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IT Manager Practice Test

Check what you know about the IT manager job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on IT manager knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15ITSM stands for:
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Answer: IT service management. It covers delivering IT services.

Question 2 of 15Disaster recovery focuses on:
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Answer: Restoring systems after failures. It restores IT after disasters.

Question 3 of 15Zero trust means:
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Answer: Verify every access. Every access is verified.

Question 4 of 15During an incident, a communications lead:
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Answer: Updates stakeholders. It frees engineers to fix issues.

Question 5 of 15TCO includes:
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Answer: All costs over time. Total cost of ownership.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Overseeing suppliers.”
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Answer: Vendor management. Vendor management: Overseeing suppliers.

Question 7 of 15What does “Total cost of ownership” mean?
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Answer: All costs of a technology over time.. Total cost of ownership: All costs of a technology over time.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Key performance indicator.”
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Answer: KPI. KPI: Key performance indicator.

Question 9 of 15What does “Risk assessment” mean?
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Answer: Evaluating threats and impacts.. Risk assessment: Evaluating threats and impacts.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Controlling changes to systems.”
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Answer: Change management. Change management: Controlling changes to systems.

Question 11 of 15What does “ITSM” mean?
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Answer: IT service management.. ITSM: IT service management.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Keeping operations running during disruptions.”
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Answer: Business continuity. Business continuity: Keeping operations running during disruptions.

Question 13 of 15What does “IT strategy” mean?
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Answer: A plan for how technology supports business goals.. IT strategy: A plan for how technology supports business goals.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Restoring service after disruptions.”
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Answer: Incident management. Incident management: Restoring service after disruptions.

Question 15 of 15What does “CapEx and OpEx” mean?
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Answer: Capital and operating expenses.. CapEx and OpEx: Capital and operating expenses.

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