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Which of the following are within the scope of service asset and configuration management? 1. Identification of configuration items (CIs) 2. Recording relationships between CIs 3. Recording and contro

The correct answer is A. 1, 2 and 3 only. Service asset and configuration management (SACM) covers identifying, recording, and controlling CIs including virtual ones, but financial approval for purchases is outside its scope.

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Which of the following are within the scope of service asset and configuration management? 1. Identification of configuration items (CIs) 2. Recording relationships between CIs 3. Recording and control of virtual CIs 4. Approving finance for the purchase of software to support service asset and configuration management

Options

  • A1, 2 and 3 only
  • BAll of the above
  • C1, 2 and 4 only
  • D3 and 4 only

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    73% (36)
  • B
    8% (4)
  • C
    14% (7)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

Service asset and configuration management (SACM) covers identifying, recording, and controlling CIs including virtual ones, but financial approval for purchases is outside its scope.

A1, 2 and 3 onlyCorrect

SACM is responsible for identifying CIs (item 1), recording and maintaining the relationships between CIs in the CMDB (item 2), and controlling all CI types including virtual assets such as VMs and virtual networks (item 3). Financial approval for procurement decisions (item 4) falls under financial management for IT services, not SACM, which is why only items 1, 2, and 3 are correct.

BAll of the above

Item 4 - approving finance for software purchases - is a financial management activity, not a function within the scope of SACM.

C1, 2 and 4 only

Item 4 involves procurement approval authority which belongs to financial management, not SACM, making this combination incorrect.

D3 and 4 only

This omits items 1 and 2, which are foundational SACM activities - CI identification and relationship recording are core to the process.

Concept tested: Scope of service asset and configuration management

Source: https://wiki.en.it-processmaps.com/index.php/IT_Asset_Management

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