Oct 2010 Flashcards
Which of the following is the form of business organization in which an independent virtual company organization is established for each business segment within a
corporation, in order to make quick decisions and clarify management responsibilities?
a) In-house company system
b) Divisional organization
c) Project organization
d) Holding company
a
Among the costs incurred by data destruction or degraded system availability, which of
the following is classified as a direct loss in terms of risk management?
a) Costs incurred by substitute processes until the system recovers
b) Costs incurred to rebuild the trust lost because of data destruction
c) Costs incurred to build a duplicated database and a backup system
d) Costs incurred to review the feasibility of prevention against unauthorized access
a
Which of the following can be considered as a trade secret from a viewpoint of preventing unfair competition?
a) Information about a personal scandal involving an executive officer
b) Information about technology under development, which is marked as “Strictly Confidential” and circulated throughout the company
c) Information about a production method that is not publicly known, which is marked as “Confidential” and stored in a locked cabinet
d) A commercially available book which describes how to sell the company’s products
effectively
c
Which of the following is an explanation of free software?
a) It can be installed on any number of computers without limitation in a
predetermined location of use.
b) It requires the users to pay predetermined charges to the developer if they continue
to use it after a certain period of free trial.
c) It is commercially available and permitted to be installed on more than one
computer.
d) It is provided without charge and can be modified, copied, and distributed without
restriction under the license agreement.
d
Which of the following is an explanation of volume license agreement?
a) It is an agreement in which a master copy is provided to customers, including
companies, who purchase the software in high volume, and the number of permitted
installations is defined in advance.
b) It is an agreement in which the location of use is restricted to a specified facility, and
the software can be used without limiting the number of computers or users in the
facility.
c) It is an agreement in which the use of software is permitted by accepting the terms
and conditions of the contract displayed on the screen when the software is
downloaded from the Internet.
d) It is an agreement in which standard licensing conditions are defined and a license
agreement is automatically considered to be concluded between the right holder and
the purchaser when a certain amount of package is unwrapped.
a
6.) Company S purchases equipment from Company K by using the procedure shown in
the diagram below. In this transaction procedure, which of the following is the point
at which the sales contract is concluded? Here, once the quotation is provided, the
content of the transaction does not change throughout the procedure.
picture…
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
b
Which of the following can be considered as “personal information” from a viewpoint
of the protection of personal information?
a) Corporate name, telephone number, address, and other information that can be used
to identify a specific company
b) A report summarizing only the responses from questionnaires returned in signed
forms
c) A master file of customer’s information such as name, date of birth, and address
d) A table showing both the number of customers grouped by age bracket and the sales
amount in each bracket
c
Which of the following is the coding scheme that can encode a large amount of
information into a small area and has an error correction function that enables the code to
be read out correctly even when the code cannot be partially read out?
a) ISBN code
b) ITF code
c) QR code
d) Unicode
c
Which of the following is an advantage provided by “supply chain management”?
a) Sales information about commercial items in retail stores can be instantly obtained.
b) Knowledge and findings can be organized into a database and used effectively in
business.
c) The sequence of processes from procurement to manufacturing, distribution, and
sales can be improved, and the delivery time and cost can be optimized.
d) Inquiries from customers via telephone, FAX, e-mail, and other methods can be
responded instantly.
c
Which of the following is a form of farming out all or most of the information system
development, operations, and maintenance work to an external specialized company
for the purpose of reducing information system costs?
a) Outsourcing
b) System integration
c) Housing
d) Hosting
a
Which of the following is an explanation of compliance management?
a) It is a business process of monitoring and checking whether the business
management is adequate and appropriate, so as to maintain the legitimacy of the
business activities towards the shareholders.
b) It is a business process of holding accountability to the shareholders and other
stakeholders for the operational activities and business performance.
c) It is a business process of implementing rules, manuals, and check systems based
on the business ethics, and performing business activities in accordance with legal
requirements and social norms.
d) It is a business process of providing investors and analysts with accurate
management information necessary for making investment decisions, on a timely
and continuous basis
c
Which of the following means that product improvement, addition of new varieties,
and product disposal are planned according to each stage of introduction, growth,
maturity, and decline?
a) Experience curve effect
b) Business continuity plan
c) Product portfolio management
d) Product life cycle strategy
d
Which of the following is the method that uses information technology to collect and
analyze customer information, so as to establish a favorable relationship with the
customers, retain customer loyalty, and increase company profit from a long term
perspective?
a) BSC
b) CRM
c) ERP
d) PPM
b
Which of the following is the most appropriate meaning of “de facto standard”?
a) Standards for industrial products defined as national industry standards in each
country
b) Standards for industrial and scientific technologies defined by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO)
c) Specifications which were originally adopted by a particular company or group and
are currently in wide-spread use as practical industry standards
d) Specifications applied anywhere in the world, rather than standards limited to a
particular country, region, or company
c
Which of the following is an economic or social disparity caused by different skills or
opportunities to use IT, such as a PC and the Internet?
a) Accessibility
b) Diversity
c) Digital divide
d) Digital democracy
c
A single unit of Product A is composed of three pieces of Part B and two pieces of Part C.
In the production plan for a particular period, the demand for Product A is 10. Which of
the following is the net requirement of Part B? Here, the quantity in stock is five for
Part B, and there are no other pieces in stock, in process, on back order, or already
allocated. The net requirement is calculated by subtracting the stock available for
allocation from the gross requirement.
a) 20
b) 25
c) 30
d) 45
b
Which of the following can take advantage of the cell production system?
a) A product which requires mass production to increase productivity
b) A product whose specifications do not change over the long term
c) A product which requires wide variation and flexible manufacturing
d) A product which requires the division of labor based on a standardized, simplified,
or specialized method
c
18.) The table below shows the relationship between the standard number of staff and the
number of days required to complete preparation activities A through E of an event.
According to the table, the preparation activities started 35 days ago; however, only one
staff member was assigned during the first 20 days. In order to complete the remaining
activities to meet the original deadline, what is the minimum number of staff members
that must be reserved per day? Here, the preparation activities can be performed in any
sequence, any staff member can achieve the same productivity in each activity, and any
number of staff members can be assigned to an activity at one time.
Preparation activity
Standard number of staff
(persons)
Number of days required
(days)
A 2 5
B 2 5
C 3 10
D 2 5
E 5 10
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
c
Which of the following is an appropriate description in comparison of how to safeguard
IC cards and magnetic cards against forgery?
a) An IC card is more robust against forgery than a magnetic card because the IC card
provides the features of storing and encrypting information in the IC chip.
b) An IC card is more robust against forgery than a magnetic card because the IC card
uses a two-dimensional code for information recording.
c) A magnetic card is more robust against forgery than an IC card because the
magnetic card stores information on a magnetic stripe and has a more complicated
data protection mechanism.
d) A magnetic card is more robust against forgery than an IC card because the
magnetic card uses a bar code for information recording.
a
The diagram below shows the flow for a credit card transaction. Which of the
following actions corresponds to (5) in the diagram? Here, the numbers (1) through (6)
indicate the sequence in which the transaction is processed.
picture..
a) Charge the sales amount (send invoice or transmit sales data)
b) Present credit card and sign invoice
c) Make payment for amount used
d) Charge the purchase amount (send credit card statement)
d
Which of the following is a cash card that can be used for withdrawing the transaction
amount directly from the card-holder’s bank account and making settlement on a
real-time basis?
a) Smart card
b) Debit card
c) Prepaid card
d) Point card
b
Which of the following is an explanation of SFA (Sales Force Automation)?
a) It is a method to improve sales efficiency and quality and to increase sales and
profits by utilizing IT in sales activities.
b) It is a method or a concept to improve business efficiency by planning and
managing company-wide business resources effectively and comprehensively.
c) It is a system to support the business activities of retail stores by increasing their
sales and profits, thereby increasing their business transactions with wholesalers or
manufacturers.
d) It is to perform commercial transactions with consumers or between businesses by
utilizing an electronic network such as the Internet.
a
Which of the following is an appropriate purpose of introducing groupware?
a) To integrate groupware into equipment such as PCs and peripheral devices and
provide basic hardware control functions
b) To enhance the overall work efficiency of the organization by providing an
environment for collaborative work
c) To enhance the organization’s Internet security by implementing a solution that
combines both hardware and software into a single security product
d) To shorten the period of system development and improve the efficiency of
maintenance by installing a suite of packaged software
b
- ) The production volume for the next month is calculated by the expression shown below.
“Projected sales volume for next month” – “Inventory volume at current month end”
When “projected sales volume for next month” is obtained from the moving average of
the actual sales volume over the last three months including the current month, which of
the following is the expression that can be used for calculating the production volume
for September?
May June July August September
Sales volume A C E G I
Month-end inventory volume B D F H J
a) 3 3
C E G D F H b) H C E G
3
c) 3 3
E G I F H J d) J E G I
3
b
Business strategies are developed, and one of them is to automate and integrate a
variety of functions, commonly referred to as back office, including financials, human
resources, and asset management, in order to allow the company to focus resources on
its core business mission. Which of the following is the appropriate information
system that implements this strategy?
a) MRP system
b) POS system
c) PLM system
d) ERP system
d
Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the definition of
operational requirements?
a) In system development, the framework and resources necessary for development are
defined.
b) Based on a system strategy, the overall concept of the system is defined.
c) The operations and processing of the software that makes up the required system are
defined.
d) In consideration of users’ needs, the procedures for the operations to be
computerized, as well as the responsibilities, authorities, and other matters in the
related organizations, are defined.
d
Which of the following is a task to be completed in the requirements definition process?
a) Preparing and approving computerization plan
b) Implementing detailed system design
c) Forecasting investment effect and computerization costs
d) Organizing system users’ needs
d
Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of ASP?
a) Business operator that provides communication lines for connecting to the Internet,
or form of this service
b) Service on the Internet for creating a closed community that is accessible to users
who are members of the community
c) Business operator that provides users with application software on a server via the
Internet, or form of this service
d) Concept of constructing an information system from the viewpoint of a service
employed by users, rather than from the viewpoint of a product such as hardware
and software
c
A company has used an existing system for 10 years, during which time the company
business has been changing. Therefore, the company plans to redevelop the entire
system. When a developer analyzes system requirements and performs requirements
definition, which of the following is an appropriate interrelationship between the
developer and the system user departments?
a) The developer should avoid interrelating with the system user departments so that
target business operations can be analyzed objectively.
b) The developer should review system requirements together with the system user
departments.
c) The developer should determine the system requirements, and the opinions of the
system user departments should be used as reference information.
d) The developer should determine necessary functions based on the operation manuals
for the existing system created by the system user departments.
b
Which of the following is an activity performed during the external design phase of
system development?
a) Designing the screens and form layouts
b) Finalizing the performance requirements
c) Designing the physical data
d) Designing the programs
a
Which of the following is the most appropriate design policy for an output form?
a) The numeric items and the character items are classified into different groups, and
each group is separately placed on the top and bottom or left and right of the form.
b) In order to ensure consistency between forms, rules regarding the form design, such
as title position and layout of data items, are predetermined.
c) All data items, including both numeric and character items, are printed with right
justification.
d) The data items are arranged so that the program can be easily understood and
maintained.
b
Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning program testing?
a) A black box test and a white box test are used to test internal structures and external
specifications respectively.
b) The number of errors remaining in a program has no relationship to the number of
errors already found.
c) The objective of the test is to prove completeness of a program, so a test plan should
be created on the assumption that all errors can be detected.
d) When a program is tested, the program must be checked not only for correct
behavior in normal cases, but also for intended behavior in the event of input errors.
d
A certain function in an existing system was modified, and the system was brought
back into full operation after testing. However, an error occurred during the execution
of functions that had been running successfully until then. Which of the following
tests can be considered as having been insufficient?
a) A test to check that the function to restore database values in the event of a system
failure is normally executed
b) A test to check that operations are not affected even if a quantitative load is applied
to the system
c) A test to check that system modifications do not adversely affect other parts of the
system which were operating normally
d) A test in which the end user operates and checks the system before bringing it back
into full operation
c
Which of the following is the appropriate item to be checked when the ordered
software is delivered?
a) The details of the cost estimation submitted by the supplier are reasonable.
b) The activity report indicates that there is no delay in making progress on activities.
c) The functions described in the specifications are implemented.
d) A quality management plan is provided.
c
Which of the following is an appropriate approach to performing maintenance work for
hardware?
a) Maintenance work should be performed only at the occurrence of a malfunction.
b) Maintenance work should be performed on a planned basis even when there is no
malfunction.
c) Maintenance work should be suspended until the next periodical inspection even
when a sensuous change such as “operation noise louder than usual” is detected.
d) Maintenance work is required only for printers and storage devices that involve
mechanical operations.
b