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IP 2023 Spring

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 1 of 100

Question 1

Which of the following histograms has the largest variance? Here, the scale of the vertical axis is the same on each histogram and the scale of the horizontal axis is the same on each histogram.

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 2 of 100

Question 2

Which of the following is the appropriate meaning of the units that are shown in the specifications given in brochures or catalogs?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 3 of 100

Question 3

When the reward for an improvement proposal concerning business operations is determined based on the decision table below, how much is the reward for an improvement proposal for an improvement of $20,000 and a turnaround time reduction of three days? Here, “Y” in the table means that the condition holds, and “N” means that the condition does not hold. In addition, “√” indicates the reward that applies to a specific combination of these conditions.

ConditionRewardImprovement of less than$10,000YYNNTurnaround time reductionof less than one (1) weekYNYN$50√$100√$150√$300√

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 4 of 100

Question 4

Which of the following is the combination of the mean and median of the data?

[Data]

10, 20, 20, 20, 40, 50, 100, 440, 2000

OptionMeanMedian

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 5 of 100

Question 5

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>

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 6 of 100

Question 6

There is a series of numbered boxes stacked as shown in the figure below. The operations described in the table below are performed in the sequence of operations 1 through 4. When the operation 4 is completed, which of the following shows the status of the stacked boxes?

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Fig.

Table

OperationDescription
Operation 1Take two boxes from the top, add the numbers on the boxes, write the sum on a new box, and then put it on the top.
Operation 2Write the number 3 on a new box, and then put it on the top.
Operation 3Take three boxes from the top, calculate the average, write the average value on a new box, and then put it on the top.
Operation 4Take two boxes from the top, calculate the absolute value of the difference between the numbers on the boxes, write the absolute value on a new box, and then put it on the top.

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 7 of 100

Question 7

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the Java language?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 8 of 100

Question 8

Algorithms are important when a computer is used. Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of an algorithm?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 9 of 100

Question 9

Which of the following is a term for a list of instructions to a computer that are written in a human-readable programming language?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 10 of 100

Question 10

Which of the following is a standard for wireless communication between a PC and peripheral devices?

Questions 11–20

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 11 of 100

Question 11

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning a touch panel?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 12 of 100

Question 12

Which of the following is an appropriate description of a multi-core processor?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 13 of 100

Question 13

Which of the following is a plug and play function?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 14 of 100

Question 14

Which of the following is an explanation of a dual system?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 15 of 100

Question 15

When information processing systems are classified by their processing methods as shown in the figure below, which of the following is an explanation of a horizontal load distribution system?

Informationprocessing systemCentralized processing systemDistributed processing systemHorizontal distributionsystemVertical distributionsystemHorizontal function distribution systemHorizontal load distribution systemVertical function distribution systemVertical load distribution system

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 16 of 100

Question 16

Which of the following is an appropriate description of batch processing?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 17 of 100

Question 17

Which of the following is the most appropriate purpose of installing a business application software package instead of developing own application software?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 18 of 100

Question 18

Which of the following is the most appropriate method for limiting the content of database to be displayed in accordance with its confidentiality and each user’s business needs?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 19 of 100

Question 19

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

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 20 of 100

Question 20

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?

A:It is the directory at the topmost level of the hierarchy.B:It shows all paths starting from the topmost directory of the hierarchy down to the target file or directory according to the directory structure.C:It is the directory that is being manipulated now.D:It shows all paths starting from the directory that is manipulated now through the target file or directory according to the directory structure.
OptionCurrent directoryAbsolute pathRoot directory
Questions 21–30

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 21 of 100

Question 21

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of a deadlock?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 22 of 100

Question 22

Among the descriptions A through C concerning OSS (Open Source Software), which of the following is the list that contains all appropriate descriptions?

A:Some software is distributed only in compiled binary format, not in source code format.B:The license can restrict the field of use or users (individuals or groups).C:The Linux OS and the PostgreSQL relational database management system are some examples.

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 23 of 100

Question 23

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 most likely occur?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 24 of 100

Question 24

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of web accessibility?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 25 of 100

Question 25

Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of virtual reality?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 26 of 100

Question 26

Which of the following is a service that provides disk space on a server connected to the Internet for storing files and allows users to read and write data from anywhere inside or outside their homes?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 27 of 100

Question 27

Which of the following is an appropriate purpose of normalizing the data of a relational database?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 28 of 100

Question 28

Which of the following is a term for an operation that extracts only the rows (records) with a price of 100 yen or more, from the “Product” table of a relational database?

Product

Product_numberProduct_namePrice (yen)
S001Scissors200
S002Pencil50
S003Notebook120
S004Eraser80
S005Ruler150

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 29 of 100

Question 29

When an activity for building a relational database is divided into steps A through C below, which of the following is an appropriate order of the steps?

AIdentifying the data items to be used in the business operationBCreating tablesCInserting records

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 30 of 100

Question 30

Which of the following is an appropriate combination of the protocols that are used for transmitting and receiving e-mail as shown in the diagram below?

Mail serverMail serverMail client(3) Transfer e-mail(1) Send e-mail(2) Receive e-mail
Option(1)(2)(3)
Questions 31–40

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 31 of 100

Question 31

Which of the following is placed between an internal network and an external network in order to prevent unauthorized access from the external network to the internal network?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 32 of 100

Question 32

Which of the following is an appropriate effect of replacing IPv4 with IPv6?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 33 of 100

Question 33

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?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 34 of 100

Question 34

Among the cases of communication between PCs, servers, communication devices, printers, and other devices, which of the following needs to use a WAN?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 35 of 100

Question 35

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of a keylogger that is a threat to information security?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 36 of 100

Question 36

Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of phishing?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 37 of 100

Question 37

Which of the following is a form of direct damage to a server that is caused by a DoS attack?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 38 of 100

Question 38

Among the countermeasures A through D concerning information security, which of the following is the list that contains all and only the appropriate countermeasures for virus infections?

A:Installing antivirus softwareB:Applying a security patch (i.e., update module)C:Setting a password for the hard diskD:Encrypting files

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 39 of 100

Question 39

Among the descriptions A through C concerning PKI, which of the following is the list that contains all and only the appropriate descriptions concerning a digital signature in e-mail?

AThe recipient can check whether the sender is the intended person.BIt is possible to prevent e-mail from being read before it reaches the recipient.CThe recipient can confirm that the e-mail has not been tampered with.

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 40 of 100

Question 40

Which of the following is the general name for evil-minded software such as a key logger or worm?

Questions 41–50

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 41 of 100

Question 41

In the description below concerning risk management in information security, which of the following is an appropriate combination of words or phrases to be inserted into the blanks A through C?

In information security, a A in aninformation asset of an organization can be exploited by a B. The potential for damage is called a C.

OptionABC

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 42 of 100

Question 42

IDs and passwords are leaked from the first website, and the users of this website suffer from a password list attack on the second website. In this case, which of the following is the problem concerning the IDs and passwords for the second website?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 43 of 100

Question 43

Among the types of authentication I through IV, which of the following is a list that contains all and only biometrics authentication?

IPIN (Personal Identification Number)IIIrisIIIFingerprintIVVein

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 44 of 100

Question 44

When information security management is based on the PDCA cycle, which of the following corresponds to C?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 45 of 100

Question 45

Which of the following is a protocol that is used for encrypted HTTPS communication between a web server and a web browser?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 46 of 100

Question 46

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of software maintenance?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 47 of 100

Question 47

When system development progresses in the sequence of system requirements definition, external design, internal design, and programming, which of the following is the most appropriate phase for defining the layout of screens and the format of forms?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 48 of 100

Question 48

Mr. A, a participant in system testing, has no access to the internal structure of the system or software and prepares input data and output data for common transactions in the department for purpose of verification. Which of the following is the testing technique that Mr. A is going to implement?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 49 of 100

Question 49

Among a series of tests of software, which of the following is implemented mainly by the user who orders the development of the software?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 50 of 100

Question 50

Software development models include the waterfall model, spiral model, prototyping model, and RAD, etc. Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of the waterfall model?

Questions 51–60

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 51 of 100

Question 51

At the beginning phase of a new personnel system development project, in order to clarify the risks, the persons in charge of the planning department, personnel department, and information systems department, who act as the project team members, get together and make a list of the risks that they can think of concerning the project. What is such a method called?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 52 of 100

Question 52

Among the measures A through C for risk treatment to be considered when a new product is developed, which of the following is the list that contains all and only appropriate measures for reducing quality-related risks?

A:Developing the product by using proven technologyB:Purchasing insurance against development delaysC:Creating a prototype of the product

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 53 of 100

Question 53

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning decomposition that is performed to create the WBS of a system development project?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 54 of 100

Question 54

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?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 55 of 100

Question 55

A system development project at a company is starting to become delayed. In order to resolve the delay, the project leader proposes to project members that part of the planned work procedure be omitted. The opinion of the project members is divided into those who think that this cannot be avoided and those who are opposed because the quality will decrease. From the perspective of ensuring quality in a project, which of the following is the most appropriate action for a project leader to take?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 56 of 100

Question 56

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 checked in progress management?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 57 of 100

Question 57

There is a project with a development period of 10 months and a labor cost budget for development of 10 million yen. After the elapse of five (5) months, the actual labor cost is recorded as 6 million yen, and 40% of the deliverables is complete. If the development is continued till completion with the same productivity, how much will the excess of the budget for labor cost be?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 58 of 100

Question 58

Which of the following is the most appropriate activities of a service desk?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 59 of 100

Question 59

In a certain IT service, four (4) priority levels are set for system changes: urgent, high, medium, and low. Among the proposed system changes, which of the following is the change that should be classified as “urgent”? Here, regular release is scheduled at the end of each month.

PriorityDescription
UrgentFixing problems that pose a risk to human life or greatly reduce the ability to provide important public services, and that call for immediate response
HighFixing problems that have a severe impact on several important users, or have an impact on many users, and that call for prompt response
MediumFixing problems that do not have a severe impact, but cannot be postponed until the next regular release
LowItems for which change is required, but can be released at the next regular release

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 60 of 100

Question 60

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of facility management?

Questions 61–70

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 61 of 100

Question 61

In order to automatically respond to queries from users of an IT service, it was decided to install a chatbot. Which of the following is the most appropriate management process where such automation by a chatbot is effective?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 62 of 100

Question 62

Which of the following is the appropriate description concerning SLM in an IT service?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 63 of 100

Question 63

As a part of internal control, access management conforming to the segregation of duties is implemented for the use and operation of an information system. During the development of the information system, which of the following is an appropriate process to start taking access management into account?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 64 of 100

Question 64

Types of governance within a company include IT governance and corporate governance. Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of the positioning of IT governance?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 65 of 100

Question 65

When an external systems auditor conducts a systems audit of a company as an outsourcing service, which of the following is an appropriate action by the external systems auditor?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 66 of 100

Question 66

Which of the following has a negative correlation between temperature and total sales?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 67 of 100

Question 67

Among the parts of a cash flow statement, which of the following is the part where the income from product sales is reported?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 68 of 100

Question 68

Among the senior management positions, which of the following is the highest-ranking person who exercises control over the information systems?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 69 of 100

Question 69

Which of the following is the appropriate combination of words and phrases to be inserted into blanks A and B in the description below, concerning companies of making and receiving investments?

Company C is making an investment in Company D. To increase its A Company D, Company C may B.

OptionAB

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 70 of 100

Question 70

Among company rules, which of the following is a rule that implements segregation of duties?

Questions 71–80

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 71 of 100

Question 71

Which of the following is the appropriate term that refers to a variety of individuals with different sex, age, nationality, experience, and the like?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 72 of 100

Question 72

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.

Sales plan(X)Salesresult(Y)Salesresult /salesplan(Y/X)Purchase price(p)1,000 yen1,000 yen100%Number ofpurchases (q)1,000pieces1,100pieces110%Sale price (r)1,500 yen1,350 yen90%Number of sales(s)1,000pieces1,100pieces110%Profit(t = r × s - p × q)500,000yen

Note: The shaded section is not shown.

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 73 of 100

Question 73

Which of the following is an appropriate combination of the standards and their applicable fields?

OptionIEEE 802.3ISO 9001ISO 14001

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 74 of 100

Question 74

Which of the following is free software that can be copied or modified freely without permission from the author?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 75 of 100

Question 75

Which of the following is appropriate as a characteristic of the QR code?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 76 of 100

Question 76

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?

A:Supporting fine art and cultural activitiesB:Training employees in the codes of conductC:Performing activities for prevention of global desertificationD:Creating a mechanism for whistle blowing

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 77 of 100

Question 77

Which of the following is the most appropriate example of standardization in the manufacturing industry?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 78 of 100

Question 78

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

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 79 of 100

Question 79

There are two types of performance indexes: one to evaluate the achievement level of a goal and the other to evaluate the method for achieving a goal. When the goal is to “improve the English ability of employees,” which of the following is an appropriate index to represent the achievement level of this goal?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 80 of 100

Question 80

Which of the following is an appropriate example of alliance in corporate strategy?

Questions 81–90

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 81 of 100

Question 81

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of SWOT analysis?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 82 of 100

Question 82

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?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 83 of 100

Question 83

Which of the following is a marketing technique that seeks to analyze the needs of each individual person and provide products and services that fulfill those needs?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 84 of 100

Question 84

Which of the following is the most appropriate as the underlying concept of CRM?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 85 of 100

Question 85

In the promotion of technology development, charts such as the one shown below are used for evaluating its progress or for checking its consistency with related technologies. What is the name of this sort of chart that shows on the time axis the route toward progress in required functions, underlying technology, etc. through research and development initiatives?

Prospects for web page search technology and analytical functions
PresentAfter1 yearAfter2 yearsAfter3 yearsAfter4 yearsAfter5 yearsSearchtechnologyAnalyticalfunctionsAssociated search subjectsUse of semantic searchText-centeredanalysisAnalysis through semanticinformation conferred on characterstrings on web page

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 86 of 100

Question 86

Which of the following shows a method that adheres to compliance, and sends advertisement e-mails and collects personal information only to/from the users who provided an explicit agreement in advance?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 87 of 100

Question 87

Which of the following is the system that is housed in home electric appliances, such as rice cookers and air conditioners, and is used to implement the specific functions of such appliances?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 88 of 100

Question 88

Which of the following is a form of e-commerce corresponding to an online bookstore or an online shopping mall that is targeted at individuals?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 89 of 100

Question 89

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of an ERP package?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 90 of 100

Question 90

Which of the following is a general term for techniques or methods for trying to make the homepage of one’s own company to be displayed at a higher rank in the search results of a search engine on the Internet?

Questions 91–100

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 91 of 100

Question 91

Which of the following is the most appropriate example of the utilizing artificial intelligence?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 92 of 100

Question 92

Crowdfunding can be classified into loan-based, donation-based, purchase-based, or investment-based types, depending on the differences in the form of funding and the way the compensation is received. In order to start a new business, Company A has decided to raise funds through crowdfunding and pay a part of the profits to the funders as dividends. Which of the following is the most appropriate type of crowdfunding used by Company A?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 93 of 100

Question 93

Which of the following is the most appropriate characteristic of BPM (Business Process Management)?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 94 of 100

Question 94

Which of the following is the general name of software that has various functions such as e-mail and chat, information sharing, and video conferencing?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 95 of 100

Question 95

Which of the following is the most appropriate description concerning DFD?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 96 of 100

Question 96

Which of the following is a company that provides access to the Internet?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 97 of 100

Question 97

Which of the following is an explanation of “acceptance testing” performed for a new system?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 98 of 100

Question 98

In the development of a consolidated accounting system, functional requirements and non-functional requirements were classified as shown in the table below. Which of the following is the appropriate requirement to be inserted into blank A?

Functional requirementsNon-functional requirements
•Accounting can be performed in accordance with international accounting standards.•Confirmation of account closing results is performed by the accounting department manager.•Records are obtained for all account closing processes.•All batch processes are completed within 8 hours.•A.•All data to be kept is encrypted.

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 99 of 100

Question 99

For the reconstruction of a business system, an RFI is scheduled to request multiple vendors to submit an implementation image of the new system. In that regard, which of the following is appropriate information that the vendors are requested to submit at the same time?

ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 100 of 100

Question 100

In an online service, a website with a newly created design and a website with a conventional design were run in parallel experimentally to compare them and find out the one that makes its users more likely to apply for paid services. Which of the following is the most appropriate technique used at this time?

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