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 character strings matches the character string represented below?
X*.Y??
Which of the following is a search condition for the black area of the Venn diagram shown below?
Which of the following is obtained by multiplying the binary value 10110 by three (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?
There is a program that displays text in accordance with the specifications below. When the original text described below is displayed, in what point size does the program display the underlined character string? Here, the first character of the original text is displayed in 10 points.
[Specifications]
The characters between <B> and </B> are displayed one point larger than the preceding character.
The characters between <S> and </S> are displayed one point smaller than the preceding character.
Each of <B> </B> and <S> </S> must be used as a pair, and both of them can be nested with each other.
[Original text]
The system administrator promotes and implements <B>department-level<B> or
<S>group-level</S> computerization</B> from a user’s <S>standpoint</S>.</B>
Among the program control structures, which of the following is classified as a “while-type” loop structure?
A stack is a first-in last-out data structure. By using the stack, a device changes the order of data received from the right side and sends it to the left side, as shown in the figure below. There are three types of operations available on the device, as described below.
When the device receives X, Y, and Z in this order from the right side, which of the following is the order in which the device cannot send them to the left side even if the operations (1) to (3) are combined?
Among the items A through C described below about programming languages, which of the following is the list that contains all of the appropriate items?
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?
Which of the following is the most appropriate description concerning a multi-core processor?
Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of a hot plug?
Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of GPU?
Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning CPU performance?
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 of a system that is causing the problem?
Which of the following is an appropriate characteristic of a dual system?
Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of parallel processing?
Which of the following is a purpose of the virtual memory system that is one of the functions provided by an OS?
Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of the virtualization of a server?
Which of the following is an appropriate combination of the terms and explanations A through D concerning the file system of a hierarchical directory structure?
Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the use of OSS (Open Source Software)?
Which of the following is an appropriate explanation concerning a deadlock?
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 time of closing on Tuesday by using backup files. Which of the following lists all 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 file (a full backup file or an incremental backup file) was made.
If data is repeatedly added to and deleted from a hard disk on a PC, data may not be stored in consecutive areas on the hard disk. When no measures are taken, which of the following can occur?
Which of the following is an appropriate concept of universal design?
Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the characteristics of video distribution using streaming?
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?
Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning foreign keys in a relational database?
The result of the Information-Technology Engineers Examination by some of the employees of a company is shown below. In order to manage this table with a relational database, which of the following is an appropriate method to partition the table into two (2) tables? Here, this company has employees with the same name.
In a relational database, when (A∪B) and (A∩B) are performed on table A and table B shown below, which of the following is an appropriate combination of the resulting two tables among the three tables P, Q, and R? Here, (A∪B) shows the union of A and B, and (A∩B) shows the intersection of A and B.
A
B
P
Q
R
Three PCs and an Internet-capable TV (television) set are to be connected to the Internet by using a hub and a router that has a firewall function. Which of the following is an appropriate connection that enables the firewall function of the router to be used for all the traffic between the devices and the Internet? Here, “FW” in the figure indicates the firewall function.
Which of the following is an appropriate effect of replacing IPv4 with IPv6?
Which of the following is a mechanism by which, if an e-mail is sent to a specific e-mail address, the e-mail with the same content is distributed to multiple e-mail addresses that have been registered to the specific address?
Mr. A specifies the destinations for an e-mail as below and sends it. Mr. Y receives this e-mail, and sends a reply to all the recipients and the sender listed in the received e-mail. Among Mr. A, Mr. X, and Mr. Z, which of the following is the list that includes all and only the destinations of the e-mail that Mr. Y sends?
[Destinations specified for Mr. A’s e-mail]
To: X
CC: Y
BCC: Z
Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of a WAN?
Which of the following is an appropriate example of biometric authentication?
The authentication technology is classified into three (3) types, namely authentication based on one’s possession, authentication based on physical characteristics, and authentication based on one’s memory. Which of the following is an appropriate combination of the implementation examples (1) through (3) and their classifications?
Which of the following is appropriate as the characteristic of single sign-on?
Among descriptions A through D concerning how to conduct information security education to employees, which of the following contains all and only the appropriate descriptions?
When information security measures are grouped into three (3) categories of technical security measures, human security measures, and physical security measures, which of the following is an appropriate example of physical security measures?
Which of the following is an authentication method where a user uses information that differs each time and is generated with a device called a token or other such device?
Which of the following is a technique for taking advantage of psychological weaknesses or carelessness in order to, for example, improperly obtain confidential information?
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?
Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning password management?
Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning a scheme for authenticating a user of a system?
When information is classified and managed according to the protection level in information security, which of the following lists all and only the appropriate methods for the management?
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?
Mr. A, a participant in system testing, has no access to the internal structure of the system or software and prepares terminal input data and form output data for major transactions in the department for purpose of verification. Which of the following is the testing technique that Mr. A is going to implement?
The processes of system development include system requirements definition, systems architecture design, system integration testing, and software acceptance. Which of the following is an activity that is performed in system requirements definition?
Which of the following corresponds to software maintenance?
When system development is conducted sequentially from upstream to downstream processes, a significant amount of rework might arise in the test phase that is performed by the system user. For the purpose of preventing such rework, which of the following is the method that is used to create trial models in an early stage and clarify user requirements?
Among the following lists of descriptions A through D, which is the set that contains all appropriate descriptions concerning quality management in information systems?
After the start of a project, the scope is defined by collecting the requirements for the project. Which of the following is the most appropriate purpose of defining the scope?
When the system development activities are implemented, a plan is set up to complete the activities in 20 days by six (6) members having the same productivity. However, the plan is changed to have the activities finished in 15 days, and new members are added. When the productivity of the new members is half of the initially planned members, what is the minimum number of new members necessary for finishing the activities in 15 days?
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?
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.
When the management of a project is divided into progress management, quality management, and cost management, which of the following is most appropriate to be confirmed in progress management?
In an activity that is performed in the planning phase of a project, which of the following is a method that identifies all of the activities that need to be performed in the project and organizes them in a hierarchical structure, as well as clarifying the work units to be managed in the project?
Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of facility management?
In release management of IT service management, the items which have been planned and approved according to the change management are implemented in the production environment. Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning release management?
Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of what a service desk implements?
In order to provide a service that meets customer needs, which of the following is an appropriate approach in which an organization performs maintenance, management, and continuous improvement for operation of an information system?
In service level management concerning the degree of customer satisfaction with a service desk, which of the following is an action that falls under the “A” of the PDCA cycle?
Which of the following is the term for the assignment of employees’ role that applies mutual restraint among employees for the purpose of reducing the risk of misconduct or errors in work from the standpoint of internal control?
During a systems audit, systems auditors who are independent of the audit target inspect and evaluate the information systems comprehensively from an objective viewpoint. As a result of the systems audit requested by the management of a company, some problems are found in the effectiveness of the current information systems. Who are the most appropriate persons to whom the systems auditor gives advice and makes recommendations?
Which of the following is an appropriate measure to implement internal controls function?
A person wishes to start at point X, pass through all of points A, B, and C, and arrive at point Y. When the routes and the required times between points are as shown in the figure and the table, what is the shortest time in minutes from point X to point Y? Here, the points A, B, and C may be passed through in any order.
Which of the following examples of capacity building and guidance for subordinates is classified as OJT?
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?
Data of the defects and faults of products, complaints from customers, etc. are prepared and categorized according to their cause and situation. Which of the following represents the number of data in each category in descending order on a bar graph and the cumulative total on a line graph?
Which of the following is an appropriate way to brainstorm?
There are activities A, B, and C that use machines X and Y, and it is required in all activities that the machines are used in the sequence of machine X, machine Y. When the use times of machines X and Y in each activity are as shown in the table below, which of the following is the sequence of the activities where the total time required to complete the three (3) activities becomes minimum? Here, machines X and Y can be used in parallel as shown in the figure below, but two (2) or more tasks cannot be performed simultaneously with any machine.
Table Use times of machines X and Y in each activity
Figure Schedule of using the machines (Example of when activities are performed in the sequence A → B → C)
A certain product’s sales plan and sales result are shown in the table below. What is the ratio in percentage of the profit result to the profit plan? Here, the decimal fractions of the ratio are truncated.
Note: The shaded section is not shown.
Which of the following is the right to protect the content of user guides attached to software packages?
Which of the following is an appropriate combination of the standards and their applicable fields?
According to the ISO 9000 family, quality is defined as the “degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements.” When products are evaluated on the basis of this definition, which of the following is most appropriate as a product with good quality?
Which of the following is appropriate as a characteristic of the QR code?
Among the lists of corporate activities A through D, which of the following is the list that contains all activities concerning the establishment of compliance?
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?
Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the Balanced Scorecard (BSC)?
Among the business management systems, which of the following has an objective of maximizing customer lifetime value? Here, customer lifetime value is the amount of profit expected to be brought into a company by a customer throughout his/her lifetime.
As segmentation in marketing, consumers are classified on the basis of the attitude toward product purchase. Which of the following is an appropriate attitude toward product purchase of a consumer called an opinion leader?
Which of the following is an appropriate example of vertical integration in corporate business development?
Which of the following is an appropriate combination of the management themes and techniques for achieving them?
[Techniques]
CRM, POS, SCM
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?
Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of a patent strategy of cross-licensing?
When the spreadsheet shown below is converted into CSV format, which of the following is an appropriate list of data that is generated by spreadsheet software? Here, records are separated by the carriage return code “CR”. The expression in a cell is automatically recalculated, and the resulting value is written back into that cell. Although the entered expressions are shown in row 3 and column C below, the resulting values are actually displayed on the screen.
An ERP package is a suite of fully integrated software applications that are used to perform administrative business processes, such as financial management, procurement, personnel, and payroll administration. Which of the following is the most appropriate description concerning such an ERP package?
Which of the following is the system that is used to record sales information when a sales transaction was made at the store, and also to collect, accumulate, and analyze sales information for each item sold?
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?
Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of CAD, as used in the manufacturing industry?
Which of the following systems can be realized through the use of RFID?
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?
When system development is outsourced, which of the following is an appropriate item to be considered?
Which of the following is the most appropriate description concerning DFD?
Which of the following is the term that expresses the disparity in the quality and quantity of information that can be obtained, or in income that can be earned between people who can handle information devices such as computers and those who cannot?
Which of the following is a business operator that provides access to the Internet?
Which of the following is an appropriate approver for the optimization plan of the overall information system of a company?
Company A runs a securities business and Company B is a system developer. Company A outsources a project to develop a stock ordering system to Company B from the start of the project. During the operational test of the project, a defect is discovered. The defect is caused because Company A did not inform Company B of the “Exceptional rule for approval of the responsible person during ordering of stocks.” Which of the following is the phase where such a rule should be clearly explained to Company B?
Which of the following is an appropriate procedure for selecting a contractor for system development?
When the software life cycle in the figure below is classified into the operation process, development process, planning process, maintenance process, and requirements definition process, which of the following corresponds to A? Here, each of “Development,” “Planning,” “Maintenance,” and “Requirements definition” goes into one of A and the shaded blocks.
