2.4 Explain Different IT Purchasing and Consumption Models 700-805 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A global enterprise with 20,000 employees is negotiating a 3-year enterprise agreement for productivity software. The vendor offers a discount for committing to a fixed number of licenses for the entire term. The company's workforce is expected to grow by 10% annually. Which consideration is most important when deciding whether to accept the fixed-commitment discount?

   • AThe company should decline the discount because enterprise agreements do not allow license adjustments
   • BThe company should accept the discount because the fixed commitment guarantees the lowest possible cost
   • CThe company should evaluate the risk of over-licensing against the discount, considering the true-up process for adding licenses as the workforce grows
   • DThe company should accept the discount because the workforce growth will require more licenses anyway
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2. 12application · medium

   A multinational corporation signed a 3-year enterprise agreement for a collaboration suite licensed per user. During a routine audit, the IT team discovers that contractors who left six months ago still have active accounts, and the company has not performed a true-up since the agreement started. What is the most appropriate immediate action to address the compliance risk?

   • ARetroactively apply the licenses to the contractors' accounts and continue without a true-up
   • BDisable the inactive contractor accounts and document the date of deactivation for the next true-up
   • CWait until the agreement renewal to adjust the license count
   • DPerform a true-up immediately, report the actual user count, and pay any associated overage fees
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4. 13application · medium

   A software vendor offers a customer two options: a perpetual license with a separate annual support contract, or a subscription that includes support and updates in the monthly fee. The customer's IT manager wants predictable annual budgeting and does not want to manage separate renewal dates. Which option better satisfies these requirements?

   • AThe subscription that bundles support and updates into one monthly fee
   • BThe subscription with a separate annual support add-on
   • CThe perpetual license with the annual support contract
   • DThe perpetual license without any support contract
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5. 14foundation · easy

   How does a subscription-based IT consumption model typically affect cash flow compared to a perpetual license?

   • AIt requires a larger upfront cash outlay
   • BIt has no impact on cash flow
   • CIt results in higher total cost over the long term
   • DIt spreads costs over time, resulting in lower initial cash outlay
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6. 15foundation · easy

   Which of the following is an example of a services subscription?

   • AA one-time payment for a perpetual software license
   • BA one-time fee for a training course
   • CA per-use fee for a cloud compute instance
   • DA monthly fee for 24/7 technical support and proactive monitoring
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