ServiceNow CIS-SM Exam - Topic 8 Question 96 Discussion

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Question #: 96
Topic #: 8

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Which one of the following Regular Expressions could be used to parse the value 5.2.0 from the string:

AVersion (\d+)

BVersion (\d+).0\d+).(\d+)

CVersion\s+(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)

DVersion (.\A)

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Suggested Answer: C

by James at Nov 22, 2025, 04:30 AM

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Colette

3 months ago

C is clear and precise for parsing.

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Francine

4 months ago

B is close, but it has extra parts.

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Leota

4 months ago

D doesn't make sense for this case.

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Barney

4 months ago

A is too simple, it won't work for 5.2.0.

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Carin

4 months ago

Yeah, C captures the full version format.

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Hoa

4 months ago

I’m surprised A is even an option; it doesn’t cover the full version!

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Dorethea

4 months ago

Wait, is D even a valid regex? Seems off to me.

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Major

5 months ago

Definitely going with C, it captures all parts correctly!

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Aron

5 months ago

I think A could work too, but it’s too simple.

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Lovetta

5 months ago

C) is the way to go. Regular expressions may look intimidating, but they're super powerful once you get the hang of them.

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Aleta

6 months ago

Haha, who even uses regular expressions these days? Just use a string split, it's way easier.

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Amira

6 months ago

D) Version (.\A) is clearly the wrong answer. That wouldn't match the version number at all.

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Ena

6 months ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is C. It looks like the most straightforward way to parse the version number.

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Arlette

6 months ago

C) Version\s+(\d+\.\d+\.\d+) is the correct answer. It uses a regular expression to match the version number in the format "Version 5.2.0".

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Johna

6 months ago

I practiced regex questions before, and I feel like option A is too simple to capture the full version number.

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Kathrine

6 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about using \s+ for spaces in regex. Maybe that makes option C the right choice?

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Ines

7 months ago

I'm going to go with C. The other choices seem overly complicated or don't quite fit the given format. C looks like the cleanest and most straightforward solution.

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Angelo

7 months ago

I'm pretty confident that C is the right answer. The other options either don't match the full version string or have unnecessary complexity.

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Princess

7 months ago

Hmm, I'm leaning towards C as well. The other options don't seem to fully capture the version string format. C looks like the most robust solution.

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Simona

7 months ago

I think option C looks familiar because it captures the version format with the three numbers separated by dots.

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Sanjuana

7 months ago

C is the right choice for parsing that version format.

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Onita

7 months ago

I think option C is the best choice.

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Nikita

8 months ago

I’m confused about option B; it seems to have extra parentheses that might not be necessary. Did we cover that in class?

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Craig

8 months ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. I'm not sure if B or C is the better approach. I'll need to think it through carefully.

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Yolande

8 months ago

I think C is the best option here. The regex "Version\s+(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)" should be able to capture the full version string, including the 5.2.0 value.

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