Exam Glossary

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collaboration

Working with others to achieve common shared goals.

cloud computing

A model for enabling on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provided with minimal management effort or provider interaction.

charging

The activity that assigns a price for services.

chaos monkey

A tool that tests the resilience of IT systems by intentionally disabling components in production to test how remaining systems respond to the outage.

chaos engineering

The discipline of experimenting on a system in order to build confidence in the system’s capability to withstand turbulent conditions in production.

change schedule

A calendar that shows planned and historical changes.

change model

A repeatable approach to the management of a particular type of change.

change enablement practice

The practice of ensuring that risks are properly assessed, authorizing changes to proceed and managing a change schedule in order to maximize the number of successful IT changes

change authority

A person or group responsible for authorizing a change.

change agent

A role that facilitates the development, application, and advocation of new ways of working.

change

The addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services.

capacity planning

The activity of creating a plan that manages resources to meet demand for services.

capacity and performance management practice

The practice of ensuring that services achieve agreed and expected performance levels, satisfying current and future demand in a costeffective way.

capability

The ability of an organization, person, process, application, configuration item, or IT service to carry out an activity.

call/contact centre

An organization or business unit that handles large numbers of incoming and outgoing calls and other interactions.

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