CIPS L3M1 Exam - Topic 1 Question 3 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L3M1 exam

Question #: 3
Topic #: 1

Which one of the following is a document describing the requirement of a buying organisation, and may be used in seeking quotations or in a tender process? It may take the form of a written descrip-tion, drawing, model, chemical formula, etc.

ASpecification

BRequest for proposal

CRequisition

DService level agreement

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Suggested Answer: A

Specification is the answer. The second sentence in the rubric makes it clear that this is the correct answer.

by Erick at Mar 21, 2024, 11:33 PM

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Aleisha

7 months ago

A Specification is the correct term, no doubt about it!

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Minna

8 months ago

Wait, are we sure it's not a Requisition?

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Dianne

8 months ago

Totally agree, it's all about the Specification.

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Leslie

8 months ago

I thought it was a Request for proposal!

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Zachary

8 months ago

It's definitely a Specification.

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Emogene

9 months ago

I'm torn between A and B. I know specifications describe requirements, but wasn't there something about proposals being more detailed?

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Kenneth

9 months ago

I feel like I saw a similar question in our practice tests, and I think it was also about specifications being used in tenders.

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Rene

9 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about a Request for Proposal being more about the process of soliciting bids rather than just describing requirements.

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Dominga

9 months ago

I think the answer might be A, Specification. It sounds familiar from the lectures about procurement processes.

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Golda

9 months ago

The key here is that the document is used for seeking quotations or in a tender process. That narrows it down to specification or request for proposal, in my opinion.

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Rueben

9 months ago

I'm a little confused by the wording of the question. Can someone clarify what exactly they're looking for in terms of a "document describing the requirement of a buying organization"?

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Monte

9 months ago

Okay, let's see. A specification is a written description of requirements, so that's got to be the right answer here.

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Narcisa

9 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about the differences between these options. I'll need to think through the definitions carefully.

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France

9 months ago

This seems like a straightforward procurement question. I'm pretty confident I can identify the correct document type.

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Maryann

9 months ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is B. CSV seems like the most common format for exporting reports.

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Yolande

9 months ago

I'm a little confused by this question. Is "dimbing" a typo, or is that a specific term I'm not familiar with? I want to make sure I understand it fully before answering.

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Portia

9 months ago

Alright, I think I've got it. The filter is removing the first combination in every set of four. Time to mark my answer!

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Hubert

9 months ago

This seems like a good opportunity to apply my knowledge of patient privacy laws. Based on what I've learned, I believe the correct answer is A - confidentiality does cover social security numbers and other personal identifiers, not just medical information. I'll mark that confidently.

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