CIS-DF: Repeatability rating of cards

Executive Summary

After additional deduplication of semantic paraphrasings, the deck expanded with 225 before 256 card. Added 31 A really new topic: 3 focus-card 3 and 28 focus-card 2. Now in the deck. 66 focus-card 3, 120 focus-card 2 and 70 focus-card 1. New cards were accepted only with a minimum of three independent authors and an agreed response.

Source: 33 Quizlet Public Sets by CIS-DFFile: frequency-analysis.sql

Checked kits.

33

Available sets, actually read August 26, 2026.

Available sets, actually read August 26, 2026.Source: 33 Quizlet Public Sets by CIS-DFFile: frequency-analysis.sql

Reference cards

3.78K

Amount of cards before firewall deduplication.

Amount of cards before firewall deduplication.Source: 33 Quizlet Public Sets by CIS-DFFile: frequency-analysis.sql

Independent families

29

Single author sets are considered to be an independent family.

Single author sets are considered to be an independent family.Source: 33 Quizlet Public Sets by CIS-DFFile: frequency-analysis.sql

Focus cards 3

66

Cards found in at least 10 independent authors/families

Cards found in at least 10 independent authors/familiesSource: 33 Quizlet Public Sets by CIS-DFFile: frequency-analysis.sql

With options

121

Cards with securely matched multiple choice format.

Cards with securely matched multiple choice format.Source: 33 Quizlet Public Sets by CIS-DFFile: frequency-analysis.sql

Focus distribution

The rating does not reflect the official chance of appearing on the exam, but the repeatability of the topic in custom Quizlet sets.

Distribution of 256 cards by focus

Distribution of 256 cards by data focus
Focus level	Cards.	Share
3. the main	66	25.8%
2 - medium	120	46.9%
1 - low	70	27.3%

Where repeatability is higher

CSDM and Configuration have the highest average repeatability. This does not replace the published weight of exam domains: the frequency of custom cards and the official blueprint are different signals.

Average number of independent families by section

Average number of independent families by data
Section	Average number of families	Cards.	Focus 3
Configuration	7.6	41	14
Ingest	6	44	9
Govern	6.9	58	16
Insight	4.5	49	6
CSDM	8.9	44	19
Rapid facts	3.6	20	2

Main focus

Below are 30 cards, which are most often confirmed by different authors.

30 Most Repeated Cards

Source: 33 Quizlet Public Sets by CIS-DFFile: frequency-analysis.sql

30 Most Repeated Cards
#	Card.	Section	Focus	Family	Sets	Options
1	What is a CMDB Group?	Govern	3	27	31	Yes.
2	What is a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)?	Configuration	3	25	29	Yes.
3	What is the difference between a Business Application and a Service Instance?	CSDM	3	23	27	Yes.
4	What is a Business Service Offering?	CSDM	3	22	25	Yes.
5	What is a Technology Management Service Offering?	CSDM	3	21	24	Yes.
6	What do reconciliation rules control?	Ingest	3	20	24	Yes.
7	What is a Business Application?	CSDM	3	20	23	Yes.
8	What does Agent Client Collector do?	Ingest	3	20	22	No.
9	Which groups can a Technology Management Service Offering synchronize to underlying CIs?	Govern	3	20	22	Yes.
10	Which tool can relate a Service Instance to a Technology Management Service Offering, Business Service Offering, or Business Application?	CSDM	3	20	21	Yes.
11	Where is Data Manager accessed in the workspace?	Govern	3	19	23	Yes.
12	What is the role of life cycle mappings?	Govern	3	18	20	Yes.
13	What is a Technology Management Service (formerly Technical Service)?	CSDM	3	18	19	No.
14	What is a dynamic reconciliation rule?	Ingest	3	17	20	No.
15	What is the Common Service Data Model (CSDM)?	CSDM	3	17	20	Yes.

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Methodology and limitations

The first stage is semantically compared 225 localized 3 778 with reference cards. In the second phase, the remaining questions were combined in precise and close wording; the versions of one author were considered one family. Only new concepts were added to the deck, confirmed by at least three independent families and an agreed response. Public Quizlet kits are not official statistics of the actual exam, and individual UI titles may depend on the release of ServiceNow.

Source: 33 Quizlet Public Sets by CIS-DFFile: frequency-analysis.sql

All 256 cards

The table includes the original 225 cards and 31 new cards found after cross-network deduplication of semantic paraphrases.

Full rating of 256 cards

Source: 33 Quizlet Public Sets by CIS-DFFile: frequency-analysis.sql

Full rating of 256 cards
Card.	Section	Focus	Family	Sets	Strong coincidences.	Options
What is a CMDB Group?	Govern	3	27	31	20	Yes.
What is a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)?	Configuration	3	25	29	1	Yes.
What is the difference between a Business Application and a Service Instance?	CSDM	3	23	27	21	Yes.
What is a Business Service Offering?	CSDM	3	22	25	3	Yes.
What is a Technology Management Service Offering?	CSDM	3	21	24	17	Yes.
What do reconciliation rules control?	Ingest	3	20	24	1	Yes.
What is a Business Application?	CSDM	3	20	23	8	Yes.
What does Agent Client Collector do?	Ingest	3	20	22	4	No.
Which groups can a Technology Management Service Offering synchronize to underlying CIs?	Govern	3	20	22	11	Yes.
Which tool can relate a Service Instance to a Technology Management Service Offering, Business Service Offering, or Business Application?	CSDM	3	20	21	11	Yes.
Where is Data Manager accessed in the workspace?	Govern	3	19	23	9	Yes.
What is the role of life cycle mappings?	Govern	3	18	20	17	Yes.
What is a Technology Management Service (formerly Technical Service)?	CSDM	3	18	19	1	No.
What is a dynamic reconciliation rule?	Ingest	3	17	20	6	No.
What is the Common Service Data Model (CSDM)?	CSDM	3	17	20	5	Yes.

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Sources

33 sets were available and fully read on August 26, 2026.

Tested kits

Source: 33 Quizlet Public Sets by CIS-DFFile: frequency-analysis.sql

Tested kits
Quizlet ID	Title	Cards.	Author/family	URL
1.13B	ServiceNow CIS-DF	443	263.72M	https://quizlet.com/1125907221/flashcards
1.13B	ServiceNow CIS-DF Data Foundations (CMDB & CSDM)	363	179.28M	https://quizlet.com/1129591876/flashcards
1.19B	CIS-DF	282	284.2M	https://quizlet.com/1185716658/flashcards
1.19B	ServiceNow CMDB and CSDM cert June 2026	230	72.23M	https://quizlet.com/1185982084/flashcards
1.12B	ServiceNow CIS-DF (CMDB and CSDM)	223	275.6M	https://quizlet.com/1119211730/flashcards
1.19B	CIS - DF (Refined 2026)	197	25.87M	https://quizlet.com/1191053560/flashcards
1.18B	ServiceNow CIS-Data Foundation (CIS-DF) Certification Study Guide	158	112.82M	https://quizlet.com/1180575963/flashcards
1.13B	data foundations (CMDB CSDM)	155	8.38M	https://quizlet.com/1131799835/flashcards
1.13B	ServiceNow CIS - Data Foundations CMDB/CSDM	151	78.02M	https://quizlet.com/1126471343/flashcards
1.09B	ServiceNow CMDB and CSDM: Key Concepts and Best Practices	126	16.29M	https://quizlet.com/1091952093/flashcards
1.19B	ServiceNow CIS-DF (knowledge check)	120	11.85M	https://quizlet.com/1187006036/flashcards
1.12B	ServiceNow - Data Foundations (CMDB & CSDM)	115	272.63M	https://quizlet.com/1120186299/flashcards
1.19B	Data Foundations CMDB/CSDM Practice EXAM 6	107	280.08M	https://quizlet.com/1188488349/flashcards
1.15B	Servicenow : CIS-DF	105	364.07M	https://quizlet.com/1148985771/flashcards
1.15B	cis - df 1	99	39.35M	https://quizlet.com/1145435157/flashcards

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