, Retire

B.

Retire, Test, Operate, Deploy, Ideation, Develop, Design

C.

None of the above

D.

Ideation, Test, Develop, Deploy, Design, Operate, Retire

Question 16

When planning ‘continual improvement’, which approach for assessing the current state of a service is

CORRECT?

Options:

A.

An organization should always use a single technique to ensure metrics are consistent

B.

An organization should always use a strength, weakness, opportunity and threat (SWOT) analysis

C.

An organization should always develop competencies in methodologies and techniques that will meet theirneeds

D.

An organization should always use an approach that combines Lean, Agile and DevOps methodologies

Question 17

What is an output?

Options:

A.

A possible event that could cause harm or loss

B.

Something created by carrying out an activity

C.

A result for a stakeholder

D.

A change of state that has significance for the management of a configuration item

Question 18

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

Options:

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

Question 19

What should be done for every problem?

Options:

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

Question 20

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

Options:

A.

Service desk

B.

Problem management

C.

Incident management

D.

Change control

Question 21

What should be used to set user expectations for request fulfilment times?

Options:

A.

The consumer demand for the service

B.

The time that the customer indicates for service delivery

C.

The service levels of the supplier

D.

The time needed to realistically deliver the service

Question 22

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

Options:

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

Question 23

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

Options:

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

Question 24

Which describes a standard change?

Options:

A.

A high-risk change that needs very thorough assessment

B.

A change that is typically implemented as a service request

C.

A change that must be implemented as soon as possible

D.

A change that needs to be scheduled, assessed and authorized following a defined process

Question 25

Identify the missing word in the following sentence.

The use of [?] should support, not replace what is observed, when using the 'start where you are1 guiding principle.

Options:

A.

plans

B.

measurement

C.

process

D.

tools

Question 26

Which statement about outcomes is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

An outcome can be enabled by more than one output

B.

Outcomes are how the service performs

C.

An output can be enabled by one or more outcomes

D.

An outcome is a tangible or intangible activity

Question 27

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

Options:

A.

Continual improvement

B.

Service level management

C.

Service desk

D.

Problem management

Question 28

How does information about problems and known errors contribute to 'incident management'?

Options:

A.

It enables the reassessment of known erros

B.

It enables quick and efficient diagnosis of incidents

C.

It removes the need for collaboration during incident resolution

D.

It removes the need for regular customer updates

Question 29

What are the ITIL guiding principles used for?

Options:

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

Question 30

Which practice has a purpose to support the quality of the service by handling all agreed user initiated service

requests?

Options:

A.

Change control

B.

IT asset management

C.

Service desk

D.

Service request management

Question 31

What is defined as any component that needs to be managed in order to deliver an IT service?

Options:

A.

A service request

B.

An IT asset

C.

A configuration item (CI)

D.

An incident

Question 32

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

Options:

A.

Start where you are

B.

Collaborate and promote visibility

C.

Keep it simple and practical

D.

Optimize and automate

Question 33

Which activity captures the demand for incident resolution and service requests?

Options:

A.

Change control

B.

Problem management

C.

Service desk

D.

Service catalogue management

Question 34

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

1. Continual improvement

2. Service request management

3. Service level management

4. Change control

Options:

A.

1 and 2

B.

1 and 4

C.

3 and 4

D.

2 and 3

Question 35

Which service level metrics are BEST for measuring user experience?

Options:

A.

Single system-based metrics

B.

Metrics for the percentage of uptime of a service

C.

Operational metrics

D.

Metrics linked to defined outcomes

Question 36

A major incident has been closed, but there is a risk that it might happen again. How should this be logged and managed?

Options:

A.

As an event

B.

As a problem

C.

As a service request

D.

As a change request

Question 37

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

Options:

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

Question 38

What helps diagnose and resolve a simple incident?

Options:

A.

Rapid escalation

B.

Formation of a temporary team

C.

The use of scripts

D.

Problem prioritization

Question 39

Which is a purpose of the 'engage' value chain activity?

Options:

A.

Meeting expectations for quality, costs and time-to-market

B.

Ensuring the continual improvement of services

C.

Ensuring that the organization's vision is understood

D.

Providing transparency and good relationships

Question 40

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

Options:

A.

1 and 2

B.

2 and 3

C.

3 and 4

D.

1 and 4

Question 41

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

Options:

A.

Try to create a solution for every exception

B.

Start with a complex solution, then simplify

C.

Understand how each element contributes to value creation

D.

Ignore the conflicting objectives of different stakeholders

Question 42

Which statement about the ‘incident management’ practice is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

It identifies the cause of major incidents.

B.

It authorizes changes to resolve incidents.

C.

It maintains detailed procedures for diagnosing incidents.

D.

It resolves the highest impact incidents first.

Question 43

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

Options:

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

Question 44

Which statement about outcomes is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

Outcomes rely on outputs to deliver results for a stakeholder.

B.

Outcomes use activities to produce tangible or intangible deliverables.

C.

Outcomes gives service consumers assurance of products or services

D.

Outcomes help a service consumers to assess the cost of a specific activity

Question 45

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

Options:

A.

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

B.

To make new and changed services and features available for use

C.

To move new or changed components to live environments

D.

To plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT assets.

Question 46

Which statement about managing incidents is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

Low impact incidents should be resolved efficiently, making logging unnecessary

B.

The 'incident management' practice should use a single process regardless of the impact of the incident

C.

Low impact incidents should be resolved efficiently so the resource required is reduced

D.

Incidents with the lowest impact should be resolved first

Question 47

What term is used to describe the functionality of a service?

Options:

A.

Output

B.

Outcome

C.

Utility

D.

Warranty

Question 48

Which can act as an operating model for an organization?

Options:

A.

The four dimensions of service management

B.

The service value chain

C.

The ITIL guiding principles

D.

Continual improvement

Question 49

Which statement about service relationship management is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

It focuses on the service actions performed by users

B.

It requires the service consumer to create resources for the service provider

C.

It requires co-operation of both the service provider and service consumer

D.

It focuses on the fulfilment of the agreed service actions

Question 50

Which practice uses pre-defined, standardized procedures to enable fulfilment times to be clearly communicated?

Options:

A.

Incident management

B.

Service level management

C.

Problem management

D.

Service request management

Question 51

What is the MAIN benefit of 'problem management'?

Options:

A.

Restoring normal service as quickly as possible

B.

Reducing the number and impact of incidents

C.

Maximizing the number of successful changes

D.

Managing workarounds and known errors

Question 52

Which is one of the MAIN concerns of the ‘design and transition’ value chain activity?

Options:

A.

Understanding the organization’s vision

B.

Understanding stakeholder needs

C.

Meeting stakeholder expectations

D.

Ensuring service components are available

Question 53

What role would be MOST suitable for someone with tots of experience working in IT and business roles?

They also have experience of managing relationships with various stakeholders, including suppliers and business managers.

Options:

A.

Service level manager

B.

Service desk agent

C.

Change authority

D.

Problem analyst

Question 54

Which statement about the service value chain is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

The service value chain converts value into demand

B.

Each value chain activity uses different combinations of practices to convert inputs into outputs

C.

Each value chain activity identifies a requirement for resources from an external supplier

D.

The service value chain uses value streams to describe a combination of consumers and providers

Question 55

Which is an activity of the 'problem management' practice?

Options:

A.

Restoration of normal service operation as quickly as possible

B.

Prioritization of problems based on the risk that they pose

C.

Authorization of changes to resolve the cause of problems.

D.

Resolution of incidents in a time that meet customer expectations

Question 56

What should be considered as part of the 'partners and suppliers' dimension?

Options:

A.

The level of integration and formality involved in the relationships between organizations

B.

The activities, workflows, controls and procedures needed to achieve the agreed objectives

C.

The information created, managed and used in the course of service provision and consumption

D.

The required skills and competencies of teams and individual members of the organization

Question 57

Which guiding principle considers how the steps of a process can be performed as efficiently as possible?

Options:

A.

Start where you are

B.

Focus on value

C.

Think and work holistically

D.

Optimize and automate

Question 58

Which Practice includes management of workarounds and known errors?

Options:

A.

Monitoring and event management

B.

Service configuration management

C.

Problem management

D.

Incident management

Question 59

What term is used to describe whether a service will meet availability, capacity and security requirements?

Options:

A.

Outcomes

B.

Value

C.

Utility

D.

Warranty

Question 60

Which statement about standard changes is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

A full assessment should be completed each time the change is implemented

B.

The change can be implemented with less testing if necessary

C.

The appropriate change authority should be assigned to each type of change

D.

The change does not require additional authorization

Question 61

What can help to reduce resistance to a planned improvement when applying the guiding principle ‘collaborate and promote visibility’?

Options:

A.

Restricting information about the improvement to essential stakeholders only.

B.

Increasing collaboration and visibility for the improvement.

C.

Involving customers after all planning has been completed.

D.

Engaging every stakeholder group in the same way, with the same communication.

Question 62

Which is an example are problem control activity?

Options:

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

Question 63

Which two statements about the guiding principles are CORRECT?

1.The guiding principles support continual improvement

2.Each guiding principle applies to a selection of the available stakeholder groups

3.Organizations should decide which one of the guiding principles is relevant to them

4.Organizations should consider how the guiding principles interact with each other

Options:

A.

1 and 2

B.

2 and 3

C.

3 and 4

D.

1 and 4

Question 64

Which principle concentrates on service consumers?

Options:

A.

Start where you are

B.

Optimize and automate

C.

Keep it simple

D.

Focus on value

Question 65

Which statement about service requests is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

Complex service requests should be dealt with as normal changes

B.

Service requests that require simple workflows should be dealt with as incidents

C.

Service requests require workflows that should use manual procedures and avoid automation

D.

Service requests are usually formalized using standard procedures for initiation, approval and fulfilment

Question 66

Identify the missing words in the following sentence.

When an organization has decided to improve a service, it should start by considering [?].

Options:

A.

existing information

B.

new methods

C.

additional measurements

D.

revised processes

Question 67

What is the MOST important reason for prioritizing incidents?

Options:

A.

To ensure that user expectations are realistic

B.

To ensure that incidents with highest impact are resolved first

C.

To help information-sharing are learning

D.

To provide links to related changes and known errors

Question 68

Which activity is part of the ‘continual improvement practice?

Options:

A.

handing compliments and complaints from user to identify improvements.

B.

Improving relationships with and between stakeholders.

C.

Prioritizing and creating business cases for improvement initiatives.

D.

Identifying the cause unplanned interruptions to service.

Question 69

How should an organization prioritize incidents?

Options:

A.

Ask the user for their preferred resolution timeframe.

B.

Assess the availability of the appropriate support team.

C.

Use an agreed classification which is based on the business impact of the incident.

D.

Create an order of incidents based on the dates and times when they were logged.

Question 70

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

Options:

A.

A normal change

B.

An emergency change

C.

A standard change

D.

A change model

Question 71

Where are the details of the required performance outcomes of a service denned?

Options:

A.

Service level agreements

B.

Service requests

C.

Service components

D.

Service offerings

Question 72

Which costs are included in the value proposition of a service?

Options:

A.

Additional expense that the service consumer has because they are using the service

B.

Money that the service consumer no longer needs to spend because they are using the service

C.

Tangible or intangible results for the service consumer because they are using the service

D.

The benefits, usefulness. and importance of the service that are perceived by the service consumer

Question 73

Which practice has a purpose that includes managing risks to confidentiality, integrity and availability?

Options:

A.

Information security management

B.

Change enablement

C.

Problem management

D.

Service configuration management

Question 74

What can be described as an operating model for the creation and management of products and services?

Options:

A.

Governance

B.

Service value chain

C.

Guiding principles

D.

Practices

Question 75

Which practice has a purpose that deludes maximizing the number of successful additions modifications, or removals of anything that could have an effect on a service?

Options:

A.

Service request management

B.

Incident management

C.

Service desk

D.

Change enablement

Question 76

What impact does automation have on a service desk?

Options:

A.

Less low level work and a greater ability to focus on user experience

B.

Increased phone contact and a reduced ability to focus on user experience

C.

Ability to work from multiple locations, geographically dispersed

D.

Ability to work from a single centralised location

Question 77

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

Options:

A.

A change

B.

An event

C.

An incident

D.

A problem

Question 78

Which practice ensures that any addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have an effect on services is assessed and authorized?

Options:

A.

Deployment management

B.

Release management

C.

Change enablement

D.

Service configuration management

Question 79

Which is part of the ‘focus on value’ guiding principle?

Options:

A.

Understanding what services help the service consumer

B.

Reducing the number of steps in the customer experience

C.

Assessing services to identify parts that can be reused

D.

Identifying activities that can be achieved in smaller iterations

Question 80

Which statement about outcome is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

Outcomes rely on outputs to deliver results for a stakeholder

B.

Outcomes use activities to produce tangible or intangible deliverables

C.

Outcomes give service consumers assurance of products or services

D.

Outcomes help a service consumer to assess the cost of a specific activity

Question 81

Which practice has a purpose that includes the handling of pre-defined, user-initiated demands for service?

Options:

A.

Service request management

B.

Service configuration management

C.

Deployment management

D.

Change enablement

Question 82

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

Options:

A.

1 and 2

B.

2 and 3

C.

3 and 4

D.

1 and 4

Question 83

What should remain constant within an organization, even when the organization's objectives change?

Options:

A.

Outputs

B.

Guiding principles

C.

Service offerings

D.

Outcomes

Question 84

Which TWO of the following statements are MOST associated with the optimize and automate' guiding principle?

1. It is important to assess which method of communication is appropriate 'or each type of stakeholder.

2. Complex systems should be designed with an understanding of how the components' parts are related.

3. Organizations should consider whether technology could improve the eficiency o' manual processes.

4 It is important to understand the organization's objectives when assessing the impact of potential improvements.

Options:

A.

1 and 2

B.

2 and 3

C.

3 and 4

D.

1 and 4

Question 85

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.

Options:

A.

organizations

B.

outcomes

C.

IT assets

D.

services

Question 86

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

Options:

A.

Problem identification

B.

Problem control

C.

Error control

D.

Problem analysis

Question 87

Which is the MOST LIKELY way of resolving major incidents?

Options:

A.

Users establishing a resolution using serf-help

B.

The service desk identifying the cause and a resolution

C.

A temporary team working together to identity a resolution

D.

A support team following detailed procedures for investigating the incident

Question 88

Which practice needs the right culture to be embedded across the entire organization?

Options:

A.

Service level management

B.

Service request management

C.

Continual improvement

D.

Change enablement

Question 89

What can a change schedule be used for?

Options:

A.

Speeding up the planning and authorization of emergency changes

B.

Providing information about deployed changes to help manage incidents and problems.

C.

Tracking and managing improvement ideas from identification through to final action

D.

Providing a way to initiate normal changes

Question 90

What ensures that a service provider and a service consumer continually co-create value?

Options:

A.

Service consumption

B.

Service offerings

C.

Change enablement

D.

Service relationship management

Question 91

Which is an example of a service request?

Options:

A.

A request for normal operation to be restored

B.

A request to implement a security patch

C.

A request for access to a file

D.

A request to investigate the cause of an incident

Question 92

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

Options:

A.

Engage

B.

Obtain/build

C.

Plan

D.

Improve

Question 93

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

Options:

A.

Suppler management

B.

Information security management

C.

Release management

D.

Service configuration management

Question 94

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

Options:

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

Question 95

Which practice MOST requires staff who demonstrate skills such as empathy and emotional intelligence?

Options:

A.

Service request management

B.

Service desk

C.

Problem management

D.

Continual management

Question 96

Which practice requires focus and effort to engage and listen to the requirements, issues, concerns and daily needs of customers?

Options:

A.

Service desk

B.

Supplier Management

C.

Service request management

D.

Service level management

Question 97

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

Options:

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

Question 98

Identify the missing word in the following sentence.

Sponsor is the role that authorizes budget for service [?)

Options:

A.

value

B.

consumption

C.

management

D.

provision

Question 99

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

Options:

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

Question 100

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

Options:

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

Question 101

Why should a service level agreement include bundles of metrics?

Options:

A.

To ensure that the service levels have been agreed with customers

B.

To reduce the number of metrics that need to be measured and reported

C.

To ensure that all services are included in the service reports

D.

To help focus on business outcomes, rather than operational result.

Question 102

What is the value of a service?

Options:

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

Question 103

Which of the following statements about change authorization is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

Every time a standard change is requested a change authority is assigned

B.

The technician making an emergency change can authorize such changes

C.

The change type and model is the basis for assigning the change authority

D.

Ensuring that changes are authorized after their deployment is done by the change authority

Question 104

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

Options:

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

Question 105

When working on an improvement iteration, which concept helps to ensure that the iteration activities remain appropriate in changing circumstances?

Options:

A.

Analysis Paralysis

B.

Direct observation

C.

Minimum viable product

D.

Feedback loop

Question 106

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

Options:

A.

Suppliers

B.

Customers

C.

Relationship managers

D.

Developers

Question 107

What is included in the purpose of the 'IT asset management' practice?

Options:

A.

Moving assets to live or other environments for testing or staging

B.

Supporting decision-making about purchase, re-use. retirement, and disposal of assets

C.

Making new and changed assets available for use

D.

Providing information on how assets are configured and the relationships between them

Question 108

Which of the following is included in the purpose of the 'continual improvement' practice?

Options:

A.

The restoration of normal service operation as quickly as possible

B.

The establishment of links between the organization and its stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels

C.

The alignment of the organization's practices and services with changing business needs

D.

The reduction of the likelihood and impact of incidents

Question 109

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

Options:

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.

Question 110

Which of the following guiding principles proposes the elimination of unnecessary work?

Options:

A.

Keep it simple and practical

B.

Think and work holistically

C.

Start where you are

D.

Progress iteratively with feedback

Question 111

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?

Options:

A.

Keep it simple and practical

B.

Think and work holistically

C.

Star: where you are

D.

Progress iteratively with feedback

Question 112

Which of the following statements about 'outcomes' is TRUE?

Options:

A.

The delivery of products to a stakeholder is enabled by outcomes

B.

The level of expenses regarding a technology for a service is defined by an outcome

C.

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

D.

Outcomes provide assurance to stakeholders regarding the performance of a service

Question 113

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

Options:

A.

Business objectives

B.

Improvement plans

C.

Assessment results

D.

Measureable Targets

Question 114

What is defined as "the role that uses services?

Options:

A.

Service consumer

B.

Customer

C.

User

D.

Sponsor

Question 115

How is a continual improvement register used?

Options:

A.

To record requests for provision of a resource or service

B.

To provide a structured approach to implementing improvements

C.

To organize past, present, and future improvement ideas

D.

To authorize changes to implement improvement initiatives

Question 116

Which organization delivers output or outcomes of a service?

Options:

A.

A service consumer delivers outcomes of the service

B.

A service provider delivers outcomes of the service

C.

A service consumer delivers outputs of the service

D.

A service provider delivers outputs of the service

Question 117

Which of the following practices suggests that organizations should develop competencies in methodologies and techniques, like SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity and threat) analysis and balanced scorecard review in order to meet their needs?

Options:

A.

incident management

B.

Continual improvement

C.

Service request management

D.

Change enablement

Question 118

Which TWO BEST describe the guiding principles?

    Short term

    Standards

    Recommendations

    Long-term

Options:

A.

1 and 4

B.

3 and 4

C.

1 and 2

D.

2 and 3

Question 119

Which statement about the input and output of the value chain activities is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

Each value chain activity receives inputs and provides outputs

B.

The organization’s governance will determine the inputs and outputs of each value chain activity

C.

Some value chain activities only have input, whereas others only have outputs

D.

Input and output are fixed for each value chain activity

Question 120

Which is a financially valuable component that can contribute to the delivery of a service?

Options:

A.

Configuration item

B.

Sponsor

C.

IT asset

D.

Service offering

Question 121

Which statement about outcomes is CORRECT?

Options:

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

Question 122

Which is an input to the service value system?

Options:

A.

The system of directing and controlling an organization

B.

A model to help meet stakeholders expectations

C.

Recommendations to help an organization in all aspects of its work

D.

A need from consumers for new or changes services

Question 123

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

Options:

A.

Understanding the current state

B.

Defining the future desired state

C.

Tracking and managing ideas

D.

Ensuring everyone actively participates

Question 124

Which statement about known errors and problems is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

Known error is the status assigned to a problem after it has been analysed

B.

A known error is the cause of one or more problems

C.

Known errors cause vulnerabilities, problems cause incidents

D.

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

Question 125

Which is the CORRECT of the ‘R’ role in a RACI matrix?

Options:

A.

This role ensures that activities are executed correctly

B.

This role has ownership of the end result

C.

This role is involved in providing knowledge and input

D.

This role ensures the flow of information to stakeholders

Question 126

What is the primary focus of business capacity management?

Options:

A.

Management, control and prediction of the performance, utilization and capacity of individual elements ofIT technology

B.

Review of all capacity supplier agreements and underpinning contracts with supplier management

C.

Management, control and prediction of the end-to-end performance and capacity of the live, operational ITservices

D.

Future business requirements for IT services are quantified, designed, planned and implemented in atimely fashion

Question 127

Which process works with incident management to ensure that security breaches are detected and logged?

Options:

A.

Change management

B.

Service level management

C.

Access management

D.

Continual service improvement

Question 128

What are typically recognized through notifications created by an IT service, CI or monitoring tool?

Options:

A.

Incidents

B.

Problems

C.

Events

D.

Requests

Question 129

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

Options:

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

Question 130

Which is a purpose of release management?

Options:

A.

To protect the organization’s information

B.

To handle user-initiated service requests

C.

To make new and changed services available for use

D.

To move hardware and software to live environments

Question 131

Which statement about IT service management is CORRECT?

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Options:

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

Question 132

Which two practices use workarounds?

Options:

A.

Change enablement and continual improvement

B.

Change enablement and problem management

C.

Problem management and incident management

D.

Incident management and continual improvement

Question 133

Which practice includes conducting regular reviews to ensure that services are still appropriate and relevant?

Options:

A.

Service level management

B.

Service desk

C.

Continual improvement

D.

Change enablement

Question 134

Which service management dimension is focused on activities and how these are coordinated?

Options:

A.

Partners and suppliers

B.

Information and technology

C.

Value streams and processes

D.

Organizations and people

Question 135

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

Options:

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

Question 136

What does the 'service request management' practice depend on for maximum efficiency?

Options:

A.

Self-service tools

B.

Compliments and complaints

C.

Processes and procedures

D.

Incident management

Question 137

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

Options:

A.

Continual improvement participation should be limited to a small dedicated team.

B.

It is the role of senior management to authorize improvement initiatives.

C.

Training should be provided to those involved in continual improvement.

D.

A single continual improvement register should be maintained by senior management.

Question 138

Which joint activity performed by a service provider and service consumer ensures continual value co-creation?

Options:

A.

Service offering

B.

Service provision

C.

Service relationship management

D.

Service consumption

Question 139

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

Options:

A.

Change enablement

B.

Service level management

C.

Service request management

D.

Problem management

Question 140

What must always be done before an activity is automated?

Options:

A.

Check that the activity has already been optimized

B.

Check that suitable new technology has been purchased

C.

Ensure that DevOps has been successfully implemented

D.

Ensure the solution removes the need for human intervention

Question 141

What three elements make up the Service Portfolio?

Options:

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

Question 142

What is used to link activities within the service value chain?

Options:

A.

Service level agreements

B.

Inputs, outputs and triggers

C.

Opportunity, demand and value

D.

Service desk

Question 143

What is the PRIMARY use of a change schedule?

Options:

A.

To support the ‘incident management’ practice and improvement planning

B.

To manage emergency changes

C.

To plan changes and help avoid conflicts

D.

To manage standard changes

Question 144

What should a release policy include?

Options:

A.

The process owner and process manager for each type of release

B.

The roles and responsibilities for incident and problem resolution

C.

The naming convention and expected frequency of each type of release

D.

The naming convention for all configuration items (CI) recorded in the configuration management system(CMS)

Question 145

Which practice is the responsibility of everyone in the organization?

Options:

A.

Change control

B.

Problem management

C.

Service level management

D.

Continual improvement

Question 146

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

Options:

A.

Relationship management

B.

Change enablement

C.

Supplier management

D.

Service desk

Question 147

Which is an important principle of communication in service operation?

Options:

A.

Information should always be communicated

B.

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C.

Meetings are always the best method of communication

D.

It is stored in the configuration management system

Question 148

Which helps to streamline the fulfilment of service requests?

Options:

A.

Understanding which service requests can be accomplished with limited approvals

B.

Creating new workflows for every service request

C.

Separating requests relating to service failures from the degradation of services

D.

Eliminating service requests which have complex workflows

Question 149

Why should incidents be prioritized?

Options:

A.

To help automated matching of incidents to problems or known errors

B.

To identify which support team the incident should be escalated to

C.

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

D.

To encourage a high level of collaboration within and between teams

Question 150

Which statement about the automation of service requests is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

Service requests that cannot be automated should be handled as incidents

B.

Service requests and their fulfillment should be automated as much as possible

C.

Service requests that cannot be automated should be handled as problems

D.

Service requests and their fulfillment should be carried out by service desk staff without automation

Question 151

What is important for a ‘continual improvement register’ (CIR)?

Options:

A.

Improvement ideas are documented, assessed and prioritized

B.

Improvement ideas from many sources are kept in a single CIR

C.

Improvement ideas that are not being actioned immediately are removed from the CIR

D.

Improvement ideas are tested, funded and agreed

Question 152

Which is the BEST example of an emergency change?

Options:

A.

The implementation of a planned new release of a software application

B.

A low-risk computer upgrade implemented as a service request

C.

The implementation of a security patch to a critical software application

D.

A scheduled major hardware and software implementation

Question 153

What is an event?

Options:

A.

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

B.

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

C.

Cause of one or more incidents

D.

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

Question 154

Which guiding principle recommends assessing the current state and deciding what can be reused?

Options:

A.

Focus on value

B.

Start where you are

C.

Collaborate and promote visibility

D.

Progress iteratively with feedback

Question 155

Which are elements of the service value system?

Options:

A.

Service provision, service consumption, service relationship management

B.

Governance, service value chain, practices

C.

Outcomes, utility, warranty

D.

Customer value, stakeholder value, organization

Question 156

What is a problem?

Options:

A.

An addition or modification that could have an effect on services

B.

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

C.

A cause or potential cause of one or more incidents

D.

An unplanned reduction in the quality of a service

Question 157

Which gives a user access to a system?

Options:

A.

Service requirement

B.

Service agreement

C.

Service consumption

D.

Service provision

Question 158

In which step of the ‘continual improvement model’ is an improvement plan implemented?

Options:

A.

What is the vision?

B.

How do we get there?

C.

Take action

D.

Did we get there?

Question 159

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

Options:

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

Question 160

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

effectiveness?

Options:

A.

Service operation

B.

Service transition

C.

Continual service improvementD18912E1457D5D1DDCBD40AB3BF70D5D

D.

Service strategy

Question 161

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

Options:

A.

Event

B.

Incident

C.

Problem

D.

Known error

Question 162

What is the purpose of problem management?

Options:

A.

Reduces the likelihood and impact of incidents

B.

Ensures services are restored as soon as possible

C.

Helps direct the incident to the correct support area

D.

Determines how the service provider is perceived

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