ITSM20F · Question #84
What would increase the amount of detail in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB)?
The correct answer is B. Increasing the number of attributes of each Configuration Item (CI) in the CMDB. Increasing the number of attributes per CI adds more detail about each item - for example, recording not just a server's name but also its OS version, owner, location, and patch level gives you a richer, more detailed picture of each configuration item. Option A (scope) expands…
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What would increase the amount of detail in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB)?
Options
- AIncreasing the scope of the CMDB
- BIncreasing the number of attributes of each Configuration Item (CI) in the CMDB
- CIncreasing the number of records in the CMDB
- DIncreasing the use of the CMDB
How the community answered
(18 responses)- B94% (17)
- C6% (1)
Explanation
Increasing the number of attributes per CI adds more detail about each item - for example, recording not just a server's name but also its OS version, owner, location, and patch level gives you a richer, more detailed picture of each configuration item. Option A (scope) expands which items are tracked, not how much is known about each. Option C (records) adds more CIs to the database, growing its breadth rather than its depth. Option D (use) affects how frequently people query or update the CMDB, not the granularity of the data it holds.
Memory tip: Think of "detail" as depth, not width - attributes go deep into a single CI, while scope and records go wide across many CIs.
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