ITIL-FOUNDATION · Question #314
Which of the following should be available to the Service Desk? (1) Known Error Data (2) Change Schedules (3) Service Knowledge Management System (4) The output from monitoring tools
The correct answer is D. All of the above. The Service Desk requires access to all four information sources to effectively log, diagnose, and resolve incidents and requests.
Question
Which of the following should be available to the Service Desk? (1) Known Error Data (2) Change Schedules (3) Service Knowledge Management System (4) The output from monitoring tools
Options
- A1,2 and 3 only
- B1,2 and4 only
- C2,3 and 4 only
- DAll of the above
How the community answered
(39 responses)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- C5% (2)
- D90% (35)
Why each option
The Service Desk requires access to all four information sources to effectively log, diagnose, and resolve incidents and requests.
Excluding monitoring tool output (4) is incorrect because the Service Desk uses event and alert data from monitoring tools to identify incidents proactively before users report them.
Excluding the SKMS (3) is incorrect because the SKMS is the central repository of knowledge and information that the Service Desk relies on for incident resolution and service information.
Excluding Known Error Data (1) is incorrect because Known Error records provide documented workarounds that the Service Desk uses to resolve recurring incidents faster.
ITIL specifies that the Service Desk must have access to Known Error Data to apply workarounds quickly, Change Schedules to correlate incidents with planned changes, the Service Knowledge Management System (SKMS) as the authoritative source of service knowledge, and monitoring tool output to detect and respond to events proactively. All four sources directly support the Service Desk's ability to restore service and manage user communications. Limiting access to any of these would reduce the desk's effectiveness and first-contact resolution rate.
Concept tested: Service Desk information and knowledge access requirements
Source: https://www.axelos.com/certifications/itil-service-management/itil-4-foundation
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