Microsoft 70-123 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Microsoft 70-123 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 41:

  You are a Software Asset Management (SAM) consultant for Company.com. The customer decides to ignore installed software and licenses that are not on the list of approved software. You need to create a license inventory. You need to

  convince the customer that the company should not ignore installed software and licenses that are not on the list of approved software.

  What should you do?

  A. Try to convince the customer that most often it is a bad idea to ignore licenses. If he does not change his mind, report the company to the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
  B. Try to convince the customer that most often it is a bad idea to ignore licenses. Enter all licenses even if they are not on this list.
  C. Try to convince the customer that most often it is a bad idea to ignore licenses. If he does not change his mind, give him a risk-management justification that is based on the slim chance of discovery during an audit.
  D. Try to convince the customer that most often it is a bad idea to ignore licenses. If he does not change his mind, report the company to the software publisher.
  B. Try to convince the customer that most often it is a bad idea to ignore licenses. Enter all licenses even if they are not on this list.

• Question 42:

  You are a Software Asset Management (SAM) consultant for Company.com. Before you select a SAM tool, you must evaluate the existing or available tools at the customers location. You need to select a SAM tool to support the SAM process and to provide complete and correct information and results. Which feature should the SAM tool provide?

  A. the ability to automatically remove license-violating software
  B. the ability to provide a report that shows license gaps for each software edition and version
  C. the ability to meter software usage
  D. the ability to create a license history for automated updates and downgrades
  D. the ability to create a license history for automated updates and downgrades

• Question 43:

  You are a Software Asset Management (SAM) consultant for Company.com. During a software inventory, you find a number of unauthorized titles on company computers. As a result, the company decides to convene a standards committee to decide whether these titles should be included on the authorized software list. The standards committee is composed of representatives from the finance, information technology (IT), and human resources (HR) departments. The standards committee is led by the SAM manager. You need to recommend how the company should proceed. What should you recommend?

  A. Advise the company to ask the SAM manager to produce the list of titles that were not authorized. The SAM manager should obtain information about which employees use the titles and why they do not use other titles that are already authorized. Then, the SAM manager should present the findings to the standards committee for a decision about whether to adopt the titles for authorized use.
  B. Advise the company not to use the standards committee, because it takes too long. Recommend that the company is best served by making a quick decision without using input from employees who prefer to use the software that fits their needs. Assign someone to review the list and make a unilateral decision about each title.
  C. Advise the company to direct the IT department to place a strict interpretation on the policy about standardization and to immediately delete all copies of unauthorized software.
  D. Advise the company to issue a blanket exception to policy to include on the authorized software list all titles that are found on company computers.
  B. Advise the company not to use the standards committee, because it takes too long. Recommend that the company is best served by making a quick decision without using input from employees who prefer to use the software that fits their needs. Assign someone to review the list and make a unilateral decision about each title.

• Question 44:

  You are a Software Asset Management (SAM) consultant for Company.com. The company has grown through acquisition for several years. The company does not use a common method for software license procurement. Departments are allowed to use different and informal procurement methods. You need to identify a benefit of using a common, unified software procurement policy that conforms to good practice. Which benefit should you identify?

  A. A unified software procurement policy will keep software current by using patches and service releases.
  B. A unified software procurement policy will prevent users from obtaining software illegally.
  C. A unified software procurement policy will ensure security, compatibility, and the best use of resources.
  D. A unified software procurement policy will prevent virus infections.
  C. A unified software procurement policy will ensure security, compatibility, and the best use of resources.

• Question 45:

  You are a Software Asset Management (SAM) consultant for Company.com. Several employees left the company and retained copies of licensed software on their portable computers. You need to ensure that employees remove the software from their home computers or portable computers when they leave the company. Which method should you use?

  A. Accompany the employee to his or her home to retrieve the company property. Wait outside until he or she gives you the media, packaging, manuals, and other documentation.
  B. Offer to go the employees home to retrieve the software. If the employee refuses, go unannounced, and insist on retrieving the software.
  C. After 10 days, send the former employee a certified letter that explains that software that he or she took home must be returned to avoid legal action.
  D. Include in every exit interview an agreement that states that the employee must return all company property, including software that was loaned for home use.
  C. After 10 days, send the former employee a certified letter that explains that software that he or she took home must be returned to avoid legal action.

• Question 46:

  You are a Software Asset Management (SAM) consultant for Company.com. You are analyzing software and license inventories. You need to consolidate and complete a license purchase history before you print a license discrepancy report. Why should you complete a license purchase history first?

  A. The license discrepancy report will not show correct license type information.
  B. The license purchase history will ensure that the license discrepancy report accounts for the full upgrade path of the licenses.
  C. The license discrepancy report will not include information about Update versions, Software Assurance, and Upgrade Advantage.
  D. The license purchase history will ensure that the license discrepancy report accounts for the price of the upgrade versions of licenses.
  D. The license purchase history will ensure that the license discrepancy report accounts for the price of the upgrade versions of licenses.

• Question 47:

  You are a Software Asset Management (SAM) consultant for Company.com. You are conducting a full SAM review and program, which includes a review of the companys SAM policies and procedures. You need to find out how procedures are implemented in the company. You need to use the method that provides the most reliable results. Which method should you use?

  A. Observe the behavior of employees in the information technology (IT) department.
  B. Observe the behavior of employees in the purchasing department.
  C. Conduct interviews that involve employees in all relevant departments.
  D. Interview key managers about the implementation of policies and procedures.
  B. Observe the behavior of employees in the purchasing department.

• Question 48:

  You are a Software Asset Management (SAM) consultant for Company.com. You need to identify when language information should be included in a license discrepancy report for a license and software inventory. When should you include language information?

  A. When the customer purchased licenses for products in more than one language, the language information should be included in the license discrepancy report.
  B. The language information should never be included in the license discrepancy report.
  C. When the scan tool is able to collect the language information, the language information should be included in the license discrepancy report.
  D. When software products have the same price as the price of the software in the USA, the language information should be included in the license discrepancy report.
  E. The language information should always be included in the license discrepancy report.
  C. When the scan tool is able to collect the language information, the language information should be included in the license discrepancy report.

• Question 49:

  You are a Software Asset Management (SAM) consultant for Company.com. You initiate a SAM review and project for your customer. The SAM project sponsor does not have support for the project from all management levels in the company. You need to ensure that the organization is committed to using good SAM practices. You need to identify the most reasonable indicator that SAM is taken seriously in the organization. Which indicator should you identify?

  A. The installation of nonstandard software is forbidden.
  B. The software policy is signed off by a senior manager, preferably at board level.
  C. Users are allowed to configure their own desktops.
  D. There are posters in every office that warn of the penalties of software piracy.
  D. There are posters in every office that warn of the penalties of software piracy.

• Question 50:

  You are a Software Asset Management (SAM) consultant for Company.com. The company network contains 300 desktops and servers. The customer cannot afford a SAM tool. You need to perform a software inventory. What should you do?

  A. Convince the customer to fund the development of an in-house scan tool.
  B. Tell the customer that a SAM tool is required for this process.
  C. Convince the customer that without a SAM tool, she is in danger of making incorrect and expensive decisions on estimated or out-of-date information.
  D. Download a trial SAM scan tool to use for the inventory. Remove the tool before the trial period expires.