CIS CERTIFIED INSTRUMENT SPECIALIST
2026 268 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS DETAILED REVIEW MATERIAL
GRADED A+
⩥ ServiceWatch (Discovery Source).
Answer: Discovery Source field value for Service Mapping
⩥ ServiceNow (Discovery Source).
Answer: Discovery Source field value for Discovery application
⩥ Most Recent Discovery.
Answer: Field that denotes when a CI was last discovered. Can be used
for aging CI reports
⩥ Correctness (CMDB Health).
Answer: Duplicate: Multiple records for the same CI. Orphan: No
relationships, or defined as an Orphan. Staleness: Aging CIs, default is
60 days
⩥ Compliance (CMDB Health).
,Answer: Audit: Desired State - Certification Filters and Templates to
compare the actual state of CIs to a desired state
⩥ Completeness (CMDB Health).
Answer: Required: Mandatory fields for a CI in the data dictionary.
Recommended: Recommended fields for a CI.
⩥ CMDB Dashboard.
Answer: Best place for a high level view of CMDB Health
Completeness, Compliance, and Correctness
⩥ 5 Configuration Elements of CMDB.
Answer: CMDB Health, Business Rules, Scheduled Jobs, Data Policies,
and Notifications
⩥ Absent (CI State).
Answer: Pattern debugging will not work for the host if this is the
current state
⩥ How to find a PID (Process ID) on a Host CI.
Answer: Running Processes Related List > PID Column
⩥ How to find a PID on a Windows box.
, Answer: Task Manager > Details Tab > PID Column
⩥ set Parameter Value.
Answer: Operation used to declare and define variables in Pattern
Designer
⩥ Test (Pattern Designer).
Answer: Functionality to view the output of a pattern step.
This is also the only way to view the output of the final step in a pattern
in Pattern Designer
⩥ Debug Type is available for patterns that are....
Answer: Application Patterns - This is because Application Patterns can
be used for Top Down (Service Mapping) or Horizontal Discovery.
Infrastructure patterns can only be used for Horizontal and so do not
require this to be specified. Note: Top Down debug mode requires an
Entry Point, whereas Horizontal only requires a PID and an IP Address
⩥ Set Parameter Value.
Answer: Operation used to declare and define variables in Pattern
Designer
⩥ Easiest way to find a PID on a Windows box.
Answer: Task Manager > Details Tab > PID Column
2026 268 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS DETAILED REVIEW MATERIAL
GRADED A+
⩥ ServiceWatch (Discovery Source).
Answer: Discovery Source field value for Service Mapping
⩥ ServiceNow (Discovery Source).
Answer: Discovery Source field value for Discovery application
⩥ Most Recent Discovery.
Answer: Field that denotes when a CI was last discovered. Can be used
for aging CI reports
⩥ Correctness (CMDB Health).
Answer: Duplicate: Multiple records for the same CI. Orphan: No
relationships, or defined as an Orphan. Staleness: Aging CIs, default is
60 days
⩥ Compliance (CMDB Health).
,Answer: Audit: Desired State - Certification Filters and Templates to
compare the actual state of CIs to a desired state
⩥ Completeness (CMDB Health).
Answer: Required: Mandatory fields for a CI in the data dictionary.
Recommended: Recommended fields for a CI.
⩥ CMDB Dashboard.
Answer: Best place for a high level view of CMDB Health
Completeness, Compliance, and Correctness
⩥ 5 Configuration Elements of CMDB.
Answer: CMDB Health, Business Rules, Scheduled Jobs, Data Policies,
and Notifications
⩥ Absent (CI State).
Answer: Pattern debugging will not work for the host if this is the
current state
⩥ How to find a PID (Process ID) on a Host CI.
Answer: Running Processes Related List > PID Column
⩥ How to find a PID on a Windows box.
, Answer: Task Manager > Details Tab > PID Column
⩥ set Parameter Value.
Answer: Operation used to declare and define variables in Pattern
Designer
⩥ Test (Pattern Designer).
Answer: Functionality to view the output of a pattern step.
This is also the only way to view the output of the final step in a pattern
in Pattern Designer
⩥ Debug Type is available for patterns that are....
Answer: Application Patterns - This is because Application Patterns can
be used for Top Down (Service Mapping) or Horizontal Discovery.
Infrastructure patterns can only be used for Horizontal and so do not
require this to be specified. Note: Top Down debug mode requires an
Entry Point, whereas Horizontal only requires a PID and an IP Address
⩥ Set Parameter Value.
Answer: Operation used to declare and define variables in Pattern
Designer
⩥ Easiest way to find a PID on a Windows box.
Answer: Task Manager > Details Tab > PID Column
