SERVICENOW-CIS-DISCOVERY CMDB Integration And Maintenance Practice Question
Which TWO of the following actions help reduce 'Staleness' in the CMDB?
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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Ensuring all target devices are covered by a discovery schedule.
Staleness is reduced by ensuring scans run frequently enough and that every CI is targeted by a discovery scan.
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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Ensuring all target devices are covered by a discovery schedule.
Why this is correct
Missing devices will always be stale.
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Reducing the number of attributes collected.
Why it's wrong here
This doesn't impact update frequency.
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Hardcoding CI attributes manually.
Why it's wrong here
Manual updates are prone to error and rarely keep up with reality.
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Increasing the frequency of Discovery schedules.
Why this is correct
More frequent scans mean data is updated more often.
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Adding more classes to the dashboard.
Why it's wrong here
This just makes the dashboard report on more data, it doesn't reduce staleness.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official ServiceNow exam blueprint
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