ITIL V4 Foundation - sample questions quiz 02

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

	Information and technology
	Organizations and people
	Partners and suppliers
	Value streams and processes

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

	To reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by identifying actual and potential causes of incidents
	To set clear business-based targets for service performance
	To maximize the number of successful IT changes by ensuring risks are properly assessed
	To capture demand for incident resolution and service requests

3 Which value chain activity creates service components?

	Deliver and support
	Obtain/build
	Improve
	Engage

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

	Reviewing how an improvement initiative can be organized into smaller, manageable sections that can be completed in a timely manner
	Conducting a review of existing service management practices and decide what to keep and what to discard
	Reviewing service management practices and removing any unnecessary complexity
	Using the four dimensions of service management to ensure coordination of all aspects of an improvement initiative

5 What is the purpose of ‘supplier management’?

	To ensure that the organization's suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately at strategic and tactical levels through coordinated marketing, selling and delivery activities
	To ensure that the organization's suppliers and their performance are managed appropriately to support the provision of seamless, quality products and services
	To align the organization's practices and services with changing business needs through the ongoing identification and improvement of services
	To ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of supplier's services is available when and where it is needed

6 Which practice is responsible for moving components to live environments?

	Deployment management
	Change enablement
	IT asset management
	Release management

7 Which ITIL concept describes governance ?

	The service value chain
	The four dimensions of service management
	The service value system
	The seven guiding principles

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

	Service request management
	Incident management
	Service desk
	Change enablement

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	3 and 4
	2 and 3
	1 and 2
	1 and 4

10 What is the definition of an event?

	Any component that needs to be managed in order to deliver an IT service
	The ability of an IT service or other configuration item to perform its agreed function when required
	Any change of state that has significance for the management of a configuration item or IT service
	Any valuable component that can contribute to delivery of an IT product or service

11 What is a standard change?

	A change that is assessed, authorized and scheduled as part of ‘continual improvement’
	A change that doesn't need risk assessment because it is required to resolve an incident
	A change that doesn't need risk assessment because the procedure has been pre-authorized
	A change that needs to be assessed, authorized, and scheduled by a change authority

12 Which describes the nature of the guiding principles?

	Each guiding principle mandates specific actions and decisions
	A guiding principle can guide an organization in all circumstances
	Guiding principles describe the processes that all organizations must adopt
	An organization will select one of the principles to adopt

13 How does ‘service request management’ contribute to ‘obtain/build’ value chain activity?

	It ensures users continue to be productive when they need assistance from the service provider
	It acquires pre-approved service components to help fulfil service requests
	It analyzes data to identify opportunities to provide new service request options
	It collects user-specific requirements, sets expectations and provides status updates

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

	Understand how each element contributes to value creation
	Start with a complex solution, then simplify
	Try to create a solution for every exception
	Ignore conflicting objectives of different stakeholders

15 Which value chain activity includes negotiation of contracts and agreements with suppliers and partners?

	Obtain/build
	Engage
	Design and transition
	Deliver and support