Q51. Which of the following is an explanation of IT service management?
a) Providing operationally-managed services by an IT-related service company in order to satisfy customer requirements effectively b) Verifying the feasibility of whether new IT-related products, new services, or new schemes can be implemented as business activities c) Providing efficient services through utilizing IT by organizing and managing knowledge derived from the past accumulated experiences in an organization and by sharing it among employees d) Depicting graphically the market share and industry growth rate of IT-related services offered by the company, and on the basis of the positioning, developing a strategy with regard to a clear vision of services
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Q52. In order to reduce the risk of unauthorized entry into the server room where a computer system is operating, the decision is made not to indicate the installation location of the computers. Which of the following is the appropriate management that corresponds to this measure?
a) Supply chain management b) Knowledge management c) Business continuity management d) Facility management
Q53. An SLA contains a written description of arrangements, such as the content of the service agreed upon between the service provider and the user. Which of the following is an appropriate merit that is obtained by both the service provider and the user through concluding an SLA?
a) It is possible to confirm the validity of the charge rate, on the basis of the content of the service performed. b) It is possible to share common recognition of the content, scope of provision, and minimum required level of the service. c) It is possible to request to change fees when the content of the service is insufficient or incomplete. d) It is possible to perform business operations without excessive demands placed on the content of the service.
Q54. In an IT facility such as a data center, which of the following is used to improve the maintainability and installation efficiency of several types of equipment?
a) Server rack b) Hub c) Firewall d) Router
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Q55. There exists a bug in a program on PCs that are used for business operations, and a symptom that a PC becomes unusable is reported to a service desk. From a perspective of “incident and service request management” in IT service management, which of the following is the most appropriate action to be taken at the service desk, prior to handover to problem management?
a) Informing users of how to restart a PC and make it usable b) Making a plan to distribute a fixed program to the PCs c) Testing the fixed program d) Fixing the bug in the program
Q56. Which of the following is an appropriate explanation concerning the resolution processes of IT service management?
a) The root causes of software faults are identified through problem management. b) The necessity of changes in software is decided through release management. c) Software versions are managed through incident management. d) Software is embedded and its operation is verified through change management.
Q57. Among the processes necessary for a system audit, which of the following is performed by the system auditor?
a) Preparation of the audit targets such as operational rules b) Preliminary assessment of the audit targets c) Improvement of vulnerabilities in the audit targets d) Acceptance of the system audit report