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An SLA (Service Level Agreement) is sometimes used in relation to operation of the in-house information systems. Which of the following is an appropriate description of SLA?

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Concept practice: Service level agreement

Source: FE Vol 2.pdf, PDF page 379, textbook p. 372 · Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan · First Edition: April, 2015. ID: tb-v2-c6-q1. Publisher answer and commentary · private review.

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An SLA (Service Level Agreement) is sometimes used in relation to operation of the in-house 
information systems. Which of the following is an appropriate description of SLA? 
 
a) It is a form of contract for new operation services with external vendors, and it protects 
a company’s secrets by incorporating provisions concerning leakage of confidential 
information in the agreement.  
b) It is a performance indicator of the information systems department from the standpoint 
of the management team, and it contains numerical values of goal achievement of the 
information systems department in the annual plan. For example, it includes the 
development budget, development productivity, number of issues. 
c) It is an agreement document that information systems staff members exchange with the 
company, and it sets forth a wage system, working hours, and steps to be taken in the 
event of an emergency, such as trouble, for information systems staff members who 
work in a complex working environment. 
d) It is an agreement document that is entered into between the user department and the 
information systems department, and it includes items, such as billing, inquiry reception 
hours, and recovery time in the event of a fault in the online system. It may also include 
penal provisions when the agreement is not fulfilled.

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