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Instance Configuration Questions

Practice questions for Instance Configuration topic in Certified System Administrator. 36 questions covering this domain.

36 questions9 easy18 medium9 hard
Q1
medium

When should an administrator use a form template?

Q2
medium

Which statement about update sets is accurate?

Q3
easy

What is the purpose of a user record in ServiceNow?

Q4
medium

What is the main purpose of impersonation for administrators?

Q5
medium

What is the relationship between roles and ACLs in ServiceNow?

Q6
hard

What is the safest reason to elevate a users access by assigning a role instead of changing an ACL directly?

Q7
easy

Which feature controls whether a plugin capability is activated on an instance?

Q8
medium

Why are groups commonly used in ServiceNow?

Q9
hard

Why should administrators review plugin dependencies before activation?

Q10
medium

Which configuration is used to add, remove, or reorder fields on a form view?

Q11
easy

A new user should automatically receive the same role as all members of the Network Operations group. What should the admin do?

Q12
easy

Which configuration changes the columns shown in a list for users of that view?

Q13
medium

A user wants different columns on their Incident list without changing anyone else's view. What should they use?

Q14
medium

Which option lets an individual user adjust personal platform settings such as appearance or accessibility without changing the instance for others?

Q15
medium

What is the best way to grant the itil role to every current and future member of the Service Desk team?

Q16
hard

What best distinguishes plugin activation from installing an application from the Store?

Q17
hard

An admin wants all users in CAB Approvers to receive a role with minimal maintenance. Which relationship should be configured?

Q18
easy

Which action enables platform capability delivered by ServiceNow as an inactive plugin?

Q19
easy

A user wants dates and times to display in their local time zone without affecting anyone else. Where should they make this change?

Q20
medium

An admin needs to verify exactly what a requester can see on a catalog item form. Which feature should the admin use?

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