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TIA-2

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

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1.

What is the MOST important reason for prioritizing incidents?

a)

To ensure that user expectations are realistic

b)

To ensure that incidents with highest impact are resolved first

c)

To help information-sharing and learning

d)

To provide links to related changes and known errors

2.

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

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

3.

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

a)

Service request management

b)

Service configuration management

c)

Deployment management

d)

Change enablement

4.

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

a)

Progress iteratively with feedback

b)

Collaborate and promote visibility

c)

Think and work holistically

d)

Keep it simple and practical

5.

What is the purpose of the 'monitoring and event management' practice?

a)

To restore normal service operation as quickly as possible

b)

To manage workarounds and known errors

c)

To capture demand for incident resolution and service requests

d)

To systematically observe services and service components

6.

Which statement about outcomes is CORRECT?

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

7.

Which skill is required by the 'service level management' practice?

a)

Supplier management

b)

Technical expertise

c)

Event monitoring

d)

Problem management

8.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

9.

What is the definition of warranty?

a)

A means of identifying events that could cause harm or loss

b)

A means of determining whether a service is fit for purpose

c)

A means of identifying a result for a stakeholder

d)

A means of determining whether a service is fit for use

10.

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

a)

Change enablement

b)

Problem management

c)

Information security management

d)

Service configuration management

11.

Which statement about value creating activities is CORRECT?

a)

Each value stream should be designed with a specific combination of service value chain activities

b)

Service value chain activities have pre-determined dependencies on ITIL practices

c)

A value stream is an operating model for creating value through products and services

d)

Organizations should ensure that each value stream is applicable to many scenarios

12.

Which is provided by the 'engage' value chain activity?

a)

Ensuring that stakeholder expectations for quality are met

b)

Ensuring that stakeholder needs are understood by the organization

c)

Ensuring that service components are available when needed

d)

Ensuring that services are operated to meet agreed specifications

13.

Which is part of the 'focus on value' guiding principle?

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

14.

Which is part of the definition of a customer?

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

15.

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

a)

Focus on value

b)

Start where you are

c)

Think and work holistically

d)

Keep it simple and practical

16.

Identify the missing words in the following sentence: The 'incident management' practice should maintain [?] for logging and managing incidents.

a)

A dedicated team

b)

A formal process

c)

Detailed procedures

d)

A value chain activity

17.

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

a)

To make new and changed services and features available for use

b)

To move new or changed components to live environments

c)

To plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT assets

d)

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

18.

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

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

3 and 4

d)

1 and 4

19.

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

a)

Service configuration management

b)

Service desk

c)

Problem management

d)

Deployment management

20.

Which statement about standard changes is CORRECT?

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

21.

Which TWO are considered part of the ‘organizations and people’ dimension of service management? 1. Systems of authority 2. Culture 3. Relationships between organizations 4. Workflows

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

3 and 4

d)

1 and 4

22.

Which statement about the ‘service request management’ practice is CORRECT?

a)

Service requests are fulfilled using simple workflows

b)

A new workflow is created for each type of request

c)

Additional approval is sometimes needed for restoration of service

d)

Financial authorization is sometimes required for service requests

23.

What is a cause, or potential cause, of one or more incidents?

a)

A problem

b)

A configuration item

c)

A workaround

d)

An incident

24.

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

a)

Focus on value

b)

Start where you are

c)

Progress iteratively with feedback

d)

Think and work holistically

25.

Which practice includes management of workarounds and known errors?

a)

Monitoring and event management

b)

Service configuration management

c)

Problem management

d)

Incident management

26.

Which activity is part of the ‘continual improvement’ practice?

a)

Handling compliments and complaints from users to identify improvements

b)

Improving relationships with and between stakeholders

c)

Prioritizing and creating business cases for improvement initiatives

d)

Identifying the cause of unplanned interruptions to service

27.

Identify the missing word in the following sentence: 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.

a)

utility

b)

warranty

c)

outcomes

d)

outputs

28.

Which is a low risk change that has been pre-approved so that no additional authorization is needed?

a)

A standard change

b)

A change model

c)

An emergency change

d)

A normal change

29.

Which describes the ‘plan’ value chain activity?

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

30.

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

a)

Problem identification

b)

Problem control

c)

Error control

d)

Post-implementation review

31.

Which statement about the ‘optimize and automate’ guiding principle is CORRECT?

a)

Activities should be automated before they are optimized

b)

Automation is best applied to non-standard tasks

c)

Technology eliminates the need for human intervention

d)

Automation frees human resources for more complex activities

32.

What is defined as any financially valuable component that can contribute to the delivery of a service?

a)

Configuration item

b)

Product

c)

IT asset

d)

Event

33.

Which MOST helps an organization adapt ITIL concepts so that they apply to the organization’s specific circumstances?

a)

Continual improvement

b)

Service value chain

c)

Practices

d)

Guiding principles

34.

What is the MAIN benefit of ‘problem management’?

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

35.

Which guiding principle discourages ‘silo activity’?

a)

Focus on value

b)

Start where you are

c)

Collaborate and promote visibility

d)

Keep it simple and practical

36.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

37.

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

a)

Service level management

b)

Relationship management

c)

Service desk

d)

Monitoring and event management

38.

Which dimension considers the application of artificial intelligence to service management?

a)

Organizations and people

b)

Information and technology

c)

Partners and suppliers

d)

Value streams and processes

39.

Which type of change is most likely to be initiated as part of the service request management practice?

a)

A normal change

b)

An emergency change

c)

A standard change

d)

A change model

40.

Which benefit is most aligned with the guiding principle progress iteratively with feedback?

a)

Service providers are able to respond more quickly to customer needs

b)

Bottlenecks in the service provider's workflow are identified

c)

The complexities of the service provider's IT systems are identified

d)

The service provider gains a better understanding of the customer experience

41.

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

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

42.

Identify the missing word in the following sentence: A (?) is the addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services.

a)

problem

b)

risk

c)

change

d)

configuration item

43.

Which of the four dimensions includes the knowledge bases needed to deliver and manage services?

a)

Organizations and people

b)

Information and technology

c)

Partners and suppliers

d)

Value streams and processes

44.

Staff in an IT organization are very busy, mostly carrying out tasks that add little or no value to the organization or its customers. Which guiding principle recommends that the unnecessary work should be eliminated?

a)

Keep it simple and practical

b)

Think and work holistically

c)

Start where you are

d)

Progress iteratively with feedback

45.

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

a)

Deployment management

b)

Continual improvement

c)

Monitoring and event management

d)

IT asset management

46.

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

a)

Incident management

b)

Service level management

c)

Problem management

d)

Service request management

47.

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

a)

Incident management

b)

Problem management

c)

Change enablement

d)

Service request management

48.

Which practice is most associated with the use of empathy to understand users?

a)

Service desk

b)

Continual improvement

c)

Service level management

d)

Change enablement

49.

Identify the missing word in the following sentence: A customer defines the (?) for a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of service consumption.

a)

requirements

b)

resources

c)

suppliers

d)

products

50.

Which of the following ensures that a service provider and a service consumer continually co-create value?

a)

Service consumption

b)

Service offerings

c)

Service level management

d)

Service relationship management

51.

What type of change is often used for resolving incidents or implementing security patches?

a)

Standard change

b)

Normal change

c)

Emergency change

d)

Change model

52.

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

a)

Service relationship management

b)

Service consumption

c)

The service value system

d)

The release management practice

53.

Which statement about outcomes is correct?

a)

Outcomes enable products to be delivered to a stakeholder

b)

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

c)

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

54.

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

a)

Problem identification

b)

Problem control

c)

Error control

d)

Problem analysis

55.

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

a)

Monitoring and event management

b)

Service level management

c)

Change enablement

d)

Service desk

56.

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

a)

Engage

b)

Obtain/build

c)

Plan

d)

Improve

57.

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

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

58.

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

a)

Ensuring the continual improvement of practices across all value chain activities

b)

Ensuring that services continually meet expectations for quality, costs, and time 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

59.

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

a)

Self-help systems

b)

Knowledgeable support staff

c)

Detailed work instructions

d)

Disaster recovery plans

60.

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

a)

An event

b)

An IT asset

c)

A configuration item

d)

A change

61.

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 for 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 efficiency of manual processes. 4. It is important to understand the organization’s objectives when assessing the impact of potential improvements

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

3 and 4

d)

1 and 4

62.

Which statement about emergency changes is CORRECT?

a)

Emergency changes are low risk and well understood

b)

Authorization of emergency changes may be deferred until after implementation

c)

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

d)

Emergency changes are not usually recorded in the change schedule

63.

Which is the definition of an IT asset?

a)

Any financially valuable component that contributes to a service

b)

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

c)

Any component that needs to be managed to deliver a service

d)

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

64.

Which dimension of service management includes consideration of the type of relationship required with other organizations involved in the design and delivery of services?

a)

Organizations and people

b)

Information and technology

c)

Partners and suppliers

d)

Value streams and processes

65.

What is defined as ‘the role that uses services’?

a)

Service consumer

b)

Customer

c)

User

d)

Sponsor

66.

Which is an example of a problem control activity?

a)

Reviewing incident records to identify trends

b)

Implementing a technical fix to resolve an issue

c)

Re-assessing a known error to understand the ongoing impact

d)

Documenting the steps in a workaround

67.

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

a)

Outputs

b)

Guiding principles

c)

Service offerings

d)

Outcomes

68.

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

a)

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

b)

Understanding the methods applicable to complex systems

c)

Eliminating metrics which do not contribute to achieving an objective

d)

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

69.

Which practice has a purpose that includes managing authentication and non-repudiation?

a)

Information security management

b)

Supplier management

c)

Service configuration management

d)

Relationship management

70.

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

a)

Collaboration tools and techniques

b)

Balanced scorecard review

c)

Automated pipelines

d)

A variety of access channels

71.

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

a)

Deployment management

b)

Incident management

c)

Service level management

d)

Service request management

72.

Which is the MOST important stakeholder group that a service provider needs to collaborate with?

a)

Suppliers

b)

Customers

c)

Relationship managers

d)

Developers

73.

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

a)

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

b)

Applying risk management when considering to introduce new processes

c)

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

d)

Discarding existing processes before assessing their usefulness

74.

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

a)

Understanding the current state

b)

Defining the future desired state

c)

Tracking and managing ideas

d)

Ensuring everyone actively participates

75.

Which TWO types of competence are MOST important for service desk staff? 1. Knowledge of business processes 2. Collaboration skills 3. Advanced technical knowledge 4. Workflow design skills

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

3 and 4

d)

1 and 4

76.

Which is CORRECT about change authorization?

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 change type and model

d)

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

77.

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

a)

Output

b)

Outcome

c)

Utility

d)

Warranty

78.

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

a)

Service desk

b)

Service level management

c)

Incident management

d)

Change enablement

79.

Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence: The purpose of the problem management practice is to reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by identifying actual and potential causes of incidents, and managing workarounds and [ ? ].

a)

events

b)

changes

c)

IT assets

d)

known errors

80.

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

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, from one year to the next to enable consistent service

d)

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

81.

Which is an example of a service request?

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

82.

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

a)

Partners and suppliers

b)

Organizations and people

c)

Value streams and processes

d)

Information and technology

83.

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

a)

Business objectives

b)

Improvement plans

c)

Assessment results

d)

KPI reports

84.

Which guiding principle leads to a faster response to customer needs by timeboxing activities and learning from the outputs of previous activities?

a)

Focus on value

b)

Progress iteratively with feedback

c)

Collaborate and promote visibility

d)

Optimize and automate

85.

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

a)

Service request management

b)

Incident management

c)

Service desk

d)

Change enablement

86.

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

a)

Where no target resolution time exists

b)

For low impact incidents

c)

Where the cause must be diagnosed

d)

For information security incidents

87.

Which practice minimizes the impact on normal service operation by managing resources in response to unplanned reductions in service quality?

a)

Incident management

b)

Change enablement

c)

Service level management

d)

Continual improvement

88.

Which practice makes use of methods from Lean, Agile and DevOps?

a)

Service desk

b)

Continual improvement

c)

Problem management

d)

Incident management

89.

Which statement about service offerings is CORRECT?

a)

The same product can be used as a basis for more than one service offering

b)

Service offerings include the transfer of goods from the consumer to the provider

c)

Service offerings describe how providers and consumers cooperate to co-create value

d)

Each service should be described to consumers as a single service offering

90.

Which can a change schedule be used for?

a)

Speeding up the planning and authorization of emergency changes

b)

Providing information about deployed changes to help manage incidents and problems

c)

Providing a means of initiating and assessing normal changes

d)

Tracking and managing improvement ideas from identification through to final action

91.

Which is part of the value proposition of a service?

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

92.

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

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

93.

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

a)

Problem

b)

Incident

c)

Event

d)

Known error

94.

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

a)

Plan

b)

Engage

c)

Obtain/build

d)

Deliver and support

95.

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

a)

Supplier management

b)

Information security management

c)

Release management

d)

Service configuration management

96.

Which TWO are inputs to the service value system? 1. Demand 2. Products 3. Value 4. Opportunity

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

3 and 4

d)

1 and 4

97.

What role would be MOST suitable for someone with experience of managing relationships with various stakeholders, including suppliers and business managers?

a)

Service level manager

b)

Service desk agent

c)

Change authority

d)

Problem analyst

98.

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

a)

A change

b)

An event

c)

A service request

d)

A problem

99.

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

a)

Focus on value

b)

Start where you are

c)

Think and work holistically

d)

Optimize and automate

100.

Which practice is MOST LIKELY to make use of artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, and chatbots?

a)

Service desk

b)

Continual improvement

c)

Problem management

d)

Incident management

101.

What is a problem that has been analyzed but has not been resolved?

a)

Workaround

b)

Incident

c)

Known error

d)

Risk

102.

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

a)

Workflows and controls

b)

Communication and collaboration

c)

Inputs and outputs

d)

Contracts and agreements

103.

Which facilitates outcomes that customers want to achieve?

a)

Service

b)

Warranty

c)

Organization

d)

IT asset

104.

Which practice recommends that organizations develop competencies in techniques such as strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) analysis, and balanced scorecards?

a)

Incident management

b)

Continual improvement

c)

Service request management

d)

Change enablement

105.

Which ITIL concept helps an organization to make good decisions?

a)

Four dimensions of service management

b)

Guiding principles

c)

Service value chain

d)

Practices

106.

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

a)

Communicate in a way the audience can hear

b)

Sometimes nothing from the current state can be re-used

c)

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

d)

Fast does not mean incomplete

107.

Which practice has a purpose that includes responding to conditions that could lead to potential faults or incidents?

a)

Incident management

b)

Service request management

c)

Monitoring and event management

d)

Change enablement

108.

What role would be MOST suitable for a new graduate with great levels of empathy and understanding of business issues?

a)

Service level manager

b)

Service desk agent

c)

Change authority

d)

Problem analyst

109.

Which practice nurtures links with stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels?

a)

Supplier management

b)

Relationship management

c)

Continual improvement

d)

Service level management

110.

Which is a way of applying the guiding principle 'focus on value'?

a)

Understanding how service consumers use services

b)

Comprehending the whole, but doing something

c)

Recognizing the complexity of systems

d)

Doing fewer things, but doing them better

111.

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

a)

Asking questions that appear to be stupid

b)

Identifying what is available to be leveraged

c)

Building something completely new

d)

Collecting data directly from the source

112.

Which is a use of a continual improvement register?

a)

Planning changes, assisting in communication, avoiding conflicts, and assigning resources

b)

Selecting the right method, model or technique for identifying improvements

c)

Tracking and managing improvement ideas from identification through to final action

d)

Describing the services designed to meet the needs of a consumer group

113.

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

a)

Incident management

b)

Service level management

c)

Problem management

d)

Service request management

114.

Which TWO of the following are considerations of change enablement? 1. Managing the people aspects of change 2. Ensuring that organizational transformations are successful 3. Maximizing the number of successful service changes 4. Ensuring that changes are properly assessed

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

3 and 4

d)

1 and 4

115.

How can a service consumer contribute to the reduction of risk?

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 their own requirements for the service

d)

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

116.

In which case would a problem be logged as part of the problem identification?

a)

When the cause is identified but not resolved

b)

After receiving of error information from a supplier

c)

When a user reports an unplanned service interruption

d)

After a workaround is identified and documented

117.

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

a)

organizations

b)

outcomes

c)

IT assets

d)

services

118.

Which practice helps to ensure that the services delivered to customers are aligned with their needs?

a)

Service level management

b)

Change enablement

c)

Problem management

d)

Service request management

119.

Which service request management decisions require that policies are established?

a)

Deciding how degradations of service are resolved

b)

Deciding how to handle service requests where the steps are unknown

c)

Deciding which service requests require approval

d)

Deciding when workarounds should be used

120.

Which dimension of service management considers how activities are coordinated?

a)

Organizations and people

b)

Information and technology

c)

Partners and suppliers

d)

Value streams and processes

121.

A user contacts the service desk to ask how they can create a report. Which practice is MOST LIKELY to contribute to resolving this issue?

a)

Incident management

b)

Service level management

c)

Service request management

d)

Change enablement

122.

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

a)

Service configuration management

b)

IT asset management

c)

Change enablement

d)

Deployment management

123.

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

a)

Service request management

b)

Continual improvement

c)

Problem management

d)

Service desk

124.

What is the customer of a service responsible for?

a)

Defining the requirements for the service

b)

Provisioning the service

c)

Using the service

d)

Authorizing the budget for the service

125.

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

a)

Business objectives

b)

Improvement plans

c)

Assessment results

d)

Measurable targets

126.

Which statement about value streams is correct?

a)

Each value stream must include all six value chain activities

b)

Each value stream must include suppliers or partners

c)

Each value stream must be designed for a specific scenario

d)

Each value stream must include all 34 ITIL practices

127.

Which guiding principle recommends using ideas from ITIL, Lean, DevOps, Kanban, and other sources to help drive improvements?

a)

Optimize and automate

b)

Think and work holistically

c)

Start where you are

d)

Focus on value

128.

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

a)

Re-assessing a known error to manage the ongoing impact

b)

Implementing a technical fix to resolve an issue

c)

Documenting the steps in a workaround

d)

Reviewing incident records to identify trends

129.

Which practice nurtures links with stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels?

a)

Supplier management

b)

Relationship management

c)

Service desk

d)

Service level management

130.

Which practice has a purpose that includes managing authentication and non-repudiation?

a)

Information security management

b)

Change enablement

c)

Service configuration management

d)

IT asset management

131.

Which statement about service offerings is correct?

a)

The same product can be used as a basis for more than one service offering

b)

Service offerings include the transfer of goods from the consumer to the provider

c)

Service offerings describe service actions performed by users

d)

Each service should be described to consumers as a single service offering

132.

What is a problem that has been analyzed but has not been resolved?

a)

Workaround

b)

Incident

c)

Known error

d)

Event

133.

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

a)

Service consumption

b)

Service offerings

c)

Service relationship management

d)

Service level management

134.

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

a)

Minimum viable product

b)

Feedback loop

c)

Analysis paralysis

d)

Direct observation

135.

What is the definition of service management?

a)

A result for a stakeholder enabled by one or more outputs

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

136.

Which is a description of service provision?

a)

A way to help create value by facilitating outcomes that service consumers need

b)

Activities that an organization performs to deliver services

c)

A formal description of one or more services, designed to address the needs of a service consumer

d)

Cooperation between two organizations to ensure that a service delivers value

137.

How is a continual improvement register used?

a)

To provide a structured approach to implementing improvements

b)

To authorize changes to implement improvement initiatives

c)

To organize past, present, and future improvement ideas

d)

To record requests for provision of a resource or service

138.

Which is an input to the service value system?

a)

A need from consumers for new or changed services

b)

The system of directing and controlling an organization

c)

A model to help meet stakeholders' expectations

d)

Recommendations to help an organization in all aspects of its work

139.

Which organization delivers outputs or outcomes of a service?

a)

A service consumer delivers outcomes of the service

b)

A service consumer delivers outputs of the service

c)

A service provider delivers outcomes of the service

d)

A service provider delivers outputs of the service

140.

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

a)

Service request management

b)

Service desk

c)

Supplier management

d)

Service level management

141.

What is the cause, or potential cause, of one or more incidents?

a)

A problem

b)

A known error

c)

An event

d)

A change

142.

Which is the FIRST action when optimizing a service?

a)

Assess the current state

b)

Understand the organizational context

c)

Agree the future state

d)

Implement the improvements

143.

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

a)

Service request management

b)

Change enablement

c)

Incident management

d)

Service level management

144.

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

a)

Sponsor

b)

Configuration item

c)

IT asset

d)

Service offering

145.

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

a)

A change

b)

An incident

c)

A problem

d)

An IT asset

146.

Which TWO BEST describe the guiding principles? 1. Short-term 2. Standards 3. Recommendations 4. Long-term

a)

1 and 4

b)

2 and 3

c)

3 and 4

d)

1 and 2

147.

Which BEST describes the focus of the 'think and work holistically' principle?

a)

Breaking down large initiatives into smaller pieces of work

b)

Integrating an organization's activities to deliver value

c)

Eliminating unnecessary steps to deliver valuable outcomes

d)

Considering the existing organizational assets before building something new

148.

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

a)

Defining customer experience and user experience

b)

Understanding what is valuable to the service consumer

c)

Ensuring value is co-created by improvement initiatives

d)

Identifying the service consumer who will receive value

149.

Identify the missing word in the following sentence. An organization which is undertaking an improvement initiative should [?] the existing methods and services when building for the future.

a)

Discard

b)

Improve

c)

Consider

d)

Re-use

150.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Incident management manages interruptions to services, service desk monitors achieved service quality

d)

Incident management resolves complex issues, service desk resolves simpler issues