ITIL4F ITIL Management Practices Practice Question
What is the PRIMARY purpose of the Incident Management practice?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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To restore normal service operation as quickly as possible
The primary purpose of incident management is to restore normal service operation as quickly as possible and minimize the adverse impact on business operations. Option D is correct. Option A (identify root cause) is problem management. Option B (handle pre-approved service requests) is service request management. Option C (monitor and manage events) is monitoring and event management.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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To identify the root cause of incidents
Why it's wrong here
Root cause analysis is part of problem management.
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To handle pre-approved service requests
Why it's wrong here
That is service request management.
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To monitor and manage events across the infrastructure
Why it's wrong here
That is monitoring and event management.
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To restore normal service operation as quickly as possible
Why this is correct
Core purpose of incident management.
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