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ITIL · Question #430

Which of the following CANNOT be stored and managed by a tool?

The correct answer is C. Wisdom. This question tests understanding of the DIKW (Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom) hierarchy from ITIL, specifically which element exists only as a human quality.

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Question

Which of the following CANNOT be stored and managed by a tool?

Options

  • AData
  • BKnowledge
  • CWisdom
  • DInformation

How the community answered

(50 responses)
  • A
    16% (8)
  • B
    8% (4)
  • C
    72% (36)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

This question tests understanding of the DIKW (Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom) hierarchy from ITIL, specifically which element exists only as a human quality.

AData

Data consists of discrete facts and figures that can be stored and managed in databases and other tools.

BKnowledge

Knowledge is a combination of experience, ideas, insights, and values that can be captured in knowledge management systems and knowledge bases.

CWisdomCorrect

Wisdom is the highest level of the DIKW model and represents the ability to apply knowledge through experience, good judgment, and insight to make correct decisions. Unlike data, information, and knowledge, wisdom is an intrinsic human quality that cannot be codified, stored in a database, or managed by any tool or system. ITIL acknowledges that wisdom resides with people, not technology.

DInformation

Information is contextual, processed data that can be stored and managed in documents, reports, and information management tools.

Concept tested: DIKW hierarchy - wisdom as non-storable human quality

Source: https://www.axelos.com/resource-hub/glossary/dikw

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#DIKW model#wisdom#knowledge management#SKMS

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