Which comparison operator represents equality in criteria?

Which comparison operator represents equality in criteria?

• A. Equal to
• B. Greater than
• C. Less than or equal to
• D. Between

Answer: (A)

Equality is about exact matches. The equal to operator returns true only when the value on the left exactly matches the value on the right. In ITOM criteria, you use this when you want to filter for a specific attribute value, such as status equal to 'Up' or device type equal to 'Router'. Other operators test order or range: greater than looks for values above a threshold, less than or equal to includes values up to and including a threshold, and between checks whether a value falls within a defined range. These do not enforce an exact match, so they wouldn’t be correct when you need an exact value.

Equality is about exact matches. The equal to operator returns true only when the value on the left exactly matches the value on the right. In ITOM criteria, you use this when you want to filter for a specific attribute value, such as status equal to 'Up' or device type equal to 'Router'. Other operators test order or range: greater than looks for values above a threshold, less than or equal to includes values up to and including a threshold, and between checks whether a value falls within a defined range. These do not enforce an exact match, so they wouldn’t be correct when you need an exact value.