Oct 2022

Question 1

As shown in the figure below, decimal numbers 2, 5, 10, and 21 are represented using
five (5) squares that are black or white.
2 □□□■□
5 □□■□■
10 □■□■□
21 ■□■□■
A white square indicates 0, and a black square indicates a different positive value that
is determined depending on the position of the square. The sum total of the values of
the five (5) squares is a numeric value that is represented by the five (5) squares. Which
of the following is the decimal number that is represented by ■■□□□?

a) 12

b) 20

c) 24

d) 30

Answer 1

c

Question 2

There are five (5) lamps arranged in line. Each of them can be turned on and off
independently. How many patterns are there where two (2) or more lamps are turned
on? Here, the pattern where all lamps are turned on is counted as one (1) and the pattern
where any one of them is turned on is counted as five (5).

a) 4

b) 10

c) 26

d) 32

Answer 2

c

Question 3

Which of the following is the binary number that is obtained by adding the binary
numbers 01011010 and 01101011? Here, the binary numbers are expressed as positive 8-bit values.

a) 00110001

b) 01111011

c) 10000100

d) 11000101

Answer 3

d

Question 4

Q4. Which of the following is the combination of terms or phrases to be inserted into blanks
A through C in the description below concerning a method for representing information?
Data that represents information by using a continuous, variable physical volume
(length, angle, voltage, etc.) is called data, and data that represents information
by using discrete numerical values is called data. A CD that is used for the
distribution of music and songs is an optical disc medium that stores information as
data.

Question 5

The procedure described below is sequentially performed for two (2) variables x and y,
starting with step (1). When the procedure is completed, what is the resulting value of x?

[Procedure]
(1) Assign 2 to x and 3 to y.
(2) Subtract 1 from the value of y, and assign the resulting value to y.
(3) Add the values of x and y, and assign the resulting value to x.
(4) If the value of y is 1, complete the procedure. Otherwise, return to step (2).

a) 4

b) 5

c) 7

d) 8

Answer 5

b

Question 6

Which of the following is the method for describing the logical structure of a sentence
in XML?

a) Enclosing the sentence, clauses, and other elements by using double quotes (“”)

b) Separating the sentence, clauses, and other elements by using commas

c) Enclosing the sentence, clauses, and other elements by using tags

d) Separating the sentence, clauses, and other elements by using tab characters

Answer 6

c

Question 7

Q7. A stack is a first-in last-out data structure. By using a stack, a device receives data from
the right side, changes their order and sends them to the left side, as shown in the figure
below. There are three (3) types of operations available on the device, as described
below.

Question 8

Q8. There exist four (4) states numbered 1 through 4. The four (4) states are connected as
shown in the figure below, and the state transition occurs in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

Question 9

There is a desk that can hold at most four (4) files. On this desk, six (6) files A through
F are used for a job. When the fifth file needs to be put on the desk, the file with the
longest time since the last use among the four (4) will be put in a drawer. If the files
are put on the desk and referenced in order of A, B, C, D, E, C, B, D, F, B, which of
the following is the last file to be put in the drawer?

a) A

b) B

c) D

d) E

Answer 9

d

Question 10

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning CPU performance?

a) Compared with a 64-bit CPU, a 32-bit CPU is able to process a longer data at one time.

b) The less the capacity of cache memory in the CPU, the faster the processing speed.

c) For a CPU of a given architecture, raising the clock frequency increases processing
speed.

d) A dual core CPU can perform a greater number of processes simultaneously than a
quad core CPU can

Answer 10

c

Question 11

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the cache memory of a CPU?

a) The size of cache memory is greater than or equal to the size of main memory.

b) Cache memory is used to reduce the effective access time of main memory.

c) On computers with a large main memory, there is no effect of cache memory.

d) In order to increase the hit rate, the user specifies the frequently used programs to be
resident in cache memory

Answer 11

b

Question 12

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning NFC?

a) It provides communications across a short distance of approximately 10 cm, and is
used for reading and writing data on an IC card or IC tag.

b) It can provide communications across an area of tens of meters, and is used in wireless LANs
.
c) It provides communications by using infrared rays, and is used for data exchange on
mobile phones.

d) It can receive electromagnetic waves from multiple artificial satellites, and is used for positioning on a car navigation system.

Answer 12

a

Question 13

Which of the following storage units has the shortest access time?

a) HDD

b) SSD

c) Cache memory

d) Main memory

Answer 13

c

Question 14

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of the hot standby system?

a) It is a system configuration where a collection of various types of hardware, software,
and data on the Internet is provided to the user.

b) It is a system configuration where a high level of reliability can be obtained by
simultaneously operating the two (2) sets of equipment and by always performing the
same processing while cross-checking the results.

c) It is a system configuration where a backup machine is always kept ready in an
operable state and is immediately switched into operation at the occurrence of a failure.

d) It is a system configuration where a backup machine is arranged, and at the occurrence of a failure, the operator in charge starts up the backup machine and switches it into operation.

Answer 14

c

Question 15

When the processing speed of the system overall is constrained because of slow
processing speed in one of the components, which of the following is a term for the
component that is causing the problem?

a) Throughput

b) Defragmentation

c) Flowchart

d) Bottleneck

Answer 15

d

Question 16

The life cycle of a device is divided in terms of failures into three (3) periods, namely,
the initial failure period, the random failure period, and the wear-out failure period, as
time goes by. In the first initial failure period, the failure rate decreases as time goes by.
Then, the device reaches a stable state, and the failure rate is effectively constant in the
subsequent random failure period while time goes by. In the final wear-out failure period, the failure rate increases as time goes by, and the life of the device eventually ends. Which of the following is a representation of the relation between the failure rate and
time?

a) Gantt chart

b) Reliability growth curve

c) Bathtub curve

d) Radar chart

Answer 16

c

Question 17

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of multitasking?

a) Several computers connected via a network work together to achieve a highperformance system.

b) Several processor cores composed of arithmetic circuits and other control circuits are
implemented in a single CPU.

c) The CPU processing time is allocated to several processes in turn so that the processes
can be executed simultaneously.

d) The same processing is performed for multiple data items by executing a single
instruction.

Answer 17

c

Question 18

The types of programs that are running when a PC is started are broadly classified into
three (3) categories, namely BIOS (Basic Input Output System), OS, and resident
application programs. Which of the following is the order of execution of the programs?

a) BIOS, OS, resident application programs

b) OS, BIOS, resident application programs

c) OS, resident application programs, BIOS

d) Resident application programs, BIOS, OS

Answer 18

a

Question 19

When a record in a file is modified, which of the following is an appropriate way of
identifying the modified contents?

a) Keeping a record of the size and the modified date of a file

b) Keeping a copy of a file and comparing it to the modified one later

c) Keeping a record of the number of records into the file

d) Keeping records sorted in ascending order of the key field

Answer 19

b

Question 20

Which of the following is an appropriate combination of software that includes only
OSS (Open Source Software)?

a) Microsoft Word, Linux, PostgreSQL

b) Microsoft Word, PostgreSQL, Windows

c) Firefox, Linux, Thunderbird

d) Firefox, Thunderbird, Windows

Answer 20

c

Question 21

Which of the following is a term that means the validation of a software license by using
the product ID and the user’s hardware information, in order to prevent unauthorized
use of the software?

a) Activation

b) Cloud computing

c) Streaming

d) Fragmentation

Answer 21

a

Question 22

Q22. Sales data by month for each branch is evaluated. In the “Evaluation” field for each
branch by month, if the amount of sales at the branch is below the average sales amount
of branches A through C for the month, the symbol “X” is to be displayed, and if the
amount is above or equal to the average, the symbol “O” is to be displayed. Which of
the following is an appropriate expression to be entered in cell C3? Here, the expression
that is entered in cell C3 is copied and used in cell D3, cell E3, cells C5 through E5, and
cells C7 through E7

Question 23

Which of the following is an appropriate typical example of a system operating on a
super computer?

a) An SCM system that is required for linkage between enterprises

b) A global climate change prediction system that requires large-scale scientific and
technical computing

c) A banking system that requires a high reliability

d) An engine control system of a vehicle that requires advanced real-time control

Answer 23

b

Question 24

Which of the following is an appropriate description of AR (Augmented Reality)?

a) A technology that creates memory space beyond the amount of memory actually
installed and makes this available as main memory

b) A technology that overlays and displays computer-generated information on live video or other content that captures real environments

c) A technology that analyzes and digitizes the human voice by using a computer in order
to utilize it for commanding a computer, entering characters, and so on

d) A science or a technology for emulating human intellectual activity such as inference,
learning, and ability to understand language, by using a computer

Answer 24

b

Question 25

Which of the following is a technique that can be used to compress both video and audio
data?

a) BMP

b) GIF

c) JPEG

d) MPEG

Answer 25

d

Question 26

In DBMS, which of the following is a function for maintaining consistency of data by preventing the occurrence of conflicts due to simultaneous access to the data ?

a) Normalization

b) Deadlock

c) Exclusive control

d) Restore

Answer 26

c

Question 27

Q27. By joining tables “Employees in charge”, “Regions”, and “Customers” that are managed
in a relational database, the table A that is shown below is obtained. Which of the
following is the table “Customers” that is used for the joining? Here, a solid underline
indicates a primary key and a dotted underline indicates a foreign key.

Question 28

Q28. A customer name and his or her address, a product name and its unit price, the products
and quantities ordered by the customer, and the date of order are managed by using a
relational database. Which of the following is an appropriate table after normalization?
Here, the underline represents primary keys, and there are same customer names and
product names.

Question 29

Q29. When conditions (i) through (iv) are all fulfilled, which of the following is the E-R
diagram that indicates the relationship between publishing companies, authors, and
books? Here, the notation for the E-R diagram is as below.

Question 30

Which of the following is an appropriate role of a subnet mask?

a) Identifying a MAC address on an Ethernet from an IP address

b) Separating a network address included in an IP address and a host address of the
individual computer that belongs to the network

c) Associating a private IP address with a global IP address when communication is
relayed between an internal network and the Internet

d) Associating a domain name of destination with an IP address

Answer 30

b

Question 31

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of the POP communications
protocol?

a) It is a protocol for the remote control of a computer from a terminal that is in a different location.

b) It is a protocol for file transfer.

c) It is a protocol for sending e-mails to a mail server.

d) It is a protocol that e-mail software uses in order to receive e-mails from a mail server.

Answer 31

d

Question 32

Which of the following is a WAN?

a) A network that uses a company’s own communication lines, and connects buildings within the same premises

b) A network that connects the floors in a company’s building

c) A network that uses a communications service provider’s communication lines, and connects a head office with branch offices.

d) A network that connects the PCs on one floor

Answer 32

c

Question 33

Q33. When setting up PC1 for connecting it to the Internet, an IP address is set in “default
gateway” that is one of the network settings of PC1. Which of the following devices has
this IP address?

Question 34

Which of the following is used for communication in activities such as the gathering of data from IoT devices, and has long range and power saving characteristics that enable
wireless communication over a distance of tens of kilometers?

a) BLE

b) LPWA

c) MDM

d) MVNO

Answer 34

b

Question 35

Among the following lists consisting of the information security terms availability,
integrity, confidentiality, and vulnerability, which is a complete list of properties of
information that information security is to preserve?

a) Availability, Integrity

b) Availability, Integrity, Confidentiality

c) Integrity, Confidentiality

d) Integrity, Confidentiality, Vulnerability

Answer 35

b

Question 36

During the use of a PC in workplace, a message was displayed stating that antivirus software had detected a virus. Which of the following is an appropriate action that should be taken immediately?

a) Reboot of the PC

b) Notification to the workplace by e-mail from the PC

c) Disconnection of the PC from networks

d) Backup of files on the PC

Answer 36

c

Question 37

Among the threats and vulnerabilities in information security, which of the following is a vulnerability?

a) Computer virus

b) Social engineering

c) Tapping of communications data

d) Inappropriate password management

Answer 37

d

Question 38

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning a scheme for
authenticating a user of a system?

a) A scheme where authentication is accomplished by utilizing a password that can be used only once is called a single sign-on.

b) A scheme where the use of multiple servers or applications is authorized by being authenticated once is called a one time password.

c) A scheme where a sequence of numbers or characters that are placed on positions that the user remembers within a table on the screen is entered as a password is called a matrix authentication.

d) A scheme where authentication of the user is accomplished by using fingerprints,
voiceprint, or other physical characteristics is called a challenge-response authentication.

Answer 38

c

Question 39

Which of the following is the list that contains all appropriate features of chain mail?

A: It is used for the purposes of communication and information sharing within a group.

B: It places a wasteful load on network servers.

C: The same e-mail is repeatedly replied to.

D: The text of the e-mail encourages forwarding of the e-mail to many people.

a) A, C

b) A, D

c) B, C

d) B, D

Answer 39

d

Question 40

One of the methods of cracking a password is a brute force attack that involves attempting all character combinations. When the number of characters of a password
that is composed of 26 types of characters from A through Z is increased from four (4) to six (6) characters, by what factor is the maximum number of attempts to decode the password with the brute force attack increased?

a) 2

b) 24

c) 52

d) 676

Answer 40

d

Question 41

In e-commerce transactions, which of the following is the most appropriate request to be made to the other party in order to prevent denial of the fact of order placement and details thereof?

a) Letting the other party set the login password of the OS in the computer used by the other party for conducting the transaction

b) Letting the other party take measures against virus in the intranet of the other party

c) Letting the other party add a digital signature to the order data

d) Letting the other party send the order data after encrypting it

Answer 41

c

Question 42

Which of the following is an appropriate example of ransomware?

a) It is a software program that encrypts the files in a computer, makes them unusable, and demands money in exchange for a key with which to decrypt them.

b) It is a software program that records keyboard input illegally.

c) It is a software program that makes itself difficult to find by altering the system log.

d) It is a software program that has the function of spreading by itself via networks.

Answer 42

a

Question 43

Q43. Which of the following is the most appropriate combination of the measures against
password theft and brute force attack respectively on websites having a login function?

Question 44

Q44. Which of the following is the appropriate combination of terms or phrases to be inserted
into blanks A and B in the description below concerning authentication accuracy in
biometric authentication?

Question 45

In ISMS risk assessment, which of the following is performed first?

a) Risk treatment

b) Risk identification

c) Risk evaluation

d) Risk analysis

Answer 45

b

Question 46

A system migration plan was created for the migration from an existing system to a new system. Which of the following is an appropriate item to be described in the system migration plan?

a) System selection policy

b) Schedule for parallel operation of the old and new systems

c) Evaluation criteria for the quality of the deliverables

d) The work history of project members

Answer 46

b

Question 47

The processes of system development include software requirements definition,
software architecture design, software integration test, software installation, and
software acceptance. Which one of the following activities is implemented during
software acceptance? Here, the persons concerned with system development are divided into developers and users.

a) The developers deploy the software for which development is complete to the
production environment.

b) The developers interview the users for clarification of the functions and performance required of the software.

c) The users confirm that the software satisfies the requirements and is at a usable level.

d) The developers perform a review to confirm that the definition of software
requirements satisfies the needs of the users.

Answer 47

c

Question 48

Which of the following corresponds to software maintenance?

a) A response time that was measured in a system test did not satisfy the requirement, so tuning was performed on the software.

b) As a result of a software acceptance test, a fault was found, so the orderer requested the developer to fix the software.

c) A function was found missing in a unit test of a program, so the function was added to the program.

d) A defect was reported on software that is running on a production system, so the
software was modified.

Answer 48

d

Question 49

It has been decided that a department will participate in the test of a newly developed business system as the user department. Which of the following is an appropriate matter that should be confirmed by the user department?

a) Business requirements are satisfied.

b) Individual programs run according to the program specifications.

c) The network that is used by the system can be monitored according to the
predetermined procedure.

d) Data is exchanged between the programs as specified in the design document.

Answer 49

a

Question 50

Q50. In a project where a general waterfall model is used for the development, graphs are
drawn below regarding the number of staff members required as the project progresses,
and regarding the cost of each correction work required for a change or error. Which of
the following is an appropriate combination?

Question 51

Which of the following is appropriate to be prepared in order to select the delivering
party for a product or service?

a) A communication management plan

b) A test case

c) Evaluation standards

d) A project charter

Answer 51

c

Question 52

Which of the following is a method that organizes all of the activities that need to be performed in the project in a hierarchical structure, and clarifies the work units to be managed in the project?

a) CRM

b) ERP

c) PPM

d) WBS

Answer 52

d

Question 53

In a project team that is required to communicate information on a one-to-one basis, when the members increase from six (6) people to ten (10) people, by how many times does the number of paths that are required for communicating information increase?

a) 1.5

b) 2.5

c) 3

d) 6

Answer 53

c

Question 54

Which of the following is the most appropriate description of stakeholders in a system development project?

a) They are individuals and organizations such as users of the developed system and managers in the development division.

b) They are sponsors who bear the cost of system development.

c) They are events that may negatively affect the project and other events that may positively affect the project.

d) They are project deliverables and tasks that are performed to create the deliverables.

Answer 54

a

Question 55

When a system development project is started, it is foreseen that the progress of the project may be affected by a large number of requests for specification change that come from users during the course of development. Which of the following is the most
appropriate measure for ensuring that there is no deterioration in quality or delay in delivery date?

a) Declaring to the customer that requests for change cannot be accepted after the
completion of design

b) Shortening the test period by skipping tests when a delay occurs during the course of the project

c) Including in the plan that the implementation of a function will be called off if there are a large number of requests for change

d) Reaching an agreement with the customer concerning the priority scheduling method of requests for change and their scope of handling

Answer 55

d

Question 56

The processes of project management include project cost management, project
communications management, project resources management, project schedule
management, and the like. In a system development project, which of the following is the most appropriate activity in project cost management when members are added for
implementing a test?

a) Updating the mailing list, etc. so that information can be efficiently transmitted to the newly participating members

b) Requesting a vendor to provide training on the testing tool to the newly participating members

c) Adding tasks to be handled by the newly participating members, and changing the
schedule

d) Estimating the personnel expenses of the newly participating members, and changing the planning

Answer 56

d

Question 57

Q57. The PC on one’s desk and the printer in a shared space are started by a single person
under the conditions shown in the figure below. It is only possible for the operations and
processing of the PC and printer and the movement of the person to be performed
sequentially, but during automatic processing of one device, it is possible for the person
to move or operate the other device, or for the other device to perform automatic
processing. What is the required time (in seconds) for the person to start the PC startup
at his/her desk, then move and start and end the printer startup, return to his/her desk,
and end the PC startup?

Question 58

Which of the following is an appropriate management system that improves the
efficiency of the management of IT operations and the quality of services including availability?

a) IT technical strategy management

b) IT service management

c) IT project scope management

d) IT project time management

Answer 58

b

Question 59

In IT service management, which of the following is an appropriate process for resolving the fundamental causes of incidents and preventing their recurrence?

a) Incident management

b) Change management

c) Problem management

d) Release and deployment management

Answer 59

c

Question 60

Which of the following is an activity that is performed by a service provider and is
effective for the improvement of availability?

a) Measurement of response time

b) Monitoring of failure occurrence

c) Management of the server
configuration used by the organization

d) Recording of the modification history of a program

Answer 60

b

Question 61

Q61. When service desk, reliability, and data management are among the items of an SLA of
an application hosting and operation service, which of the following is the appropriate
combination of the indexes A through C of the service level, and the items of the SLA?

Question 62

Which of the following is the most appropriate example of implementation of agile development?

a) Conducting a trial before undertaking development in order to verify the prediction accuracy of an AI system, and selecting an effective algorithm

b) Outsourcing development to vendors who have the technology in order to widely adopt various technologies of IoT

c) Proceeding with the development of a large-scale IoT system in a sequential manner while approving the completion in each process from the upstream processes up to the
downstream processes

d) Adding the functions of an analysis program while repeating fixed short-period cycles in order to improve the accuracy of analysis in the development of an analysis system

Answer 62

d

Question 62

Which of the following is an appropriate measure to implement internal controls
function?

a) Avoiding creating a job description indicating the scope of work and roles

b) Avoiding creating a work handover document for a successor

c) Avoiding processing purchasing and payment by the same person

d) Avoiding separating team members for system development and system operation

Answer 62

c

Question 63

Q64. Which of the following is the appropriate combination of terms or phrases to be inserted
into blanks A and B in the description below concerning the purpose of system audits?

Question 64

Among the activities A through D concerning the information system of a company, which of the following is the list that contains all and only the appropriate activities that are performed from the viewpoint of the business continuity plan (BCP)?

A: Periodically taking a backup of important data

B: Securing a generator and fuel for emergencies

C: Securing multiple communication networks

D: Implementing training for recovery procedures

a) A, B, C

b) A, B, C, D

c) A, D

d) B, C, D

Answer 64

b

Question 65

Which of the following is a concept that forms the basis of corporate activities and
perceives and tackles social issues such as contribution to society and protection of the global environment, rather than simply pursues profit?

a) BCP

b) CSR

c) M&A

d) MBO

Answer 65

b

Question 66

An implementation plan for a company-wide information system that is consistent with the business strategy is to be created. Which of the following is the most appropriate person to take responsibility for this activity?

a) CIO

b) CTO

c) Head of the core business department

d) Person in charge of planning in the information systems department

Answer 66

a

Question 67

Which of the following examples of capacity building and guidance for subordinates is classified as OJT?

a) A manager made subordinates set career goals and make plans for achieving them.

b) With subordinates’ careers in mind, a manager made subordinates attend a manager development course hosted by the Personnel Department.

c) A manager made subordinates take part in a new development project to improve their design capabilities.

d) A manager selected an externally hosted seminar matched to subordinates’ fields of expertise and careers, and made the subordinates attend it.

Answer 67

c

Question 68

Which of the following is an appropriate way to brainstorm?

a) Asking participants to present feasible ideas and refrain from generating unrestrained ideas

b) Proceeding with the session without blaming any member who creates an improved idea that takes advantage of another member’s idea

c) Proceeding with the session while selecting the ideas that are suitable to the theme

d) Encouraging the criticism of ideas to pursue quality rather than quantity of ideas

Answer 68

b

Question 69

Q70. The operating profit when the sales quantity of a product is 700 units is as shown in the
table below. When the unit sales price is reduced by 20% to expand sales, the sales
quantity increases by 20%. How much, in yen, is the operating profit at this time? Here,
the variable cost per one (1) unit of the product does not change.

Question 70

Company A is a large company with multiple offices nationwide, and it created BCP that envisaged the total destruction of the head office building in a large natural disaster. In consideration of the purpose of the BCP, which of the following is Company A’s most
appropriate BCP?

a) In order to prevent damage by a fire that occurs after a disaster, replacing curtains and other such things with flame-resistant products and planning regular checks of fire prevention equipment

b) In order to swiftly respond to instructions from the head office when a disaster occurs, establishing a procedure to completely halting work at all offices and have all employees standby until an instruction is received from the head office

c) In order to continue business after a natural disaster, specifying an office to take over the functions of the head office, narrowing down the important work that needs to be dealt with, and establishing an implementation procedure for this work

d) Incorporating insurance premiums for the head office building into the annual budget, and preparing for a relocation to a building with the same scale as the current head
office

Answer 70

c

Question 71

Which of the following is the most appropriate terminology for referring to a method that uses AI, IoT, and other such IT for personnel-related work such as personnel evaluations and recruitment with aims including the improvement of a company’s personnel functions and achieving reform in working styles?

a) e-Learning

b) Fintech

c) HR Tech

d) Competency

Answer 71

c

Question 72

Which of the following is the right that belongs to a purchaser of a PC software package provided by means of CD-ROM?

a) Right to use the program stored in the CD-ROM

b) Copyright of the program stored in the CD-ROM

c) Design right of the CD-ROM storing the program

d) Copyright of the CD-ROM storing the program

Answer 72

a

Question 73

Among actions concerning the creation of a computer program, which of the following is a copyright violation?

a) Creating another Web page by using the source of HTML that was downloaded from the Internet

b) Creating a program based on an idea that was discussed on a bulletin board on the Internet

c) Creating a program to increase a company’s operational efficiency by using a program that was created during one’s school days

d) Creating a program based on a flowchart in a purchased book

Answer 73

a

Question 74

From the viewpoint of corporate governance, which of the following is the most appropriate method of strengthening the functions of monitoring and supervising the decision-making process of the management?

a) Installing a camera for monitoring the entry and exit of the president’s office

b) Periodically requesting a private detective to investigate the conduct of the
management

c) Appointing some outside directors

d) Employing law school graduates as members of the internal audit department

Answer 74

c

Question 75

Which of the following is the most appropriate as an example of an enhancement activity
for compliance?

a) Expansion of a program to support the community service activities of employees

b) Education for employees concerning laws and rules that must be followed

c) Acquisition of another company’s business for swift business deployment

d) Withdrawal from businesses where it is difficult to make profit

Answer 75

b

Question 76

Which of the following is an international standardization organization that engages in standardization of information security management systems and quality management systems?

a) ANSI

b) CEN

c) ISO

d) JIS

Answer 76

c

Question 77

Which of the following is a code that stores information in a vertical and horizontal twodimensional pattern?

a) ASCII code

b) G-code

c) EAN code

d) QR code

Answer 77

d

Question 78

The business operations of the entire company, such as production, sale, procurement, accounting, and human resources are to be managed in an integrated manner, and the
management resources of the entire enterprise are to be optimized. Which of the following is an appropriate information system for implementing this objective?

a) CRM system

b) ERP system

c) HRM system

d) MRP system

Answer 78

b

Question 79

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the Balanced Scorecard (BSC)?

a) It analyzes what activities generate the value of products and services that are provided to customers.

b) It creates strategy and evaluates performance from four (4) viewpoints: financial, customer, internal business processes, and learning and growth.

c) It records entries in a ledger in order to ensure that the amounts of credits and debits are always in balance.

d) It scores and evaluates the creditworthiness of business partners through such means
as financial indicators.

Answer 79

b

Question 80

A middle-sized electrical manufacturer company A divides the products into groups in accordance with their potential and competitive strength in order to determine the priority of investing funds among their lineup. Which of the following is the most appropriate method of analysis for this purpose?

a) Cluster analysis regarding the prices and the customer bases of the company’s
products

b) RFM analysis regarding the customers that purchase the company’s products

c) PPM analysis regarding the shares and the market growth rates of the company’s
products

d) Principal component analysis regarding the cause of faults in the company’s products

Answer 80

c

Question 81

Which of the following is a system that centrally manages the process from materials procurement to product sales, and aims for the optimization of supply?

a) ASP

b) CRM

c) ERP

d) SCM

Answer 81

d

Question 82

Which of the following is the appropriate explanation of benchmarking used for
corporate management?

a) It refers to the promotion of continual improvement of business processes by applying the PDCA cycle.

b) It refers to the best sample for comparison and analysis when improvements are to be
made.

c) It refers to the unique skills and technologies for securing superiority over competitors.

d) It refers to the measurement of the products and services of one’s company, and their comparison with other superior competitors.

Answer 82

d

Question 83

Several companies want to collaborate on research and development to develop a new business. Which of the following is an appropriate organization for a new company that is formed through collaborative investment?

a) M&A

b) Cross-license

c) Joint venture

d) Spin-off

Answer 83

c

Question 84

Which of the following is the appropriate explanation of a technology road map?

a) It is a description of the required technology for the implementation of the shortest route search function that is used in systems such as a car navigation system.

b) It is a list of software technology that is used in the development process for a business system.

c) It is a description of the technology that the human resources of an information system department should learn for each career path.

d) It is a description of technology in the relevant field that is anticipated to be
implemented and its implementation timeline.

Answer 84

d

Question 85

Which of the following systems can be realized through the use of RFID?

a) Providing medical care by transmitting images and voice data of patients from a
remote site via a network

b) Depositing and withdrawing money from a bank ATM by using an ATM card

c) Reading product information from the barcodes on products, and performing sales management and order processing at the time of sale in stores

d) Setting an electronic tag on a delivery parcel, and checking information related to the shipping record of the parcel

Answer 85

d

Question 86

When build-to-order production is compared to build-to-stock production, which of the following is an appropriate characteristic of build-to-order production?

a) Shipment is not possible immediately when an order is received, but there is no risk of an excessive number of products in the inventory.

b) It is required to increase the accuracy of order forecast, and maintain the optimum
inventory volume of products.

c) It brings the risk of the loss of sales opportunities through insufficient product
inventory.

d) Products are produced according to a production plan that is proposed on the basis of order forecast.

Answer 86

a

Question 87

A company wishes to create digital files from paper documents and paper blueprints, and make these available company-wide. Which of the following is appropriate equipment to be used?

a) GPS receiver

b) Scanner

c) Digitizer

d) Plotter

Answer 87

b

Question 88

Which of the following goal can be expected to be achieved by the introduction of Just In Time?

a) Improving the productivity of the sales department

b) Building a long-term relationship with customers

c) Understanding the sales status for each individual product unit

d) Reducing semi-manufactured goods and the number of components in inventory

Answer 88

d

Question 89

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of CAD?

a) It is a circuit that converts an analog signal into a digital signal.

b) It refers to the use of computers in the design of buildings and industrial products.

c) It is an imaging element that converts light to an electrical signal.

d) It refers to the combination of characters, images, audio, and other data in order to create a single piece of content.

Answer 89

b

Question 90

Which of the following is a term that refers to something that is modeled on the mechanism of a human brain and imitated with a computer program?

a) Social network

b) Digital transformation

c) Neural network

d) Brainstorming

Answer 90

c

Question 91

Which of the following is the most appropriate description concerning deep learning?

a) It is a mechanism that integrates information and the workflow between
departments that are involved with customers, such as sales, marketing, and aftersales service.

b) It is a form of education, learning, and training that is implemented by using digital devices such as computers, and communication networks.

c) It is a mechanism for the knowledge and knowhow possessed by each individual in an organization to be shared and effectively utilized by the organization as a whole.

d) It is a technology where a computer itself identifies and learns the characteristics of data by analyzing a large volume of data with a model that imitates the neural circuits of a human being.

Answer 91

d

Question 92

Which of the following corresponds to information literacy?

a) Knowledge of new PC products and each model’s performance

b) The ability to perceive the impacts of technological innovations on society

c) The ability to search for data necessary for business and use it in accordance with
goals

d) The ability to use high-level programming languages and develop software

Answer 92

c

Question 93

Which of the following is the most appropriate purpose of implementing gamification by taking full advantage of the game elements such as points and badges?

a) Deciding one’s own strategy in a game according to the strategy of the opponent

b) Providing motivation to help achieve the goals of the customers and employees

c) Collecting user evaluation concerning new network games

d) Analyzing large volume of data to detect useful facts and relationships

Answer 93

b

Question 94

Q95. When a guest arrives at a certain restaurant, their name is registered in a visitor list.
When the guest is allocated a seat, both the guest list and seating availability are
referenced. Which of the following is the most appropriate DFD to represent this series
of actions?

Question 95

Which of the following is the most appropriate description of teleworking?

a) It is a flexible way of working that uses IT and is not restricted by location.

b) It is an increase in the number of people assigned to a certain task, and the division of the task into smaller subtasks for allocation.

c) It is the use of an individual’s own PC or smart device for work at an office with the
permission of the company.

d) It is an attempt to balance working time with non-working time.

Answer 95

a

Question 96

Which of the following is an appropriate procedure for selecting a contractor for system development?

A: Issuance of RFP
B: Conclusion of contracting agreement
C: Selection of contractor D: Evaluation of proposals

a) A → C → D → B

b) A → D → C → B

c) C → A → B → D

d) C → B → A → D

Answer 96

b

Question 97

Which of the following is the most appropriate description of IoT?

a) It is a learning mechanism in artificial intelligence.

b) It is a mechanism where devices or control units equipped with a sensor connect directly to the Internet and exchange a variety of information via the Internet.

c) It is a group of functions and procedures that are made public in order to enable some of the features of a piece of software to be used by other programs.

d) It is a tool that uses a software robot to streamline routine work.

Answer 97

b

Question 98

Q99. Which of the following is the appropriate combination of terms or phrases to be inserted
into blanks A through C in the description below concerning a request for proposal?

Question 99

When the software lifecycle is divided into the planning process, the requirements
definition process, the development process, and the operation process, which of the following is the process where the system functions that users and stakeholders require are clarified and consensus is built on the basis of a computerization plan?

a) Planning process

b) Requirements definition process

c) Development process

d) Operation process

Answer 99

b