ITIL 4 Foundation Practice Exam with Rationale

Which practice includes the classification and ownership of queries and requests from users? A. Service desk B. Incident management C. Change control D. Service level management - Answer- A. "Service desks provide a clear path for users to report issues, queries, and requests, and have them acknowledged, classified, owned, and actioned" Rationals: B. Incorrect. The 'incident management' practice deals only with incidents, not queries and requests. "The purpose of the incident management practice is to minimize the negative impact of incidents by restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible". Ref 5.2.5 C. Incorrect. The 'change control' practice deals only with change requests, not other queries and requests. "The purpose of the change control practice is to maximize the number of successful service and product changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed, authorizing changes to proceed, and managing the change schedule". Ref 5.2.4 D. Incorrect. The 'service level management' practice ensures service targets are met. It does not manage queries and requests from users. "The purpose of the service level management practice is to set clear business-based targets for service performance, so that the delivery of a service can be properly assessed, monitored, and managed against these targets". Which practice identifies metrics that reflect the customer's experience of a service? A. Continual improvement B. Service desk C. Service level management D. Problem management - Answer- C. "Service level management identifies metrics and measures that are a truthful reflection of the customer's actual experience and level of satisfaction with the whole service," and "Engagement is needed to understand and confirm the actual ongoing needs and requirements of customers, not simply what is interpreted by the service provider or has been agreed several years before." Rationales: A. Incorrect. "The purpose of the continual improvement practice is to align the organization's practices and services with changing business needs through the ongoing improvement of products, services, and practices, or any element involved in the management of products and services." Ref 5.1.2 B. Incorrect. "The purpose of the service desk practice is to capture demand for incident r