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

ITIL 4 Foundation Exam Questions and Answers

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Question 1

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

Options:

A.

Incident management

B.

Service level management

C.

Problem management

D.

Service request management

Question 2

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

Options:

A.

Organizations and people

B.

Information and technology

C.

Partners and suppliers

D.

Value streams and processes

Question 3

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

Options:

A.

Service consumption

B.

Service offerings

C.

Service level management

D.

Service relationship management

Question 4

When considering the type of relationship required with other organizations involved in the design and delivery of services, which dimension of service management are you utilizing?

Options:

A.

Organizations and people

B.

Information and technology

C.

Partners and suppliers

D.

Value streams and processes

Question 5

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 6

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

Options:

A.

Suppliers

B.

Customers

C.

Relationship managers

D.

Developers

Question 7

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

Options:

A.

Monitoring and event management

B.

Service level management

C.

Change enablement

D.

Service desk

Question 8

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 9

Which of the four dimensions focuses or managing data in compliance with industry regulations?

Options:

A.

Partners and suppliers

B.

Organizations and people

C.

Value streams and processes

D.

Information and technology

Question 10

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 11

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 12

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

Options:

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

Question 13

Which is the FIRST action when optimizing a service?

Options:

A.

Assess the current state

B.

Implement the improvement

C.

Understand the organizational context

D.

Agree the future state

Question 14

Which practice ensures that a variety of access channels are available for users to report issues?

Options:

A.

Service desk

B.

Service level management

C.

Incident management

D.

Change enablement

Question 15

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 16

What is including in the purpose of the relationship management practice?

Options:

A.

Creating collaborative relationships with key suppliers to uncover and realize new value.

B.

Setting clear business-based targets so that the delivery of a service can be properly assessed

C.

Identifying, analyzing, monitoring, and the continual improvement of relationships with stakeholders.

D.

Handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service requests in an effective and user-friendly manner.

Question 17

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 18

Identify the missing work in the following sentence.

An organization which is undertaking an improvement initiative should [?] the existing methods and services when building for the future.

Options:

A.

Consider

B.

Discard

C.

Re-use

D.

Improve

Question 19

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 20

What is the CORRECT order for the three phases of problem management?

Options:

A.

Problem control, error control problem identification

B.

Error control, problem control, problem identification

C.

Problem identification problem control error control

D.

Problem identification error control problem control

Question 21

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 22

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 23

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

Options:

A.

An event

B.

An IT asset

C.

A configuration item

D.

A change

Question 24

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

Options:

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.

Question 25

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

Options:

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

Question 26

Which of the following includes configuring components and activities to facilitate outcomes for stakeholders?

Options:

A.

Service relationship management

B.

Service consumption

C.

The service value system

D.

The release management' practice

Question 27

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.

Options:

A.

events

B.

changes

C.

configuration items

D.

workarounds

Question 28

Which of the following is the MOST important for effective incident management?

Options:

A.

A variety of access channels

B.

Balanced scorecard review

C.

Automated pipelines

D.

Collaboration tools and techniques

Question 29

Which is a key requirement for successful service level agreements (SLAs)?

Options:

A.

They should be written using language and terms which all parties will understand

B.

They should be based on system-based metrics which are useful to the service provider

C.

They should be carried forward, unchanged, 'rom one year to the next to enable uunsisleni service

D.

They should avoid ambiguous targets such as those relating to user experience

Question 30

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

Options:

A.

Service value chain

B.

Continual improvement

C.

Guiding principle

D.

Practices

Question 31

Which is part of the value proposition of a service?

Options:

A.

Costs removed from the consumer by the service

B.

Costs imposed on the consumer by the service

C.

Outputs of the service received by the consumer

D.

Risks imposed on the consumer by the service

Question 32

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 33

What is the customer of a service responsible for?

Options:

A.

Authorizing the budget for the service

B.

Provisioning the service

C.

Defining the requirements for the service

D.

Using the service

Question 34

Which statement about the purpose or 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 35

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

Options:

A.

Workflows and controls

B.

Communication and collaboration

C.

Inputs and outputs

D.

Contracts and agreements

Question 36

Which term is used to describe removing something that could have an effect on a service?

Options:

A.

A change

B.

An incident

C.

An IT asset

D.

A problem

Question 37

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 38

Which of the following terms is more suitable to describe the functionality of a service?

Options:

A.

Output

B.

Outcome

C.

Utility

D.

Warranty

Question 39

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

Options:

A.

Suppliers

B.

Customers

C.

Relationship managers

D.

Developers

Question 40

A flaw in an application could cause a service to fail IT staff are actively analysing the application to try and understand what is going on. What is the correct name for this type of flaw?

Options:

A.

Problem

B.

Incident

C.

Event

D.

Known error

Question 41

Identify the missing word in the following sentences.

A service is a means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating [?] that customers want to achieve, without the customer having to manage specific costs and risks.

Options:

A.

utility

B.

warranty

C.

outcomes

D.

outputs

Question 42

Which practice requires skills and competencies related to business analysis, supplier management and relationship management?

Options:

A.

Monitoring and event management

B.

Incident management

C.

Service level management

D.

IT asset management

Question 43

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 44

Which guiding principle considers which parts of an existing process should be kept by identifying how they contribute to value creation?

Options:

A.

Progress iteratively with feedback

B.

Collaborate and promote visibility

C.

Think and work holistically

D.

Keep it simple and practical

Question 45

Which statement about outcomes is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

They are deliverables provided to service consumers.

B.

They allow service consumers to achieve a desired result.

C.

They provide products to service providers based on outputs.

D.

The co-create value for service providers by reducing costs and risks.

Question 46

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 47

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

Options:

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

Question 48

Which ‘service level management’ activity helps staff to deliver a more business-focused service?

Options:

A.

Creating targets based on the percentage of uptime of a service

B.

Understanding the ongoing requirements of customers

C.

Using complex technical terminology in service level agreements (SLAs)

D.

Measuring low-level operational activities

Question 49

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 50

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

The purpose of the problem management practice is to reduce the likelihood and impact o' incidents by identifying actual and potential causes of incidents, and managing workarounds and [?].

Options:

A.

events

B.

charges

C.

IT assets

D.

known errors

Question 51

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

Options:

A.

1 and2

B.

2 and 3

C.

3 and 4

D.

1 and 4

Question 52

Which is part of the definition of a customer?

Options:

A.

The role that defines the requirements for a service

B.

A means of enabling value co-creation

C.

The role that authorizes budget for service consumption

D.

A set of specialized organizational capabilities for enabling value

Question 53

Which statement about change authorities is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

Change authorities are only required for authorizing emergency changes

B.

Change authorities are assigned when each change is deployed

C.

Change authorities are only required for authorizing normal changes

D.

Change authorities are assigned for each type of change and change model

Question 54

Which describes the 'plan' value chain activity?

Options:

A.

It ensures a shared understanding of the current status and vision for all products and services across the organization

B.

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

C.

It ensures that service components are available when and where they are needed, and meet agreed specifications

D.

It ensures continual improvement of products, services, and practices across all value chain activities

Question 55

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

Options:

A.

Deployment management

B.

Incident management

C.

Service level management

D.

Service request management

Question 56

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 57

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 58

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 59

Which guiding principle helps an organization to understand the impact of an altered element on other elements in a system?

Options:

A.

Focus on value

B.

Start where you are

C.

Think and work holistically

D.

Keep it simple and practical

Question 60

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

Options:

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

Question 61

In service relationships, what is a benefit of identifying consumer roles?

Options:

A.

It enables effective stakeholder management

B.

It provides shared service expectations

C.

It removes constraints from the customer

D.

It enables a common definition of value

Question 62

Which dimension of service management considers how activities are coordinated?

Options:

A.

Organizations and people

B.

Information and technology

C.

Partners and suppliers

D.

Value streams and processes

Question 63

What can be used to determine if a service is 'fit for purpose'?

Options:

A.

Availability

B.

Warranty

C.

Outcome

D.

Utility

Question 64

Which is CORRECT about change authorization?

Options:

A.

A change authority is assigned each time a standard change is requested

B.

Emergency changes are authorized by the technician making the change

C.

Assignment of the change authority is based on the charge type and model

D.

The chance authority will ensure changes are authorized after they are deployed

Question 65

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 66

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 67

Which guiding principle recommends consideration of the four dimensions in order to make something as effective and as useful as it needs to be?

Options:

A.

Focus on value

B.

Start where you are

C.

Think and work holisocally

D.

Optimize and automate

Question 68

In which case would a problem be logged?

Options:

A.

When the cause is identified but not resolved

B.

After analysis of error information from a supplier

C.

When a user reports an unplanned service interruption

D.

Alter a workaround is identified and documented

Question 69

Which includes governance, management practices, and continual improvement?

Options:

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

Question 70

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

Options:

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

Question 71

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 72

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

Options:

A.

Governance

B.

Service value chain

C.

Guiding principles

D.

Practices

Question 73

Which statement about problems is CORRECT?

Options:

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.

Question 74

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

Options:

A.

Conduct a review of existing service management practices and decide what to keep and what to discard

B.

Review how an improvement initiative can be organized into smaller, manageable sections that can be completed in a timely manner

C.

Review service management practices and remove any unnecessary complexity

D.

Use the four dimensions of service management to ensure coordination of all aspects of an improvement initiative

Question 75

Which value chain activity ensures that ongoing service activity meets user expectations?

Options:

A.

Plan

B.

Engage

C.

Obtain/build

D.

Deliver and support

Question 76

Which phase of problem management includes analysing incidents to look for patterns and trends?

Options:

A.

Problem identification

B.

Problem control

C.

Error control

D.

Post-implementation review

Question 77

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 78

Why should a service level manager carry out regular service reviews?

Options:

A.

To ensure that agreements are written simply and are easy to understand

B.

To collect information about service consumer goals and objectives

C.

To capture information about service issues and performance against agreed goals

D.

To ensure continual improvement of services, so that they meet the evolving needs of service consumers

Question 79

Which Guiding principle says that it is not usually necessary to build something new?

Options:

A.

Focus on value

B.

start where you are

C.

Progress iteratively with feedback

D.

Think and work holistically

Question 80

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.

Options:

A.

Service level manager

B.

Service desk agent

C.

Change authority

D.

Problem analyst

Question 81

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

Options:

A.

Technical management

B.

Service desk

C.

Application management

D.

Facilities management

Question 82

Which of the following should IT service continuity strategy be based on?

1. Design of the service metrics

2. Business continuity strategy

3. Business impact analysis (BIA)

4. Risk assessment

Options:

A.

1, 2 and 4 only

B.

1, 2 and 3 only

C.

2, 3 and 4 only

D.

1, 3 and 4 only

Question 83

Which process is used to compare the value that new services offer with the value of the services they have

replaced?

Options:

A.

Availability management

B.

Capacity management

C.

Service portfolio management

D.

Service catalogue management

Question 84

What is the definition of a known error?

Options:

A.

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

B.

A cause, or potential cause, of one or more incidents

C.

A problem that has been analyzed and has not been resolved

D.

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

Question 85

What are guiding principles?

Options:

A.

A set of interconnected activities that help an organization deliver a valuable service

B.

A description of one or more services that help address the needs of a target consumer group

C.

A set of specialized organizational capabilities for enabling value for customers

D.

Recommendations that help an organization when adopting a service management approach

Question 86

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

Options:

A.

Disaster recovery plans

B.

Swarming

C.

Target resolution times

D.

Self-help

Question 87

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

Options:

A.

The four dimensions of service

B.

Practices

C.

The service value chain

D.

The guiding principles

Question 88

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 89

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 90

Identify the missing word in the following sentence.

A user is [?] that uses services.

Options:

A.

an organization

B.

a role

C.

a team

D.

a supplier

Question 91

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 92

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 93

Which guiding principle recommends collecting data before deciding what can be re-used?

Options:

A.

Focus on value

B.

Keep it simple and practical

C.

Start where you are

D.

Progress interactively with feedback

Question 94

Which term describes the functionality offered by a service?

Options:

A.

cost

B.

Utility

C.

Warranty

D.

Risk

Question 95

Which is considered by the ‘partners and suppliers’ dimension?

Options:

A.

Using artificial intelligence

B.

Defining controls and procedures

C.

Using formal roles and responsibilities

D.

Working with an integrator to manage relationships

Question 96

Which statement about change management is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

It optimizes overall business risk

B.

It optimizes financial exposure

C.

It ensures that all changes are authorized by the change advisory board (CAB)

D.

It ensures that service requests follow the normal change management process

Question 97

Which are the elements of process control?

Options:

A.

Inputs, outputs and triggers

B.

Work instructions, procedures and roles

C.

Resources, capabilities and metrics

D.

Process owner, policy and objectives

Question 98

What is a change schedule used for?

Options:

A.

To help plan emergency changes

B.

To help authorize standard changes

C.

To help assign a change authority

D.

To help manage normal changes

Question 99

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 100

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

Options:

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

Question 101

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

Options:

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

Question 102

Which is an external input to the service value chain?

Options:

A.

The ‘improve’ value chain activity

B.

An overall plan

C.

Customer requirements

D.

Feedback loops

Question 103

An SLA is a service level agreement.

Which describes the ‘watermelon SLA’ effect?

Options:

A.

A single SLA defines target service levels for multiple customer, so every customer sees reports about other customers’ experiences.

B.

The metrics in an SLA are focused on internal measures, so that reports show everything is good, while the customer is not satisfied.

C.

SLA targets change very frequently, so that each report includes new measures and trends cannot be analyzed.

D.

Introducing SLAs for a service enables customer to see that the service provider is doing a really good job, so this improves satisfaction.

Question 104

Which dimension considers data security and privacy?

Options:

A.

Organizations and people

B.

Information and technology

C.

Partners and suppliers

D.

Value streams and processes

Question 105

Which is an objective of the design coordination process?

Options:

A.

To produce service design packages and ensure they are handed over to service transition

B.

To assess and evaluate all changes and their impact on service designs

C.

To document the initial structure and relationship between services and customers

D.

To gather and document new service level requirements from the customer

Question 106

What takes place in the “Did we get there?” step of the continual service improvement (CSI) approach?

Options:

A.

An initial baseline assessment

B.

The production of a detailed CSI plan

C.

Verifying that improvement targets have been achieved

D.

Understanding priorities for improvement

Question 107

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

Options:

A.

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

B.

To capture demand for incident resolution and service requests

C.

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

D.

To support the agreed service quality by effective handling of all agreed user-initiated service requests

Question 108

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 109

Which is one of the five aspects of service design?

Options:

A.

Management information systems and tools

B.

Risk analysis and management approach

C.

Management policy for business case creation

D.

Corporate governance and policy

Question 110

What actions does a service desk take for all issues, queries and requests that are reported to them?

Options:

A.

Schedule, assess, authorize

B.

Diagnose, investigate, resolve

C.

Initiate, approve, fulfill

D.

Acknowledge, classify, own

Question 111

How do all value chain activities transform inputs to outputs?

Options:

A.

By using a combination of practices

B.

By using a single functional team

C.

By determining service demand

D.

By implementing process automation

Question 112

What considerations influence the supplier strategy of an organization?

Options:

A.

Contracts and agreements

B.

Type of cooperation with suppliers

C.

Corporate culture of the organization

D.

Level of formality

Question 113

What can a service remove from the consumer and impose on the consumer?

Options:

A.

Utility

B.

Asset

C.

Cost

D.

Outcome

Question 114

What does ‘change enablement’ PRIMARILY focus on?

Options:

A.

Changes to service levels

B.

Changes to products and services

C.

Changes to organizational structure

D.

Changes to skills and competencies

Question 115

Which service catalogue view is considered beneficial when constructing the relationship between services,

SLAs, OLAs, and other underpinning agreements?

Options:

A.

Service-based SLA view

B.

Wholesale customer view

C.

Retail customer view

D.

Supporting services view

Question 116

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

Options:

A.

Organizations and people

B.

Information and technology

C.

Partners and suppliers

D.

Value streams and processes

Question 117

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

Options:

A.

Service management

B.

Warranty

C.

Cost

D.

Utility

Question 118

What should be done first when applying the 'focus on value' guiding principle?

Options:

A.

Identify all suppliers and partners involved in the service

B.

Determine the cost of providing the service

C.

Identify the outcomes that the service facilitates

D.

Determine who the service consumer is in each situation

Question 119

What is a definition of a service improvement plan (SIP)?

Options:

A.

A formal plan to implement improvements to a customer’s business processes

B.

An input from availability management to service level management, detailing the service design plan

C.

A formal plan to implement improvements to a service or process

D.

An input from financial management for IT services to service level management, detailing the budget plan

Question 120

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 121

Which dimension considers how knowledge assets should be protected?

Options:

A.

Organizations and people

B.

Partners and suppliers

C.

Information and technology

D.

Value streams and processes

Question 122

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

Options:

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

Question 123

Which statement about service desks is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

The service desk should work in close collaboration with support and development teams

B.

The service desk should rely on self-service portals instead of escalation to support teams

C.

The service desk should remain isolated from technical support teams

D.

The service desk should escalate all technical issues to support and development teams

Question 124

What are the three phases of 'problem management'?

Options:

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

Question 125

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 126

Which of the following is an example of incident?

Options:

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

Question 127

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 128

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 129

Which is a service request?

Options:

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

Question 130

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 their

needs

D.

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

Question 131

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 132

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 133

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 134

Which TWO statements about the 'service request management' practice are CORRECT?

1. Service requests are part of normal service delivery

2. Complaints can be handled as service requests

3. Service requests result from a failure in service

4. Normal changes should be handled as service requests

Options:

A.

3 and 4

B.

2 and 3

C.

1 and 4

D.

1 and 2

Question 135

What is the starting point for optimization?

Options:

A.

Standardizing practices and services

B.

Determining where the most positive impact would be

C.

Securing stakeholder engagement

D.

Understanding the vision and objectives of the organization

Question 136

What is described by the service value system?

Options:

A.

How to apply the systems approach of the guiding principle think and work holistically

B.

Services based on one or more products, designed to address needs of a target consumer group

C.

How all the components and activities of the organization work together as a system to enable value creation

D.

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

Question 137

Identify the missing words in the following sentence.

The management of information security incidents usually requires [?].

Options:

A.

Immediate escalation

B.

Specialist teams

C.

A separate process

D.

Third party support

Question 138

Which ITIL practice has a purpose that includes reducing the likelihood of incidents?

Options:

A.

Change control

B.

Continual improvement

C.

Problem management

D.

Service desk

Question 139

How should automation be implemented?

Options:

A.

By initially concentrating on the most complex tasks

B.

By optimizing as much as possible first

C.

By replacing human intervention wherever possible

D.

By replacing the existing tools first

Question 140

What defines the requirements for a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of service consumption?

Options:

A.

A customer

B.

A user

C.

A configuration item (CI)

D.

An IT asset

Question 141

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 142

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

Options:

A.

By paying for the service

B.

By managing server hardware

C.

By communicating constraints

D.

By managing staff availability

Question 143

Which statement about emergency changes is CORRECT?

Options:

A.

The testing of emergency can be eliminated in order to implement the change quickly

B.

The assessment and authorization of emergency changes is expedited to ensure they can be implemented quickly

C.

Emergency changes should be authorized and implemented as service requests

D.

Emergency changes must be fully documented before authorization and implementation

Question 144

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 145

What is a means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want to achieve, without the customer having to manage specific costs and risks?

Options:

A.

Service management

B.

Continual improvement

C.

A service

D.

An IT asset

Question 146

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

Options:

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

Question 147

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

Options:

A.

Workflow management and inventory systems

B.

Communication systems and knowledge bases

C.

Roles and responsibilities

D.

Security and compliance

Question 148

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

Options:

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

Question 149

When should a full risk assessment and authorization be carried out for a standard change?

Options:

A.

Each time the standard change is implemented

B.

When the procedure for the standard change is created

C.

At least once a year

D.

When an emergency change is requested

Question 150

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 151

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 152

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

Options:

A.

Service value streams

B.

Value realization

C.

Customer engagement

D.

The application of practices

Question 153

Which describes a set of defined steps for implementing improvements?

Options:

A.

The ‘improve’ value chain activity

B.

The ‘continual improvement register’

C.

The ‘continual improvement model’

D.

The ‘engage’ value chain activity

Question 154

What is typically needed to assign complex incidents to support groups?

Options:

A.

The incident priority

B.

The incident category

C.

A change schedule

D.

A self-help tool

Question 155

Which of these should be logged and managed as a problem?

Options:

A.

Trend analysis shows a large number of similar incidents

B.

A user requests delivery of a laptop

C.

A monitoring tool detects a change of state for a service

D.

'Continual improvement' needs to prioritize an improvement opportunity

Question 156

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 157

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 158

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 159

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