ITIL · Question #498
Which is the correct combination of items that makes up an IT service?
The correct answer is B. Information technology, people and processes. ITIL formally defines an IT service as a combination of information technology, people, and processes working together to deliver value to customers.
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Which is the correct combination of items that makes up an IT service?
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- ACustomers, providers and documents
- BInformation technology, people and processes
- CInformation technology, networks and people
- DPeople, process and customers
How the community answered
(51 responses)- B94% (48)
- C2% (1)
- D4% (2)
Why each option
ITIL formally defines an IT service as a combination of information technology, people, and processes working together to deliver value to customers.
Documents are not a structural component of an IT service in the ITIL definition; customers are external consumers of the service, not an internal building block of it.
ITIL's canonical definition of an IT service specifies three components: information technology, people, and processes. Information technology provides the infrastructure and tools, people contribute skills and management, and processes provide the structured activities that together produce outcomes valuable to customers.
Networks are a subset of 'information technology' rather than a separate top-level component, and this option omits 'processes' which is one of the three required elements.
Customers are stakeholders who consume the service, not an internal component of it; this option also omits 'information technology' which is a required element of the definition.
Concept tested: ITIL IT service definition - three core components
Source: https://www.axelos.com/certifications/itil-service-management/itil-4-foundation
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