SAM Asset Tracking & Inventory Management 5

Question 1

A discovery scan reveals software installed in a non-standard directory path. Why is this significant from an asset tracking perspective?

Accepted Answer

Some discovery tools rely on registry keys or standard paths and may miss or misidentify such installations

Answer

Discovery tools that depend on standard installation paths or registry entries may fail to detect or correctly identify software installed in custom locations, creating inventory blind spots.

Question 2

What is the significance of tracking 'end of life' (EOL) dates in a software asset inventory?

Accepted Answer

EOL software no longer receives security patches, creating compliance and security risks

Answer

EOL software poses security risks because vendors stop providing security patches, and its use may also violate regulatory compliance or internal security policies.

Question 3

During an asset inventory audit, a SAM analyst finds licenses purchased five years ago for a product the company no longer uses. What should happen to these records?

Accepted Answer

Retain them with an 'inactive' or 'retired' status in case of future audits

Answer

Historical license records should be retained and flagged as inactive because vendors may audit past periods, and organizations must demonstrate compliance during the license's active period.

Question 4

An organization discovers that employees are using free/open-source software (FOSS) for business purposes without IT knowledge. What is the PRIMARY ITAM concern?

Accepted Answer

FOSS licenses may impose obligations (e.g., copyleft) that create legal and IP risks

Answer

Many FOSS licenses, particularly copyleft licenses like GPL, require derivative works to be distributed under the same license, potentially affecting proprietary software IP.

Question 5

Which inventory management practice helps prevent 'asset sprawl' in rapidly growing organizations?

Accepted Answer

Integrating software procurement with automated provisioning and ITAM tools

Answer

Integrating procurement workflows with automated ITAM provisioning ensures every new software asset is recorded, licensed, and tracked from the moment it enters the environment.

(SAM) Software Asset Management Practice Test

(SAM) Software Asset Management Practice Test

SAM Asset Tracking & Inventory Management 5