Oct 2023

Question 1

When three balls are picked out consecutively from a box containing three white balls and four black balls, which of the following is the lowest probability?

a) Probability of the balls picked out in order of black, black, black

b) Probability of the balls picked out in order of black, black, white

c) Probability of the balls picked out in order of black, white, black

d) Probability of the balls picked out in order of white, black, black

Answer 1

a

Question 2

A search is performed by specifying a character string comprised of multiple alphabetic characters and one delimiter character “.” (period). An “” (asterisk) represents an arbitrary
character string with zero or more characters, and a “?” (question mark) represents an arbitrary
single character. Which of the following is a character string that matches the character string represented below?
X.Y??

a) XY.XYY

b) XXX.YY

c) XYX.YXY

d) YXYX.YXY

Answer 2

c

Question 3

When a sound is recorded in a computer file, it is to be stored as a series of 8-bit encoded data. When the same sound source is sampled at the same sampling frequency and then encoded as a series of 16-bit data in lieu of 8-bit data, which of the following is an appropriate description concerning this encoding?

a) The amplitude of the sound can be recorded more finely.

b) When the recording time is the same, the amount of data becomes smaller.

c) The CPU load required to process the recorded data decreases.

d) The upper limit of the frequency that can be recorded becomes higher.

Answer 3

a

Question 4

Q4. Which of the following is a search condition for the shaded portion of the Venn diagram
below?

Question 5

Q5. As shown in Figure 1, there is a processing unit which reads two positive integer input
values A1 and A2, and then writes two integer output values B1 and B2. B1 is equal to A2,
and B2 is the remainder of A1 divided by A2. In Figure 2, two processing units with the same
function as the above are connected in series. When A1=15 and A2=6 are given to the lefthand unit in Figure 2, what is the output value of B1 for the right-hand unit?

Question 6

Q6. The data is exchanged between variable A and variable B. When variable TMP is used to
temporarily store data, which of the following is the procedure for exchanging data correctly?
Here, “x ← y” represents that the data of “x” is replaced with the data of “y”.

Question 7

Which of the following is an explanation of a characteristic of hypertext?

a) It has a function for the creation and editing of a range of expressions.

b) It has a function for the creation and editing of a range of shapes.

c) It provides a range of templates, and enables their use.

d) It has a mechanism that enables relevant information to be accessed by embedding a
link in any position in a text.

Answer 7

d

Question 8

In the data structure called a queue that is suitable for performing first-in first-out (FIFO) processing, values are stored in the order of “8”, “1”, “6”, and “3”, and then two (2) values are removed consecutively. Which of the following is the last value that is removed?

a) 1

b) 3

c) 6

d) 8

Answer 8

a

Question 9

Q9. When the process that is shown in the flowchart is ended, which of the following is the
value of x?

Question 10

Q10. Which of the following is an appropriate combination of words that are inserted into
blanks A and B in the description below concerning the execution sequence of instructions in
a computer?

Question 11

Which of the following is a method of writing the same data to multiple hard disks simultaneously and improving reliability rather than performance?

a) Striping

b) Paging

c) Interleaving

d) Mirroring

Answer 11

d

Question 12

Which of the following is required for an application program to use the peripheral
equipment that is connected to a PC?

a) Compiler

b) Device driver

c) Plug and play

d) Hot plug

Answer 12

b

Question 13

Q13. There is an IoT system that automatically opens and closes the sluice gate for a rice field
by measuring the water level in the rice field. Which of the following is the appropriate
combination of terms to be inserted into blanks A and B in the figure?

Question 14

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning a benchmark test?

a) It focuses on input and output instead of the processing structure in the system in order to test if the output are as per the specifications for various input.

b) It focuses on the internal processing structure of the system and sets test cases that cover conditions such as branching conditions and repetition conditions in order to test if the behavior of the processing is as intended by the design.

c) It predicts performance of a system to be created before it is designed, by
mathematically modeling the behavior of the system and simulating its behavior by
using a pseudo program.

d) It evaluates performance by performing a standard processing on an actual system and
comparing the performance such as the time taken for the processing with other systems.

Answer 14

d

Question 15

Among the descriptions A through D concerning measures in a client/server system, which of the following is the list that contains all and only the appropriate items for reducing the response time?

A: Establishing a high-speed line between the client and the server, and reducing the time taken to transmit data

B: Increasing the number of clients, and reducing the waiting time for users before using clients

C: Reducing the time taken for data entry by users on the client’s input screen

D: Making the server high-performance, and reducing the server’s processing time

a) A, B, C

b) A, D

c) B, C

d) C, D

Answer 15

b

Question 16

In the specification of the capacity of a battery that is embedded in a device such as an IoT device or a smartphone, which of the following is the appropriate meaning of “100mAh”?

a) It can discharge a current of 100mA for one (1) hour.

b) After it is charged for 100 minutes, it can discharge a current for one (1) hour.

c) It can discharge a current of 1A for 100 minutes.

d) After it is charged for one (1) hour, it
can discharge a current for 100 minutes.

Answer 16

a

Question 17

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of the virtualization of a server?

a) It is a technique for virtually creating computer-generated worlds or immersive
environments that users can interact with.

b) It is a technique for virtually operating the GUI of a remote computer connected via a network by using a local computer.

c) It is a technique for virtually implementing and operating two or more computers on a single computer.

d) It is a technique for virtually allocating more memory space than the capacity of main memory by using a particular part of auxiliary storage.

Answer 17

c

Question 18

Q18. In the description below concerning a file system, which of the following is an
appropriate combination of terms to be inserted into blanks A through C?

Question 19

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the OS for PCs?

a) Each PC allows only one (1) type of OS to be installed and run on it.

b) There is no OS for PCs equipped with a 64-bit CPU.

c) When an OS is upgraded to a new version, all of the software operating with the old version of the OS cannot be used any more.

d) There exist some OSs for PCs that can be started up by using an external storage device, such as a CD-ROM and USB memory, other than the hard disk.

Answer 19

d

Question 20

There is a system where a full backup is made after closing time every Sunday, and an incremental backup is made after closing time on Monday through Saturday. On a Wednesday, a failure happened during business hours, so a decision was made to restore data to the state
at the closing time on Tuesday by using backup files. Which of the following lists all and only the necessary backup files for restoring data? Here, an incremental backup file means a backup file that contains only the data that has been modified since the previous backup (a
full backup or an incremental backup) was made.

a) A full backup file on Sunday, incremental backup files on Monday and Tuesday

b) A full backup file on Sunday, an incremental backup file on Tuesday

c) Incremental backup files on Monday and Tuesday

d) An incremental backup file on Tuesday

Answer 20

a

Question 21

Q21. Spreadsheet software is to be used to perform a calculation with the monthly sales data
for each product shown in the worksheet below. When the expression
“COUNTIF(B2:D2,>15000)” is entered in cell E2 and then copied to cell E3 and cell E4,
which of the following is the value that is displayed in cell E4?

Question 22

Which of the following is an Open Source Software (OSS) OS that is used in mobile
devices such as smartphones and tablets?

a) Android

b) iOS

c) Safari

d) Windows

Answer 22

a

Question 23

Which of the following is a device that is used to recognize handwritten characters and convert them into character codes?

a) BD-R

b) CD-R

c) OCR

d) OMR

Answer 23

c

Question 24

Which of the following is an appropriate example of benefits of cookies?

a) When a person is registered beforehand as a reader, only e-mails whose content matches
the registered genre and preference are delivered automatically.

b) When a search is performed by an Internet search engine, in addition to the search results, articles and advertisements with related content are displayed.

c) When a link to another person’s blog is pasted in one’s own blog, a notification is sent automatically to the person.

d) When a user accesses a website that he/she has accessed before, the Web page is
displayed according to the settings tailored to him/her.

Answer 24

d

Question 25

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the characteristics of video distribution using streaming?

a) The data to be distributed must be stored on the server beforehand, and videos of events
and sports cannot be distributed while they are being shot.

b) Deterioration in video quality due to partial loss of data in reception can be completely eliminated.

c) Warm-up time is not required for starting playback of a video, and therefore, the viewer
can immediately start watching the video.

d) Rather than waiting for the entire video data to be downloaded, playback starts as soon as some data has been received.

Answer 25

d

Question 26

Q26. When the “Department,” “Location,” and “Employee” tables are joined to create Table
A, which of the following is the “Employee” table that is to be joined? Here, an underline
indicates a primary key, and a dotted underline indicates a foreign key.

Question 27

Q27. From the “Product” table below, products whose supplier is “Company A” and the price
is 1.40 dollars or more, and products whose supplier is “Company B” and the price is 1.70
dollars or less are extracted. Which of the following is a list of all of the obtained product
names?

Question 28

Which of the following is an appropriate search expression for searching for information concerning “men who are younger than 20 years and men who are older than 65 years”?

a) Men AND (less than 20 years AND more than 65 years)

b) Men AND (less than 20 years OR more than 65 years)

c) Men OR (less than 20 years AND more than 65 years)

d) Men OR (less than 20 years OR more than 65 years)

Answer 28

b

Question 29

Which of the following is a database model that represents data in a table that is composed of rows and columns?

a) Object model

b) Hierarchical model

c) Relational model

d) Network model

Answer 29

c

Question 30

Which of the following is the most appropriate description concerning a VPN that is used, for example, to connect a PC to a workplace network from outside via the Internet?

a) It provides several lines for connecting to the Internet and improves availability.

b) It guarantees the maximum delay time by controlling the timing of transmission.

c) It guarantees a minimum bandwidth by compressing the communication data.

d) It performs highly secure communications by using authentication and encryption of the
communication data

Answer 30

d

Question 31

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning a virus check for an e-mail?

a) A virus check is not required for the encrypted e-mail.

b) A virus check is not required for the received e-mail if the virus check is performed by the sender.

c) A virus check is performed even if the attached file has a file extension of “jpg”.

d) A virus check is performed only for the e-mail sent by an unknown sender.

Answer 31

c

Question 32

Which of the following is the mechanism that determines the correspondence between domain names and IP addresses on the Internet?

a) DNS

b) FTP

c) SMTP

d) Web

Answer 32

a

Question 33

Which of the following is the term that describes a network device copying a packet and sending it to multiple destinations?

a) DNS

b) URL

c) Multicast

d) Multilink

Answer 33

c

Question 34

Which of the following is a wireless network that is used for IoT systems, and has power saving properties that enable operation for more than several years with a general battery and wide area properties that enable communication over a maximum distance of tens of
kilometers?

a) LPWA

b) MDM

c) SDN

d) WPA2

Answer 34

a

Question 35

All employees are registered in an entry control system with biometric authentication, and the employees who are allowed to enter each room within the company are specified. The
exit from a room is not controlled. Among the following lists of the descriptions A through D, which is the list that contains all and only the items that can be achieved by the entry control system?

A: Only authorized employees are allowed to enter a room.
B: The time duration for which each person stayed in the room is recorded.
C: Any attempts to enter a room but were denied the entry are recorded.
D: The number of persons in a room is identified.

a) A, B, C

b) A, C

c) A, D

d) B, C, D

Answer 35

b

Question 36

Which of the following is the most appropriate description concerning an information security policy for an organization?

a) It is a management’s role to implement not only the top-level information security
policy, but also the rules and procedures for information security.

b) It is necessary to publish outside of the company not only the top-level information security policy, but also the rules and procedures for information security.

c) While the rules and procedures for information security should be tailored to the organization, the top-level information security policy must be adopted from the industry standard model.

d) Even when different information security measures are implemented in different departments of an organization, the top-level information security policy is
recommended to be unified across the organization.

Answer 36

d

Question 37

Which of the following is an explanation of DRM (Digital Rights Management), which
is used for digital content?

a) It is data compression technology for audio and video, and there are multiple standards for the technology according to playback quality.

b) It is a collective term for technologies for protecting the copyright of content and restricting its use and duplication.

c) It is an XML-based description language for controlling data broadcasting on digital
television.

d) It is a standard for reproducing realistic sound.

Answer 37

b

Question 38

Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of the operation that spyware is meant to perform?

a) To destabilize the operation of the OS and software

b) To delete files from the file system without user consent

c) To hijack the web browser and forcefully execute a particular operation

d) To collect personal and other information without being noticed by users

Answer 38

d

Question 39

Which of the following is an appropriate description of S/MIME that is used for e-mails?

a) A service that a user can use from his or her web browser by sending or receiving e-mails on the website

b) A standard for securely sending and receiving e-mails between e-mail software by using a digital certificate

c) A protocol for transferring e-mails between e-mail servers

d) A protocol for e-mail software to receive e-mails

Answer 39

b

Question 40

The communication protocol between a web browser and a web server was changed from HTTP to HTTPS. Which of the following does this achieve?

a) Improvement of transfer rate between a client PC and a web server

b) Prevention of computer virus infection

c) Protection of confidentiality in communication

d) Improvement of web browser display speed

Answer 40

c

Question 41

Q41. In a file system that uses the access control methods below, which of the following
settings for access rights to file A satisfies the requirements for access control?

Question 42

Which of the following is a term for software that encrypts files on a computer in order to make them unusable, and demands money or other valuables in exchange for the decryption key?

a) Keylogger

b) Ransomware

c) Rootkit

d) Worm

Answer 42

b

Question 43

Q43. Which of the following is an appropriate combination of terms or phrases to be inserted
into A and B in the description below concerning identification of information security risks
in ISMS?

Question 44

In a corporate network, which of the following is a server that should be installed in a corporate LAN rather than in the demilitarized zone (DMZ)?

a) An e-mail server that receives e-mails from outside the company

b) A DNS server where IP addresses of servers that are open to the public are registered

c) A file server that stores confidential information of the company

d) A web server that publishes information to the outside of the company

Answer 44

c

Question 45

An IoT device with a vulnerability was used in large numbers by several companies.
One (1) of the devices was infected with malware, and the infection spreads to many other IoT devices. On a certain date at a certain time, the many IoT devices that were infected with the malware attempted many connections to a certain website simultaneously, and this
forced the service of the website to stop. Which of the following attacks was made against the website?

a) DDoS attack

b) Cross-site scripting

c) Dictionary attack

d) Social engineering

Answer 45

a

Question 46

Which of the following is the order of the requirements definition phases in the system development?

a) Business requirements definition, system requirements definition, software requirements definition

b) Business requirements definition, software requirements definition, system requirements definition

c) System requirements definition, business requirements definition, software requirements definition

d) System requirements definition, software requirements definition, business requirements definition

Answer 46

a

Question 47

Among the requirements for the design of screens A through D below, which of the
following is the list that contains all the items that are to be considered for easy-to-use for system users?

A: The time to recover from a failure
B: The ease of learning of operation
C: The layout of pushbuttons
D: The size and color of text

a) A, B, C

b) A, B, D

c) A, C, D

d) B, C, D

Answer 47

d

Question 48

Which of the following is an activity in software maintenance?

a) Program modifications that are requested by an ordering party to a developer as a result of an acceptance test for software

b) Creation of additional code for the functions that are discovered to be lacking in the unit test of a program

c) Fixing of bugs that are discovered in the unit test of a program

d) Program modifications to handle a system failure that occurs in actual operation

Answer 48

d

Question 49

Which of the following is the appropriate description concerning the black box test?

a) The test is performed for all branches of the program.

b) The test is performed for all instructions of the program.

c) The test is performed on the basis of the internal structure of the program.

d) The test is performed by focusing on the input and the output of the program.

Answer 49

d

Question 50

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the characteristics of the prototyping model?

a) Through a trial model in the initial stage of the development process, the user interface is determined and the system performance is verified, in order to reduce the risk of rework in subsequent phases.

b) It is a type of growth model where the system is refined by repeating development processes. In each iteration process, risk is assessed based on development cost and quality, and the process with the lowest risk is adopted.

c) Through a series of system development processes, some functions are completed. The entire system is developed in incremental steps by repeating such a cycle.

d) It is performed in order of requirements analysis, system design, production, and test. It is suitable for large-scale system development.

Answer 50

a

Question 51

In order to achieve the objectives of a project, the roles, responsibilities, and skills required for project team members are determined, and the time periods of their participation are also clarified. Which of the following is the appropriate knowledge area of the project
management processes where such activities are classified?

a) Project communication management

b) Project scope management

c) Project time management

d) Project human resource management

Answer 51

d

Question 52

The response measure for risks in a project can be classified as avoidance, mitigation, acceptance, and transfer. In a system development project, the design and development process is to be subcontracted to Company A. In a previous system development, Company
A suffered a delay for delivery, so it is also possible that a delay will occur in this project. Which of the following is a response measure that corresponds to mitigation of the risk of a
delay?

a) The inclusion of causal analysis of the previous delay at Company A, and preventive measures on the basis of this analysis into the development plan

b) Cancellation of subcontracting to Company A

c) Inclusion in the contract of the term of the compensation for damages by Company A in the event of a delay

d) Inclusion in the project of the cost of measures in response to a delay

Answer 52

a

Question 53

When a project is launched, which of the following is created by the project manager to run the project?

a) Request for proposal

b) Project implementation report

c) Project management plan

d) Requirements definition

Answer 53

c

Question 54

Q54. A system development project has more defects than the quality targets. In order to clarify
the issues to prioritize for resolution, the number of defects for each cause is to be
investigated and shown with a chart. Which of the following is an appropriate chart to use?

Question 55

Which of the following is a hierarchical decomposition for the activities of creating project deliverables?

a) EVM

b) RFP

c) SLA

d) WBS

Answer 55

d

Question 56

In the development of a system, the decision is made to subcontract the development from program implementation to integration testing to a vendor. A contract is concluded with
the vendor that has the condition of reporting the progress and quality status at a weekly regular meeting, along with all the details of resolutions to any problem that has an impact on these things. Which of the following is the appropriate activity to confirm that the vendor is complying with the contract conditions?

a) When a problem has occurred on the vendor-side that impacts progress and quality, requesting a report in a regular meeting and confirming the details until the problem is resolved.

b) For problems that occur on the vendor-side that impact progress and quality, confirming the details of their resolution with a report when the delivery is made.

c) For the work on the vendor-side, confirming progress and quality status and all the details of responses to problems that occurred with a report at the regular meeting.

d) For the work on the vendor-side, requesting a report on progress and quality status and confirming the results of work at the completion of each phase such as program
implementation.

Answer 56

c

Question 57

In a project where 60 programs are created with a budget of 18 million yen, when the status of the project was checked 20 days after the start of the project, it was found that 40
out of the 60 programs have been completed at a cost of 15 million yen. If the project continues to proceed at the same pace, what is the excess of cost over budget? Here, the scale of all programs and productivity are the same.

a) 3 million yen

b) 4.5 million yen

c) 6 million yen

d) 7.5 million yen

Answer 57

b

Question 58

Which of the following is the technical term that shows the management cycle in IT service management?

a) ITIL

b) PDCA

c) SLA

d) SLCP

Answer 58

b

Question 59

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation concerning proactive
countermeasures against various threats that hinder stable operation of information systems?

a) If unauthorized intrusion from the outside can be prevented completely, that is sufficient as a proactive countermeasure against unauthorized access.

b) It is difficult to predict natural disasters, so proactive countermeasures should focus on human-caused disasters.

c) If all data is backed up, no other proactive countermeasures are required.

d) Necessary proactive countermeasures should be taken, taking into consideration the trade-off between anticipated losses and costs of countermeasures.

Answer 59

d

Question 60

An SLA contains a written description of arrangements, such as the content of the
service agreed upon between a service provider and a service user. Which of the following is an appropriate merit that is obtained by both the service provider and the service user through concluding an SLA?

a) Being able to confirm the validity of the invoiced amount, based on the content of the service performed

b) Being able to have shared recognition of the content, scope of provision, and minimum required level of the service

c) Being able to negotiate fees when the content of the service is insufficient or incomplete

d) Being able to perform service operations without excessive demands placed on the content of service

Answer 60

b

Question 61

Which of the following is an appropriate role of the service desk handling incident
management when a system failure occurs?

a) Explaining already-known failure events and their workaround to users

b) Providing training to the users after handling the system failure

c) Performing an alternate processing for the business operation where the failure has occurred

d) Investigating the root cause of the failure

Answer 61

a

Question 62

In IT service management, which of the following is the case where a person in charge of the service desk entrusts the resolution of a high-difficulty incident reported to the service desk to secondary support with specialized skills?

a) FAQ

b) SLA

c) Escalation

d) Workaround

Answer 62

c

Question 63

Which of the following is a process where a third party inspects and evaluates the security and reliability of the information system of a company, and if necessary, the third party makes suggestions and recommendations to the party being inspected and evaluated.

a) System audit

b) System management

c) System design

d) System test

Answer 63

a

Question 64

Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of IT governance?

a) It is the organizational abilities of a company to control the creation and execution of its IT strategy with the purpose of building competitive superiority, and to lead it in the ideal direction.

b) It is the implementation and management of a good quality IT service that meets business needs.

c) It is an activity that a third party that is not an involved party nor its management
verifies that implementation and operation of risk control concerning information systems are appropriate.

d) It is the application of the knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet the requirements of the project.

Answer 64

a

Question 65

Several functions are implemented for internal control by the system. Which of the following is the appropriate function that the process below implements?
The login screen is displayed. A user enters the user ID and the password. If the combination of the user ID and the password matches the already-registered combination, the screen transits to the business menu screen. If not, the screen does not transit, and an
error message is displayed.

a) Detection of a system failure

b) Access control by the system

c) Grant of access rights to the user

d) Confirmation of validity of password settings of the user

Answer 65

b

Question 66

Which of the following is the most appropriate measure to lower the break-even sales for Company A that is in the manufacturing and sales industry?

a) Attempting to increase the production volume of a product by building new facilities that are the same as the current ones

b) Proceeding with the reduction of labor costs and the restructuring of indirect
departments

c) Attempting to increase the sales volume of a product while maintaining the sales price at a certain level

d) Reducing the sales price of a product while maintaining the sales volume at the current level

Answer 66

b

Question 67

The design quality of software is related to the skills of the designers, the design methods, the design tools, and other factors. Which of the following is an appropriate name for a diagram or a chart that resembles a fishbone and is used for identifying the items that affect
the quality?

a) Arrow diagram

b) Cause and effect diagram

c) Pareto chart

d) Matrix diagram

Answer 67

b

Question 68

In order to manufacture one (1) unit of a product, 10 kg of the raw material A and 5 kg of the raw material B are needed. If the amount of raw material that can be used in one (1) month is 60 kg of raw material A and 40 kg of raw material B, what is the maximum number of units of the product that can be manufactured in one (1) month?

a) 4

b) 6

c) 8

d) 10

Answer 68

b

Question 69

Q69. The entire inventory of Warehouse A and Warehouse B is to be sent to Store C and Store D. The inventory volume of Warehouse A and Warehouse B is 35 items and 15 items
respectively, and the required volume for Store C and Store D is 20 items and 30 items respectively. The shipment cost for each item from warehouse to store is as shown in the table. Under these conditions, what is the minimum total shipment cost in dollars?

Question 70

Which of the following is the most appropriate objective of improving the corporate brand?

a) Providing customers with value that the competitors cannot provide on the basis of the unique skills and technologies of the company

b) Bringing about competitive superiority by implicating the quality image of products and services from the company name, etc.

c) Gaining stakeholders’ empathy by announcing the basic concept of universal values of the company and corporate activities to the society by management executives and companies

d) Selling unique brands of products with low-price that are developed and produced in association with manufacturers on the basis of the leadership of distributors

Answer 70

b

Question 71

Q71. In order to produce one (1) unit of product A, one (1) unit of component B that is procured
externally is required. Component B is ordered on the first business day of every month. It is
delivered on the last business day of the same month, and used in production from the next
month. When the three-month production plan from April for product A is as shown in the
table below, what is the minimum number of units of component B that must be ordered on
the first business day in May? Here, the stock of component B at the end of March is 6,000
units, and 6,000 units have been ordered on the first business day of April. Products in
progress and safety stock do not need to be considered.

Question 72

Which of the following is an expression that calculates gross profit?

a) (Sales) − (Cost of sales)

b) (Operating profit) + (Non-operating income) − (Non-operating expenses)

c) (Ordinary profit) + (Extraordinary profit) − (Extraordinary loss)

d) (Current net profit before tax) − (Corporate tax, local tax, and business tax)

Answer 72

a

Question 73

Which of the following is an international book code?

a) EAN

b) ISBN

c) ITF

d) UPC

Answer 73

b

Question 74

Among the various types of license agreements for a software package, which of the following is an appropriate explanation concerning a site license?

a) A software package can be used on multiple computers in a designated company or organization.

b) A software package can be used on a designated computer or a definite number of computers.

c) A software package can be installed on a designated server, and can also be used by any clients to access the server.

d) A software package can be used by a designated user or a definite number of users regardless of use or purpose.

Answer 74

a

Question 75

Q75. 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 where
the sales contract is concluded? Here, once the quotation is provided, the content of the
transaction does not change throughout the procedure.

Question 76

Among cases of sending e-mail, which of the following is the most appropriate from the viewpoint of consideration for the recipients?

a) A questionnaire on member satisfaction is sent by e-mail to all the addresses of 100 selected members entered in the “To” (destination) field.

b) A large-size document presenting a company’s products is sent to a customer as an email attachment without being compressed.

c) A reply to an e-mail query from a customer about a product is sent also to those
customers who should know about the details, by entering their addresses in the “Cc” (carbon copy) field.

d) An e-mail is sent to the limited customers by using the “Bcc” (blind carbon copy) field in order to inform them of the URL of the Web page of a special event.

Answer 76

d

Question 77

Which of the following is a corporate activity of compliance promotion?

a) A mechanism for sharing sales people’s sales know-how, customer information, and negotiation information in the sales department is implemented to improve sales productivity.

b) A mechanism for sharing customer information and purchasing history among all departments that come into contact with customers is implemented to increase customer satisfaction.

c) Schedules, documents, messages, and meeting room reservation status are shared with groups such as departments and projects in order to prevent loss of communication.

d) A code of conduct or a conduct manual based on corporate ethics that aims to follow the law is created, and ethical education is implemented to ensure that employees understand them.

Answer 77

d

Question 78

Which of the following is standardized as ISO (International Organization for
Standardization) 27000 series?

a) Content management system

b) Information security management system

c) Talent management system

d) Knowledge management system

Answer 78

b

Question 79

Which of the following is the type of retailing where the headquarters provides the business right, the right to use the trademark, and know-how about opening and running stores, on the basis of contracts with member stores, and collects royalties in return?

a) Outlet store

b) Concept shop

c) Franchise chain

d) Voluntary chain

Answer 79

c

Question 80

Which of the following is an appropriate purpose of CRM?

a) To increase profits by building an excellent relationship with the customer from a longterm perspective

b) To optimize the delivery time and cost by improving the series of processes from
procurement to manufacturing, distribution, and sales across several companies

c) To use management resources effectively by integrating and managing the information that is independently controlled in each department

d) To determine when and how much of materials required for manufacturing products is to be purchased on the basis of a bill of materials and inventory information

Answer 80

a

Question 81

Q81. In order to consider near-term strategies, automobile manufacturer Company A
identified its strengths and weaknesses, as well as the opportunities and threats it faces in
the external environment. On the basis of the results, which of the following is appropriate
as measures to leverage the company’s strengths and overcome the threats?

Question 82

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning M&A?

a) The analysis of the flow of business and the chain of value for the production of value of products and services provided by a company

b) The increase in autonomy in business strategy making by dividing a company by
business or region

c) The drastic reform of business processes, and using IT to increase business throughput and cost efficiency

d) The acceleration of business deployment by fulfilling the functions that the company is lacking from other companies through corporate acquisition, etc.

Answer 82

d

Question 83

Q83. Which of the following is an appropriate combination of the management themes and
techniques for achieving them?

Question 84

Which of the following is the purpose of constructing an SCM system?

a) To evaluate the current strengths and weaknesses of a company, and decide the
companies to partner with to complement the weaknesses

b) To reduce the product distribution inventory and improve customer satisfaction by mutually sharing and managing information such as production, inventory, and sales of products between departments and companies related to processes from production to
consumption of products

c) To clarify where the value provided to customers is generated in the series of corporate activities such as procurement, development, manufacturing, sales, and service

d) To enable a company that produces and sells many types of products to determine the most efficient and effective combination of manufacturing and selling products in order to maximize profits

Answer 84

b

Question 85

Which of the following is the most appropriate description of the API economy?

a) It is a mechanism where services with a higher added value are provided over the
Internet by linking the services that are provided by a range of providers.

b) It is a mechanism for a copyright holder to release the source code for software for free via the Internet, etc.

c) It is a mechanism for streamlining work such as routine administrative work by using a software robot.

d) It is a mechanism for the distributed management of transaction history with multiple
systems.

Answer 85

a

Question 86

Which of the following is the situation where an improvement can be expected by installing a Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system?

a) Design drawings are managed on both electronic files and hard copies, so design change history cannot be accurately known.

b) Information concerning materials and their quantities required for manufacturing is complicated, so it is easy to miscalculate order quantities, and production is being adversely affected.

c) There are many design changes, so production efficiency does not improve.

d) High-mix, low-volume production is adopted, so the cost of installing production equipment is increasing.

Answer 86

b

Question 87

Which of the following is a technology that is defined by some international standards and used for contactless IC cards, such as tickets for public transport?

a) IrDA

b) RFID

c) Bluetooth

d) Wi-Fi

Answer 87

b

Question 88

Among the characteristics required for an embedded system, which of the following is the most appropriate terminology used when a certain process must be completed within a given period of time?

a) Availability

b) Reliability

c) Real-time ability

d) Serviceability

Answer 88

c

Question 89

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of CAD?

a) Education with the use of computers

b) Manufacturing with the use of computers

c) Design and drafting with the use of computers

d) Software design, development, and maintenance with the use of computers

Answer 89

c

Question 90

The capability of Shogi (Japanese chess game) software is improved until it beats a
professional player. Which of the following is the most appropriate technology that acts as the core for improvement of the capability of the Shogi software?

a) VR

b) ER

c) EC

d) AI

Answer 90

d

Question 91

Which of the following is software for performing basic control of hardware mounted on a gaming console, household appliances, etc.?

a) Groupware

b) Shareware

c) Firmware

d) Middleware

Answer 91

c

Question 92

Which of the following is an appropriate purpose of installing groupware?

a) To provide basic hardware control to such equipment as PCs and peripheral devices

b) To enhance the overall work efficiency of an 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

Answer 92

b

Question 92

Q92. Which of the following is the most appropriate diagram representing the flow of business
operations after concurrent engineering is applied? Here, the arrows in the diagram show the
flow of business operations, and each activity name is displayed on top.

Question 93

Which of the following is the most appropriate description concerning the role of CIO?

a) Making an audit of the company from an objective standpoint in order to check if there is any problem with business operations or IT control works effectively

b) Playing a leading role in planning and execution of an information strategy for
implementing a business strategy

c) Establishing a personnel system for implementing a business strategy, and controlling overall administrative operations such as understanding the actual situation of services

d) Improving the efficiency of allocating company funds, and ensuring the accuracy of financial accounting

Answer 93

b

Question 94

Which of the following is a term that means that the development and operation of a system is farmed out to an overseas company or an overseas subsidiary?

a) Hosting

b) Offshore outsourcing

c) Onshore outsourcing

d) System integration

Answer 94

b

Question 95

SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) is a concept of constructing a system by combining services. Which of the following is an appropriate merit of using SOA?

a) The processing speed of the system is improved.

b) The security of the system is strengthened.

c) The system users do not need education or training.

d) Flexiblility can be achieved for the system.

Answer 95

d

Question 96

Q97. For the procurement of a system, which of the following is an appropriate combination
of the words or terms corresponding to blanks A and B?

Question 97

When the software life cycle is divided into the planning process, requirements definition process, development process, and operation process, which of the following is an appropriate
activity in the requirements definition process?

a) Business process and system transition

b) Computerization planning

c) Software detailed design

d) Stakeholders’ needs identification

Answer 97

d

Question 98

Which of the following is an appropriate approver for the optimization plan of the
overall information system of a company?

a) CIO

b) Head of RFP creation department

c) Head of the business operations department handling the mission-critical system

d) System development project manager

Answer 98

a

Question 99

Which of the following is the most appropriate term that refers to the goals for development that must be achieved by 2030 adopted by the United Nations in order to achieve a sustainable world?

a) SDGs

b) SDK

c) SGA

d) SGML

Answer 99

a