70-673 Exam - TS: Designing, Assessing, and Optimizing Software Asset Management (SAM)

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Q1. Your customer has an Active Directory forest that contains a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (CfgMgr) server. 

Users have portable computers that are frequently disconnected from the network. 

The customer does not have a change management system in place. The current hardware inventory is out-of-date. 

You need to update the hardware inventory to meet the following requirements: 

•Ensure that all desktop and portable computers are included in the inventory. •Minimize the amount of time it takes to update the inventory. What should you do? 

A. Perform a network discovery scan. 

B. Perform a manual count of all desktop computers. 

C. Gather install, move, add, change (IMAC) activities. 

D. Gather information from the Active Directory database, the CfgMgr database, and the purchasing history. 

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Q2. Your customer plans to replace several physical servers for virtual servers. The customer does not plan to modify the software inventory. 

The customer signs all financial statements and confirms that all fixed asset reports are complete. 

You need to reconcile an inventory against the fixed asset report. 

Which inventory should you reconcile? 

A. configuration management database (CMDB) desktop hardware inventory 

B. configuration management database (CMDB) server hardware inventory 

C. Windows Server license inventory 

D. Windows Server Client Access License (CAL) inventory 

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Q3. You manage the software and hardware retirement process for a customer. The customer does not have Microsoft Software Assurance. 

The customer plans to retire desktop computers that have the following characteristics: 

•All hardware is more than three years old. 

•All desktop computers have Windows preinstalled. 

•All Microsoft Office licenses are purchased under a volume license agreement. You need to recommend a solution for reusing licenses. What should you recommend? 

A. Reuse none of the licenses. 

B. Reuse all licenses for Office. 

C. Reuse all licenses for Windows. 

D. Purchase Software Assurance and reuse all licenses. 

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Q4. Your software acquisition policy includes the following statements: 

•Receiving must be managed. 

•Purchasing must be centralized. You need to improve the software acquisition policy. Which process should you add to the policy? 

A. Collect all historical purchasing information. 

B. Collect all historical proof of licenses (POLs). 

C. Purchase from any software vendor. 

D. Purchase from only approved software vendors. 

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Q5. Rate your level of proficiency with performing software license reviews, including conducting inventories, validating and managing license entitlement records, and reconciling software inventories and report license compliance status. 

A. Very High 

B. High 

C. Moderate 

D. Low 

E. Very Low 

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Q6. Your customer completes an internal audit. The audit concludes that the customer does not maintain hardware and software inventories. 

You need to implement a process that enables the customer to maintain hardware and software inventories. 

Which step should you include in the process? 

A. Gather install, move, add, change (IMAC) activities. 

B. Collect cost savings information related to reusing software. 

C. Purchase all software and hardware from an online auction site. 

D. Collect hardware purchase history and generate a Microsoft Product License Advisor (MPLA) report. 

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Q7. Your customer has multiple offices. All purchasing is decentralized. 

The customer maintains software and hardware inventories for each office in 

Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheets. 

You need to identify which tool collects software usage information. 

Which tool should you identify? 

A. metering tool 

B. network discovery tool 

C. network monitoring tool 

D. procurement tool 

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Q8. You plan to perform a software entitlement reconciliation for a customer. The customer provides the following reports: 

•Reseller purchase history 

•Microsoft License Statement (MLS) Both reports contain the following data fields: 

•Purchase order number and date 

•Product description 

You need to identify which additional data field should be included in the reports. 

Which field should you identify? 

A. Agreement enrollment number 

B. Customer name 

C. Manufacturer part number 

D. Purchase order date 

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Q9. You plan to do a SAM optimization assessment for a customer. 

You identify the following SAM maturity levels: •The Operations Management Interfaces key competency has a Basic maturity level. •All other key competencies have a Standardized maturity level. 

A SAM improvement plan defines the requirements to raise the maturity level of the 

Operations Management key competency to Standardized. 

You need to recommend an action to raise the maturity level of the SAM 

improvement plan key competency to Rationalized. 

Which action should you recommend? 

A. Reconcile inventory sources quarterly. 

B. Create a project plan for SAM implementation. 

C. Demonstrate that an executive scorecard for SAM goals exists. 

D. Demonstrate that each operational group manages separate asset inventories. 

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Q10. You plan to do a SAM optimization assessment for a customer. The customer has no documented SAM processes or defined roles. 

You need to gather information for the assessment. 

What should you do? 

A. Collect sample SAM process documents. 

B. Formally document the customer's SAM processes. 

C. Review the customer's Active Directory forest structure. 

D. Interview managers who have SAM-related responsibilities. 

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