Microsoft Software Asset Management (SAM) - Core - 70-713 Exam Practice Test
You need to monitor infrastructure and manage software deployments for an organization. You must uninstall unlicensed software from all devices.
Which tool should you use?
Which tool should you use?
Correct Answer: A
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You are performing a SAM assessment for a customer that reconciles software inventory annually. Ninety-five percent of software assets are currently in inventory.
Software deployment reports are available to SAM stakeholders. License Entitlement records are reconciled with vendor records quarterly.
You need to identify the maturity level for each SAM component.
At which maturity level is each component? To answer, drag the appropriate SAM maturity levels to the correct components. Each SAM maturity level may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Software deployment reports are available to SAM stakeholders. License Entitlement records are reconciled with vendor records quarterly.
You need to identify the maturity level for each SAM component.
At which maturity level is each component? To answer, drag the appropriate SAM maturity levels to the correct components. Each SAM maturity level may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer:
Explanation
Software inventory: Standardized
"Ninety-five percent of software assets are currently in inventory"
Standardized: Hardware and software inventory contains >68% of machines and software title spend.
Not Rationalized: Hardware and software inventory contains >96% of machines and software title spend.
Software deployment reporting: Rationalized
"Software deployment reports are available to SAM stakeholders"
Rationalized: Software deployment reports are accessible to stakeholders.
Not Dynamic: Software is dynamically available to users on demand
License entitlement records: Rationalized
"License Entitlement records are reconciled with vendor records quarterly" Rationalized: Entitlement records are reconciled with vendor records.
References:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/5/4/354b34f9-320c-42f1-b56d-ce4282ddb796/sam_optimization_bro pages 6, 7
Your customer has 4,000 Widows-based network devices.
You need to recommend a tool to collect software deployment inventory.
Which tool should you recommend?
You need to recommend a tool to collect software deployment inventory.
Which tool should you recommend?
Correct Answer: B
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An organization purchases all licenses through a Microsoft Open License agreement. The organization retains all purchasing information in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
You need to ensure that the organization's purchasing information is accurate.
What should you use?
You need to ensure that the organization's purchasing information is accurate.
What should you use?
Correct Answer: B
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An organization is at Tier 1 of the ISO 19770-1 specification.
The organization plans to improve SAM polices to achieve Tier 2.
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
The organization plans to improve SAM polices to achieve Tier 2.
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer:
Explanation
The ISO standard is divided into four tiers, in theory an organization could be benchmarked against these tiers in isolation.
In layman's terms the tiers are:
Tier 1 - Trustworthy Data - The ability to generate good quality SAM data Tier 2 - Practical Management - Putting controls in place to manage SAM lifecycles Tier 3 - Operational Integration - Driving efficiency Tier 4 - Full ISO/IEC SAM Conformance - Aiming for full conformance against the standard.
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You are performing a SAM baseline review for an organization.
You need to review the processes for collecting data about hardware and software.
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point
You need to review the processes for collecting data about hardware and software.
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point
Correct Answer:
Explanation
Established Deployment Position: Yes
The EDP provides a snapshot of your Microsoft software deployments in a format that enables you and your partner to review for completeness and accuracy.
Effective License Position (ELP): Yes
The ELP report provides a comparison of your Microsoft license entitlements to your Microsoft software deployments, helping to identify any gaps or underutilization in your organization Licensing optimization recommendations report: No This report provides recommendations on how to optimize your Microsoft licensing program and structure for your company. The report details risks, liabilities, and opportunities associated with your current licensing practices and recommendations on how to better manage your licenses to minimize future risk.
References: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sam/programs-engagements.aspx
A customer has asked you to complete an assessment of their existing SAM program to identify deficiencies and recommend areas for improvement.
You need to perform a SAM assessment for the customer by using the Microsoft SAM Optimization Model (SOM) methodology.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
You need to perform a SAM assessment for the customer by using the Microsoft SAM Optimization Model (SOM) methodology.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Correct Answer:
Explanation
Step 1: Deliver an assessment survey to the customer
Your SAM partner can lead you through the SAM optimization process. There are three phases to the process.
The first phase centers around the preparation and analysis of the SAM Assessment questionnaire and licensing records.
SAM partner communicates:
* Process
* Roles
* Responsibilities
Sam Partner provides required materials for SAM assessment.
Organization: Your organization completes SAM assessment questionnaire (IT, Purchasing, Desktop mgmt., operations) Assembles records of deployed and licensed software inventory.
SAM partner analyzes questionnaire and Software inventory
Step 2: Create an assessment report with recommendation to address customer priorites Phase 2 consists of on-site review and validation of the customized reports and strategy analysis.
SAM partner prepares customized reports that strategically align with customer's priorities.
Step 3: Meet with the customer stakeholders to discuss report recommendations SAM Partner and your organization meets to review detailed SAM Assessment report & executive summary of:
* Status of key performance indicators
* SAM maturity levels by competency
* Benefits and risk analysis
* Estimated ROI per industry analysis
* Recommended next steps
References:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/5/4/354b34f9-320c-42f1-b56d-ce4282ddb796/sam_optimization_bro Page 6
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that use the same or similar answer choices. An answer choice may be correct for more than one question in the series. Each question is independent of the other questions in this series. Information and details provided in a question apply only to that question.
You represent a SAM partner.
A client must consolidate their IT departments into a single business unit. The client was previously assessed in the Microsoft SAM Optimization Model (SOM) key competencies and assigned the maturity level of Basic.
Users install software on their own from multiple locations.
You need to help the client progress to the next maturity level.
What should you do?
You represent a SAM partner.
A client must consolidate their IT departments into a single business unit. The client was previously assessed in the Microsoft SAM Optimization Model (SOM) key competencies and assigned the maturity level of Basic.
Users install software on their own from multiple locations.
You need to help the client progress to the next maturity level.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: E
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