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Common ITIL Management Practices exam traps

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▸Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.

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ITIL Management Practices questions

20 questions · select your answer, then reveal the explanation

Question 1mediummultiple choice

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A service desk team is overwhelmed by repeated incidents caused by a known software bug that the vendor has not yet patched. The IT manager wants to reduce the number of incidents without waiting for the vendor. Which ITIL practice would directly help in reducing the impact of this known issue?

Trap 1: Renegotiate service level targets with the customer in Service…

Service Level Management sets targets but does not provide technical solutions to reduce incidents.

Trap 2: Implement a faster incident resolution process in Incident…

Incident Management restores service quickly but does not address the root cause of recurring incidents.

Trap 3: Submit a change request to Change Enablement to replace the software

Change Enablement is for managing changes, but in this case the vendor has not patched the software, so replacement may not be feasible immediately.

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A
Renegotiate service level targets with the customer in Service Level Management
Why wrong: Service Level Management sets targets but does not provide technical solutions to reduce incidents.
B
Create a known error record in Problem Management and provide a workaround
Problem Management identifies root causes and documents workarounds to reduce the impact of known errors.
C
Implement a faster incident resolution process in Incident Management
Why wrong: Incident Management restores service quickly but does not address the root cause of recurring incidents.
D
Submit a change request to Change Enablement to replace the software
Why wrong: Change Enablement is for managing changes, but in this case the vendor has not patched the software, so replacement may not be feasible immediately.

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Question 2hardmultiple choice

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A company is designing a new service and wants to ensure that all IT services are described in a consistent manner. Which practice provides the framework for documenting service descriptions, including their functional and operational characteristics?

Trap 1: Service Configuration Management

Service Configuration Management manages CIs and their relationships, not service descriptions.

Trap 2: Service Level Management

Service Level Management manages SLAs and targets, not the detailed description of services.

Trap 3: IT Asset Management

IT Asset Management manages assets, not service descriptions.

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A
Service Catalog Management
Service Catalog Management ensures the service catalog contains accurate and consistent information about all services.
B
Service Configuration Management
Why wrong: Service Configuration Management manages CIs and their relationships, not service descriptions.
C
Service Level Management
Why wrong: Service Level Management manages SLAs and targets, not the detailed description of services.
D
IT Asset Management
Why wrong: IT Asset Management manages assets, not service descriptions.

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Question 3easymultiple choice

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An organization wants to improve its ability to detect and respond to security incidents. Which practice should be enhanced to achieve this objective?

Trap 1: Problem Management

Problem Management addresses root causes of incidents, not detection and response to security events.

Trap 2: Availability Management

Availability Management focuses on service availability, not security incident response.

Trap 3: Incident Management

Incident Management handles incidents of all types but does not specialize in security detection and response.

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A
Problem Management
Why wrong: Problem Management addresses root causes of incidents, not detection and response to security events.
B
Availability Management
Why wrong: Availability Management focuses on service availability, not security incident response.
C
Incident Management
Why wrong: Incident Management handles incidents of all types but does not specialize in security detection and response.
D
Information Security Management
Information Security Management is responsible for protecting information and responding to security incidents.

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Question 4mediummultiple choice

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A service provider is implementing a new monitoring tool to track the performance of critical services. The tool will send alerts when performance thresholds are breached. Which practice is primarily responsible for defining these thresholds and acting on the alerts to ensure service performance?

Trap 1: Service Level Management

Service Level Management defines service level targets, but operational thresholds are part of Monitoring and Event Management.

Trap 2: Availability Management

Availability Management focuses on availability, not all performance thresholds.

Trap 3: Service Desk

Service Desk handles incidents and service requests, not proactive monitoring.

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A
Service Level Management
Why wrong: Service Level Management defines service level targets, but operational thresholds are part of Monitoring and Event Management.
B
Availability Management
Why wrong: Availability Management focuses on availability, not all performance thresholds.
C
Monitoring and Event Management
Monitoring and Event Management monitors services, defines thresholds, and manages events.
D
Service Desk
Why wrong: Service Desk handles incidents and service requests, not proactive monitoring.

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Question 5hardmultiple choice

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A company is undergoing a major organizational change that will affect several IT services. The change manager wants to ensure that all changes are assessed for risk and that the change schedule is maintained. Which practice provides the formal process for managing changes in a controlled manner?

Trap 1: Deployment Management

Deployment Management moves components to production, but does not handle change assessment and authorization.

Trap 2: Release Management

Release Management manages releases, not the change assessment and authorization process.

Trap 3: Transition Planning and Support

Transition Planning and Support helps coordinate the overall transition, but Change Enablement handles individual changes.

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A
Deployment Management
Why wrong: Deployment Management moves components to production, but does not handle change assessment and authorization.
B
Release Management
Why wrong: Release Management manages releases, not the change assessment and authorization process.
C
Transition Planning and Support
Why wrong: Transition Planning and Support helps coordinate the overall transition, but Change Enablement handles individual changes.
D
Change Enablement
Change Enablement provides the formal process for assessing, authorizing, and scheduling changes.

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Question 6mediummulti select

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Which TWO of the following are objectives of Supplier Management?

Trap 1: Define and agree on service level targets with customers

Service level target definition is part of Service Level Management.

Trap 2: Manage the financial assets of the organization

Financial asset management is not an objective of Supplier Management.

Trap 3: Manage the service desk to handle supplier-related incidents

Service desk management is not an objective of Supplier Management.

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A
Ensure that suppliers and their services are aligned with the business needs and objectives
Supplier Management aligns supplier services with business needs.
B
Define and agree on service level targets with customers
Why wrong: Service level target definition is part of Service Level Management.
C
Ensure that suppliers and their performance are managed to support the provision of seamless quality services
Supplier Management ensures supplier performance supports service quality.
D
Manage the financial assets of the organization
Why wrong: Financial asset management is not an objective of Supplier Management.
E
Manage the service desk to handle supplier-related incidents
Why wrong: Service desk management is not an objective of Supplier Management.

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Question 7hardmulti select

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Which THREE of the following are key activities of Service Configuration Management?

Trap 1: Authorizing and scheduling changes to CIs

Authorizing changes is part of Change Enablement.

Trap 2: Defining service level targets with customers

Service level target definition is part of Service Level Management.

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A
Identifying and documenting configuration items (CIs)
Identifying and documenting CIs is a core activity of Service Configuration Management.
B
Authorizing and scheduling changes to CIs
Why wrong: Authorizing changes is part of Change Enablement.
C
Maintaining the configuration management database (CMDB)
Maintaining the CMDB is a key activity of Service Configuration Management.
D
Verifying and auditing configuration records against actual state
Verification and audit ensure accuracy of configuration records.
E
Defining service level targets with customers
Why wrong: Service level target definition is part of Service Level Management.

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Question 8mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. The service desk has resolved a high-priority incident by restarting the mail server, but the problem record shows three related incidents. What should the problem manager do next?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

Incident Report:
Incident ID: INC-001
Service: Email Service
Priority: High
Status: Resolved
Resolution: Restarted mail server; root cause not identified

Problem Record:
Problem ID: PRB-001
Incident(s): INC-001, INC-002, INC-003
Status: Under Investigation
Root Cause: Pending
Workaround: None

Trap 1: Escalate the problem to a higher priority

Escalating priority does not solve the problem; it may be already appropriately prioritized.

Trap 2: Close the problem record as the incidents are resolved

Closing the record without root cause analysis would not prevent future incidents.

Trap 3: Implement a permanent solution immediately

A permanent solution requires root cause identification; it cannot be implemented immediately without analysis.

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A
Analyze the incidents to identify the root cause and define a workaround
Problem Management should analyze incidents to find root cause and propose a workaround.
B
Escalate the problem to a higher priority
Why wrong: Escalating priority does not solve the problem; it may be already appropriately prioritized.
C
Close the problem record as the incidents are resolved
Why wrong: Closing the record without root cause analysis would not prevent future incidents.
D
Implement a permanent solution immediately
Why wrong: A permanent solution requires root cause identification; it cannot be implemented immediately without analysis.

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Question 9hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. The monthly report shows that the availability target was met but the response time target was not. What should the service provider do to improve response time?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

Service Level Agreement (SLA) excerpt:
Service: Online Banking
Availability Target: 99.9% uptime per month
Response Time: 95% of transactions under 2 seconds

Monthly Report:
Uptime: 99.95%
Transactions under 2 seconds: 93%

Incident Record: INC-456
Description: Slow transaction processing on March 15
Priority: Medium
Status: Closed

Trap 1: Close the incident as it is resolved and focus on other issues

Closing the incident without analysis would miss the opportunity to prevent recurrence.

Trap 2: Increase the response time target to 99%

Increasing the target would not improve actual performance; it would make the target harder to achieve.

Trap 3: Adjust the availability target to 99.95%

Availability is already above target; adjusting it does not address response time.

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A
Close the incident as it is resolved and focus on other issues
Why wrong: Closing the incident without analysis would miss the opportunity to prevent recurrence.
B
Increase the response time target to 99%
Why wrong: Increasing the target would not improve actual performance; it would make the target harder to achieve.
C
Adjust the availability target to 99.95%
Why wrong: Availability is already above target; adjusting it does not address response time.
D
Analyze the incident from March 15 to identify the root cause of slow transactions
Analyzing the incident can reveal performance bottlenecks and help improve response time.

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Question 10mediummultiple choice

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A service desk team is receiving an increasing number of incidents related to a recently deployed application. Initial analysis shows that many incidents are due to users not understanding how to use the application's new features. According to ITIL 4, which practice would be MOST effective in reducing these incidents?

Trap 1: Incident Management

Incident Management is about restoring service, not preventing incidents through user education.

Trap 2: Change Enablement

Change Enablement focuses on managing changes, not user education.

Trap 3: Service Request Management

Service Request Management handles predefined requests, not user training.

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A
Incident Management
Why wrong: Incident Management is about restoring service, not preventing incidents through user education.
B
Service Desk
The Service Desk can provide guidance and first-line support to educate users and reduce incidents.
C
Change Enablement
Why wrong: Change Enablement focuses on managing changes, not user education.
D
Service Request Management
Why wrong: Service Request Management handles predefined requests, not user training.

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Question 11hardmultiple choice

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An organization is designing a new service. The service owner wants to ensure that the service can be operated within agreed service levels. Which ITIL management practice should be applied to define the acceptable performance levels?

Trap 1: Service Continuity Management

Service Continuity Management is for disaster recovery, not performance.

Trap 2: Capacity and Performance Management

Capacity and Performance Management ensures targets are met, but does not define them.

Trap 3: Service Catalog Management

Service Catalog Management manages the catalog, not performance targets.

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A
Service Continuity Management
Why wrong: Service Continuity Management is for disaster recovery, not performance.
B
Capacity and Performance Management
Why wrong: Capacity and Performance Management ensures targets are met, but does not define them.
C
Service Level Management
Service Level Management is responsible for setting and managing service level targets.
D
Service Catalog Management
Why wrong: Service Catalog Management manages the catalog, not performance targets.

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Question 12easymultiple choice

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A software company is experiencing frequent production outages due to unauthorized changes. Which practice should be implemented to improve control over changes?

Trap 1: Deployment Management

Deployment Management moves components, not authorizes changes.

Trap 2: Release Management

Release Management is about deploying releases, not controlling changes.

Trap 3: Service Validation and Testing

Service Validation and Testing tests services, not change authorization.

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A
Deployment Management
Why wrong: Deployment Management moves components, not authorizes changes.
B
Release Management
Why wrong: Release Management is about deploying releases, not controlling changes.
C
Change Enablement
Change Enablement controls changes with authorization and review.
D
Service Validation and Testing
Why wrong: Service Validation and Testing tests services, not change authorization.

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Question 13mediummultiple choice

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An IT team wants to prioritize incidents based on business impact and urgency. Which ITIL practice provides the framework for classifying and handling incidents?

Trap 1: Problem Management

Problem Management focuses on root cause, not incident prioritization.

Trap 2: Service Desk

Service Desk is a function, not a practice for incident prioritization.

Trap 3: Event Management

Event Management deals with events, not incident prioritization.

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A
Problem Management
Why wrong: Problem Management focuses on root cause, not incident prioritization.
B
Service Desk
Why wrong: Service Desk is a function, not a practice for incident prioritization.
C
Event Management
Why wrong: Event Management deals with events, not incident prioritization.
D
Incident Management
Incident Management includes prioritization and handling of incidents.

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Question 14hardmulti select

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Which TWO of the following are purposes of the Supplier Management practice?

Trap 1: Manage the performance of suppliers to meet business outcomes

Performance management is more aligned with Service Level Management.

Trap 2: Define and agree on service level targets with suppliers

Defining service levels is part of Service Level Management.

Trap 3: Ensure that suppliers are audited regularly

Auditing is an activity, not a primary purpose.

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A
Ensure that suppliers and their services are managed appropriately
This is a core purpose of Supplier Management.
B
Manage the performance of suppliers to meet business outcomes
Why wrong: Performance management is more aligned with Service Level Management.
C
Define and agree on service level targets with suppliers
Why wrong: Defining service levels is part of Service Level Management.
D
Ensure that suppliers are audited regularly
Why wrong: Auditing is an activity, not a primary purpose.
E
Ensure that suppliers support the service strategy and service design
Supplier Management ensures alignment with service strategy and design.

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Question 15hardmultiple choice

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You are the IT service manager for a mid-sized e-commerce company. The company has been experiencing intermittent service outages affecting the checkout process during peak hours. The monitoring system shows that the application server's CPU utilization spikes to 95% during these periods. The database server appears healthy. The incident management team has been creating multiple incidents for each outage, but no permanent fix has been implemented. The problem management team has identified that the application server's auto-scaling configuration is not triggering correctly due to a misconfigured threshold. However, changing the threshold requires a change request that must be approved by the Change Advisory Board (CAB), which meets only once a week. The business is losing revenue with each outage. What should you do first to minimize the impact of the issue while a permanent solution is being developed?

Trap 1: Expedite the change request by requesting an emergency change…

While an emergency change could be considered, it may still take time and the chair may not be available immediately.

Trap 2: Conduct a root cause analysis and document the problem in the known…

Root cause analysis is important but does not address the immediate revenue loss.

Trap 3: Increase the priority of all related incidents to ensure faster…

Higher priority does not fix the underlying issue.

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A
Expedite the change request by requesting an emergency change approval from the CAB chair
Why wrong: While an emergency change could be considered, it may still take time and the chair may not be available immediately.
B
Implement a workaround by manually scaling the application server during peak hours to handle the load
This provides immediate relief and reduces revenue loss while the permanent change is processed.
C
Conduct a root cause analysis and document the problem in the known error database
Why wrong: Root cause analysis is important but does not address the immediate revenue loss.
D
Increase the priority of all related incidents to ensure faster response from the service desk
Why wrong: Higher priority does not fix the underlying issue.

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Question 16mediummultiple choice

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You are the IT service continuity manager for a financial services firm. The firm has a critical trading application that must be available during market hours. A recent risk assessment identified that the application's primary data center is in a flood-prone area. The recovery time objective (RTO) is 2 hours, and the recovery point objective (RPO) is 15 minutes. The current disaster recovery plan involves restoring the application from backups stored in a different region, which takes approximately 3 hours. The backup frequency is hourly. The firm is considering implementing a synchronous replication to a secondary data center to improve recovery times. However, the network latency between the two data centers is 10 milliseconds, which may impact application performance. What is the MOST appropriate action to ensure compliance with the RTO and RPO?

Trap 1: Accept the current recovery plan as the risk is low and focus on…

The current plan does not meet RTO or RPO, so acceptance is not appropriate.

Trap 2: Implement asynchronous replication with a 5-minute lag and test if…

Asynchronous replication may not guarantee 15-minute RPO due to lag.

Trap 3: Increase the backup frequency to every 5 minutes and test the…

This may meet RPO but not RTO since restore still takes 3 hours.

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A
Accept the current recovery plan as the risk is low and focus on improving the backup process
Why wrong: The current plan does not meet RTO or RPO, so acceptance is not appropriate.
B
Implement synchronous replication to the secondary data center and update the disaster recovery plan
Synchronous replication can achieve low RPO and fast recovery, meeting both targets.
C
Implement asynchronous replication with a 5-minute lag and test if the RPO can be met
Why wrong: Asynchronous replication may not guarantee 15-minute RPO due to lag.
D
Increase the backup frequency to every 5 minutes and test the restore process to ensure it meets the RTO
Why wrong: This may meet RPO but not RTO since restore still takes 3 hours.

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Question 17easymultiple choice

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A retail company is experiencing frequent service outages during peak hours due to insufficient capacity. The IT team wants to implement a practice that ensures the service provider has the capacity to meet agreed service level targets cost-effectively and in a timely manner. Which ITIL management practice should they use?

Trap 1: Monitoring and event management

This practice detects incidents and events but does not plan or manage capacity.

Trap 2: Availability management

Availability management ensures services are available as agreed, but does not directly address capacity planning.

Trap 3: Service level management and availability management

This is a combination of practices, not a single practice. The scenario specifically asks for a practice that ensures cost-effective capacity.

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A
Monitoring and event management
Why wrong: This practice detects incidents and events but does not plan or manage capacity.
B
Capacity and availability management
This practice ensures that capacity meets current and future demands cost-effectively and that services meet agreed availability targets.
C
Availability management
Why wrong: Availability management ensures services are available as agreed, but does not directly address capacity planning.
D
Service level management and availability management
Why wrong: This is a combination of practices, not a single practice. The scenario specifically asks for a practice that ensures cost-effective capacity.

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Question 18mediummulti select

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Which TWO statements about the ITIL change enablement practice are CORRECT?

Trap 1: All changes must be approved by a change advisory board (CAB).

Standard changes are pre-authorized and do not require CAB approval.

Trap 2: The change schedule is used to authorize changes.

The change schedule is used for planning and communication, not authorization.

Trap 3: Normal changes can be implemented without authorization if they are…

Normal changes always require authorization before implementation.

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A
A change authority is a person or group that authorizes a change.
The change authority is defined for each type of change.
B
All changes must be approved by a change advisory board (CAB).
Why wrong: Standard changes are pre-authorized and do not require CAB approval.
C
The change schedule is used to authorize changes.
Why wrong: The change schedule is used for planning and communication, not authorization.
D
Normal changes can be implemented without authorization if they are low risk.
Why wrong: Normal changes always require authorization before implementation.
E
Change enablement aims to ensure that changes are assessed, prioritized, and implemented in a controlled manner.
This is a core objective of change enablement.

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Question 19hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A change order to patch a security vulnerability on WebServer01 has been approved. The IT manager is the change authority. During implementation, it is discovered that the patch requires a reboot, which will cause an outage for the OrderApp application. What is the MOST appropriate action?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

Configuration item: WebServer01
Status: Active
Category: Software
Location: Datacenter A
Relationships:
  - Is connected to: NetworkSwitch03
  - Runs on: VirtualHost01
  - Is used by: Application: OrderApp

Change order: CHG00123
Requested by: John.Smith
Change authority: IT Manager
Justification: Upgrade OS to patch security vulnerability
Risk level: Low
Status: Approved

Trap 1: Escalate to the change advisory board (CAB) for a new approval.

The change authority is the IT manager, not the CAB, and the risk is still low; escalation is unnecessary.

Trap 2: Proceed with the change as planned, since the change is already…

The approval did not consider the reboot outage, so proceeding could cause unexpected downtime.

Trap 3: Cancel the change and request a new one with updated information.

This is too drastic; the change can be reassessed without canceling.

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A
Inform the IT manager and ask for a decision on whether to proceed.
The IT manager is the change authority and can reassess based on new information.
B
Escalate to the change advisory board (CAB) for a new approval.
Why wrong: The change authority is the IT manager, not the CAB, and the risk is still low; escalation is unnecessary.
C
Proceed with the change as planned, since the change is already approved.
Why wrong: The approval did not consider the reboot outage, so proceeding could cause unexpected downtime.
D
Cancel the change and request a new one with updated information.
Why wrong: This is too drastic; the change can be reassessed without canceling.

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Drag and drop the steps of the availability management process into the correct order.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

Steps

Order

1Step 1

2Step 2

3Step 3

4Step 4

5Step 5

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A service desk team is overwhelmed by repeated incidents caused by a known software bug that the vendor has not yet patched. The IT manager wants to reduce the number of incidents without waiting for the vendor. Which ITIL practice would directly help in reducing the impact of this known issue?

A company is designing a new service and wants to ensure that all IT services are described in a consistent manner. Which practice provides the framework for documenting service descriptions, including their functional and operational characteristics?

An organization wants to improve its ability to detect and respond to security incidents. Which practice should be enhanced to achieve this objective?

A service provider is implementing a new monitoring tool to track the performance of critical services. The tool will send alerts when performance thresholds are breached. Which practice is primarily responsible for defining these thresholds and acting on the alerts to ensure service performance?

A company is undergoing a major organizational change that will affect several IT services. The change manager wants to ensure that all changes are assessed for risk and that the change schedule is maintained. Which practice provides the formal process for managing changes in a controlled manner?

Which TWO of the following are objectives of Supplier Management?

Which THREE of the following are key activities of Service Configuration Management?

Refer to the exhibit. The service desk has resolved a high-priority incident by restarting the mail server, but the problem record shows three related incidents. What should the problem manager do next?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. The monthly report shows that the availability target was met but the response time target was not. What should the service provider do to improve response time?

Exhibit

An organization is designing a new service. The service owner wants to ensure that the service can be operated within agreed service levels. Which ITIL management practice should be applied to define the acceptable performance levels?

A software company is experiencing frequent production outages due to unauthorized changes. Which practice should be implemented to improve control over changes?

An IT team wants to prioritize incidents based on business impact and urgency. Which ITIL practice provides the framework for classifying and handling incidents?

Which TWO of the following are purposes of the Supplier Management practice?

Which TWO statements about the ITIL change enablement practice are CORRECT?

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Drag and drop the steps of the availability management process into the correct order.

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