Need Clarification on ServiceNow CIS Discovery Certification Questions

[Sirri]

Hi Team,

I'm currently preparing for the ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS) – Discovery certification and have come across a few practice questions where I'm unable to confidently determine the correct answers.

I've reviewed the product documentation and training material, but some questions appear to have multiple possible interpretations or conflicting answers across different sources.

I would greatly appreciate it if experienced community members could help verify the correct answers and, if possible, provide a brief explanation for each. Understanding the reasoning behind the answer would help me learn the concepts rather than simply memorize them.

Questions

1. All ______, ______ and ______ can be allowed from the MID Server Initial Selection Criteria. (Choose 3 answers.)
A. CI types
B. Capabilities
C. IP ranges
D. Applications

2. There can be ______ CI Identifier(s) configured per CI Class.
A. 50
B. 3
C. 1
D. 10

3. ______ and ______ are only used for the Application Pattern Type. (Choose 2 answers.)
A. Operating System
B. Run Order
C. CI Type
D. Identification Section

4. Launching of the Horizontal Pattern probe is dictated by the ______ related list on a classifier.
A. Pattern probes
B. Classification Criteria
C. Discovery Log
D. Trigger probes

5. What is the default thread count for a MID Server?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 256
D. 25

6. Which two of the following record types are part of the Configuration Management Database (CMDB)? (Choose 2 answers.)
A. IP Address
B. Configuration Item (CI)
C. Device
D. Relation Type

7. Which three of the following are possible CI relationship issues shown in the CMDB Health Dashboard? (Choose 3 answers.)
A. State relationship
B. Duplicate relationship
C. Orphan relationship
D. Recommended relationship

8. What is the best way to extend Discovery capabilities?
A. Discovery Patterns, Classifiers, Probes & Sensors
B. Classifiers, Fingerprinting, Probes & Sensors
C. Discovery Patterns, Fingerprinting, Classifiers
D. Classifiers, Orchestration, Probes & Sensors
E. Discovery Patterns, Orchestration, Classifiers

9. Which statement is true if the CMDB Health Group List in Group Health is set to "Orlando Linux Servers"?
A. Orlando Linux Servers is a CMDB Group with Health Group type.
B. Orlando Linux Servers is a CMDB Group with Default Group type.
C. Orlando Linux Servers is a CMDB Group with Dashboard Group type.
D. Orlando Linux Servers is a Datacenter Group in Orlando.

10. To populate variables with two different parsing methods in the Parse Variable pattern operation, it is necessary to have ______.
A. Two separate Debug Mode sessions
B. A scalar and a tabular variable
C. Two different steps
D. Two separate Define Parsing selections on a single step

11. What operation is used to modify credentials in a Horizontal Discovery Pattern from the default credentials to another appropriate credential?
A. Modify credentials
B. Change credentials
C. Change user
D. Update user

12. During Discovery Status, a new network device shows "Active, couldn't classify." What is the most likely cause?
A. Communication between the target device and the MID Server is blocked by a firewall.
B. Incorrect SNMP credentials.
C. Lack of SNMP-only behavior configuration.
D. No SNMP Classification exists for the new device.

13. In Horizontal Discovery Patterns, which two variables are available by default? (Choose 2 answers.)
A. computer_system
B. infrastructure_system
C. CI Type on the Discovery Pattern form
D. windows_cmdb_ci

14. For the following value:

$name_details[1].exec_info + "-" + $process.executableDir

Which statements are correct? (Choose 2 answers.)
A. This value comes from a WMI Query operation step.
B. name_details is a tabular variable.
C. It is not possible to use this value in a pattern step.
D. There is a scalar variable labeled "1".

15. Both SNMP and SSH ports are open on a network device. Discovery first tries SSH, which fails, and then successfully uses SNMP. Which Discovery functionality ensures that future discoveries use SNMP first?
A. MID Server affinity
B. IP Service affinity
C. Classification
D. Credential affinity

Additional Questions

16. For the Set Parameter Value operation, which syntax is used to declare a constant (unchanging) value?
A. Quotes
B. Brackets
C. Hash tag
D. Dollar sign

17. For the Parse Variable pattern operation, what is required to have two different parsing methods to populate variables?
A. Two different Define Parsing selections on the same step.
B. Two different steps.
C. A tabular and a scalar variable.
D. Two different Debug Mode sessions.

18. What is File Based Discovery used for?
A. Discover the checksum of a file.
B. Validate file naming standards.
C. Discover file paths to identify installed software signatures.
D. Discover the contents of flat/configuration files.

19. Which component must be installed on a MID Server to run Credential-less Discovery?
A. Advanced IP Scanner
B. Defender
C. Credential-less Extension
D. Nmap

20. Consider the following WMI Query operation:

• Namespace: root\CIMV2

• Table: Win32_Process

• Fields: PageFaults, PageFileUsage, MaximumWorkingSetSize, PeakVirtualSize

• Condition: Name LIKE 'mongoose%'

• Target Table: custom_process_info

Which of the following are the most probable results? (Choose 3 answers.)

A. A custom table named custom_process_info is populated with the selected process information.
B. A tabular variable named WMI Query.
C. A tabular variable named more_process_info.
D. A tabular variable named Win32_Process.
E. A scalar variable named PeakVirtualSize.
F. A scalar variable named PageFaults.
G. A scalar variable named MaximumWorkingSetSize.
H. The query retrieves all Windows services.
I. The query executes only on Linux servers.
J. The operation requires an SNMP Query instead of a WMI Query.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. Any explanations, documentation references, or insights would be greatly appreciated.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Sirri 

not a good idea to post such question in community

it's against community guidelines.

you can use Google or any AI tool to get answers for this

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[Tanushree Maiti]

Hi @Sirri ,

Do not post any dump question of any mainline exam in Community . It is against ServiceNow Community Code of Conduct

If you stuck with question answer , revisit related module in fundamental course . also search it internet  BUT always RELY on fundamental course document only in Servicenow University.

Certified Implementation Specialist – Discovery (CIS-DISCO) 

[yashkamde]

Hello @Sirri ,

It's best to discuss concepts, exam guide or preparation tips instead of posting actual exam content.

Also Refer this for detailed understanding and exam guide:

CIS-Discovery Certification Exam Guide 

If my response helped mark as helpful and accept the solution.