Which one of the following activities does application management perform?

Defining where a vendor should be located is a procurement or contract consideration handled by Supplier Management, not Application Management.

A core Application Management activity is ensuring that the required functionality is available to achieve the required business outcome by managing applications from initial requirements through development, deployment, and retirement. This includes understanding business needs and validating that applications fulfill those needs throughout the entire application lifecycle.

Deciding on the vendor for storage devices is a hardware procurement decision owned by IT Operations Management or Supplier Management, not Application Management.

Agreeing service levels for services is the responsibility of Service Level Management, not Application Management.