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ITIL Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Services being proposed - developed or changed






2. Ensures process is efficient - effective - consistent






3. Detection - logging - categorization - prioritization - investigation and diagnosis - workarounds - known error - resolution - closure - major problem review






4. Planning - Identification - Cotnrol - Status Reporting - Verification and Audit.






5. Analyze trends and patterns - aim to prevent replication - learn from past to use in the future






6. Specialized to perform certain work with specific outcomes. Own capabilities and resources. Build knowledge. Provide structure and stability.






7. Technical - people






8. Plan - Do - Check - Act; quality improvement






9. Efficient service delivery; strategic objectives realized






10. Understand - anticipate - and influence demand for services






11. Authority matrix for roles and responsibilities; Responsible - accountable - consulted - informed






12. Clearly identified - different from input






13. Improve performance of service assets and utility & warranty of services






14. Scale of measurement - identify trends - calculate productivity and resource utilization - and understand current state






15. Substitutes - regulators - customers






16. Viewed by the business






17. Measure - monitor - report - investigate






18. Big Bang vs Phased. Push vs Pull. Automation vs Manual.






19. Acceptable for meeting an orgs internal and external requirements






20. Consists of process control - the process - and process enablers






21. Requirements for process to operate






22. Technology - service - process






23. Service Knowledge Management System.






24. Delivery of quality - cost effective services that meet the business' current and future functional and quality requirements.






25. Used to actively manage and report; types are qualitative and quantitative






26. Assignment of responsibilities during a process






27. Understand how differences generate demand






28. Local - Centralized - Virual - Follow-the-sun.






29. Continue to seek improvements in value of services






30. Provide summary report of achievements and shows where to be improved






31. Effective - not perfect






32. The service portfolio






33. Ensure proper funding which is driven by strategy - capacity - and anticipated demand






34. Countermeasures - monitoring






35. External 3rd party of good and services required to deliver IT services






36. Bundles of assets that deliver goods and services to business customers






37. Analyze patterns of business activities that occur






38. 5 stages in the life of a service






39. Design of new and changed services; cost effective - efficient - high quality






40. Detect events - make sense of them - and determine action






41. Invoke process activities






42. Creators of ITIL






43. Enable use of pre-defined methods and allow automation of process workflow.






44. Single point of contact which is customer focused and owns communication with end user






45. Data - Information - Knowledge - Wisdom






46. Provides resources and capabilities to manage application lifecycle.






47. Plan ofr successful efficient deployment with minimal unpredicted impact - and giving knowledge to staff during transition.






48. Forecast and manage resources required for capacity






49. Emergency Change Advisory Board






50. Outcomes that must happen to achieve success; maps to goals