Free Microsoft 070-713 Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

  • Exam Code/Number: 070-713
  • Exam Name/Title: Software Asset Management (SAM) - Core
  • Certification Provider: Microsoft
  • Corresponding Certification: Microsoft SAM Optimization
  • Exam Questions: 126
  • Updated On: Sep 07, 2026
Your customer has multiple offices. All purchasing is decentralized.
The customer maintains software and hardware inventories for each office in Microsoft Excel workbooks.
You need to collect software usage information.
Which type of tool should you use?
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
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You are developing a SAM program improvement strategy for a customer. Each department manages software license acquisition for their employees.
You must optimize the software license acquisition process. The process must meet the following requirements:
-Increase governance of the software license acquisition process.
-Reduce effort required to manage software license acquisition.
-Reduce cost of software license purchases.
You need to provide software and purchasing recommendations to the customer.
What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the dialog box in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer:

You are assigned to work with your company's procurement team to clarify which Microsoft licensing the company is currently using. This project has no budget so any programs you use must be free.
You need to determine which Microsoft products are installed on the network.
Which tool should you use?
Correct Answer: E Vote an answer
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The question requires that you evaluate the BOLD text to determine if it is correct.
You are assessing the maturity of your customer's SAM program based on Microsoft SAM Optimization Model (SOM).
The following program elements are in place:
* SAM processes have been defined and approved by the program manager.
* SAM roles and responsibilities are defined across the organization.
* Ninety-eight percent of the organization's assets are in inventory and reconciled annually.
* A SAM report is produced annually and approved by the program owner.
You determine the current maturity level of the customer's SAM program is Rationalized.
Review the underlined text. If it makes the statement correct, select "No change is needed." If the statement is incorrect, select the answer choice that makes the statement correct.
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
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You are performing a SAM assessment for a customer that reconciles software inventory annually. Ninety-five percent of software assets are currently in inventory.
Software deployment reports are available to SAM stakeholders. License Entitlement records are reconciled with vendor records quarterly.
You need to identify the maturity level for each SAM component.
At which maturity level is each component? To answer, drag the appropriate SAM maturity levels to the correct components. Each SAM maturity level may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer:

Explanation

Software inventory: Standardized
"Ninety-five percent of software assets are currently in inventory"
Standardized: Hardware and software inventory contains >68% of machines and software title spend.
Not Rationalized: Hardware and software inventory contains >96% of machines and software title spend.
Software deployment reporting: Rationalized
"Software deployment reports are available to SAM stakeholders"
Rationalized: Software deployment reports are accessible to stakeholders.
Not Dynamic: Software is dynamically available to users on demand
License entitlement records: Rationalized
"License Entitlement records are reconciled with vendor records quarterly" Rationalized: Entitlement records are reconciled with vendor records.
References:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/5/4/354b34f9-320c-42f1-b56d-ce4282ddb796/sam_optimization_bro pages 6, 7
The question requires that you evaluate the BOLD text to determine if it is correct.
You implement a SAM improvement plan for an organization. You are reviewing the lifecycle management processes.
You must use Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) to identify unused software, and automate removal of unused instances of targeted applications.
Review the underlined text. If it makes the statement correct, select "No change is needed." If the statement is incorrect, select the answer choice that makes the statement correct.
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
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You are performing a SAM baseline review for an organization.
You need to review the processes for collecting data about hardware and software.
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point
Correct Answer:

Explanation
Established Deployment Position: Yes
The EDP provides a snapshot of your Microsoft software deployments in a format that enables you and your partner to review for completeness and accuracy.
Effective License Position (ELP): Yes
The ELP report provides a comparison of your Microsoft license entitlements to your Microsoft software deployments, helping to identify any gaps or underutilization in your organization Licensing optimization recommendations report: No This report provides recommendations on how to optimize your Microsoft licensing program and structure for your company. The report details risks, liabilities, and opportunities associated with your current licensing practices and recommendations on how to better manage your licenses to minimize future risk.
References: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sam/programs-engagements.aspx
An organization plans to use SAM to manage their Microsoft Open licenses and computers.
You need to identify which tool to use to complete the following steps:
* Perform an initial inventory of software that is in use.
* Identify licenses that have previously been purchased.
* Export inventory results into a Microsoft Excel-compatible report.
Which tool should you use to meet each requirement? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer:

Explanation

Box 1: MAP
The MAP Toolkit is a FREE, agentless tool designed to simplify and streamline the IT infrastructure planning process across multiple scenarios through network-wide automated discovery and assessments.
The MAP Toolkit inventories computer hardware, software, and operating systems in small or large IT environments without needing to install software on the target computers.