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ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 1 of 60

Question 1

In the single precision format of the “IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic” (IEEE 754), a 32-bit floating point number is represented as below:

S: Sign (1 bit)E: Exponent (8 bits)F: Fraction (23 bits)

If 0 < E < 255, then the value of the number is (−1)S × 2 (E−127) × (1+F)
where F represents the fractional part of the number, stored as a 23-bit binary sequence. This F is the sum of its weighted binary components: F=b1×2−1+b2×2−2+⋯+b23×2−23 , where b1, b2, …, b23 are the binary digits of F.

According to the IEEE-754 standard, which of the following is the decimal equivalent of the 32-bit floating point number given below?

01000001011000000000000000000000

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 2 of 60

Question 2

Let n be a binary integer represented in two’s complement. Which of the following is the operation that results in the value 9 × n using only bit shifting and an addition or subtraction?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 3 of 60

Question 3

Three friends and 4 other people are randomly seated in 7 seats arranged in a row. What is the probability that the 3 friends sit next to one another?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 4 of 60

Question 4

For an automaton with input and output symbols {0, 1} and a state transition diagram shown below, which of the following is the output string for the input string 0011001110? Here, S1 represents the initial state, and the label x/y on each arc indicates that if x is an input, then y is the corresponding output at the state transition.

S₁S₂S₃0/01/00/01/11/10/0

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 5 of 60

Question 5

The table below shows the data in a list structure that has bidirectional pointers. In this table, a new Employee G is to be inserted between Employee A and Employee K. Which of the following contains only the pointers (among a through f) whose values change after the insertion?

Table

AddressEmployeeNameNextPointerPreviousPointer
100Employee A3000
200Employee T0300
300Employee K200100

Table after the addition

AddressEmployeeNameNextPointerPreviousPointer
100Employee Aab
200Employee Tcd
300Employee Kef
400Employee Gxy

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 6 of 60

Question 6

The flowchart shown below expresses an algorithm that determines the greatest common divisor between two integers a and b. How many times is A passed?

Starta56b48ra mod babbrr = 0NoYesAprint aEnd

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 7 of 60

Question 7

In object-oriented programming, which of the following is the concept that refers to a class that defines a method with the same name and type signature as a method in its superclass?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 8 of 60

Question 8

There exists a main process and the two (2) interrupt processes A and B, as shown in the table below. Multiplex interrupts are permitted. When interrupts A and B occur with the timing shown in the diagram below, how many milliseconds (ms) can the main process use the CPU during the time period between 0 ms and 5 ms? Here, the overhead from calling an interrupt process and resuming from it can be ignored.

InterruptProcessing time (ms)Interrupt priority
A0.5High
B1.5Low
Occurrence of interrupt AOccurrence of interrupt B012345Time (ms)Note:indicates the timing of an interrupt.

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 9 of 60

Question 9

When an HDD has the specifications shown in the table below, what is the average access time for the HDD to transfer 16 kB of data in milliseconds (ms)? The average access time is calculated as the sum of the average seek time, controller overhead, rotational latency, and transfer time. Other overheads can be ignored. Here, 1 MB = 1,024 kB.

Average seek time5 ms
Rotation Speed6,000 RPM
Transfer rate1 MB/s
Controller overhead0.1 ms

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 10 of 60

Question 10

Which of the following is an appropriate description of a 3D printer’s function?

Questions 11–20

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 11 of 60

Question 11

Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of edge computing?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 12 of 60

Question 12

One (1) server, three (3) clients, and two (2) printers are connected via a LAN as shown in the figure below. This system prints data that is located on the server in response to instructions from the clients. When the availability of each device is as shown in the table below, which of the following is the expression that represents the availability for the system? Here, the system is considered available if one (1) of the three (3) clients and one (1) of the two (2) printers are running.

ServerClientClientClientPrinterPrinter
DeviceAvailability
Servera
Clientb
Printerc
LAN1

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 13 of 60

Question 13

Five processes A, B, C, D and E arrive at almost the same time in the order of A, B, C, D and E. The processes have estimated running times of 10, 6, 2, 8, and 4 milliseconds, respectively. Which of the following is the average process turnaround time with the First-Come-First-Served (FCFS) scheduling algorithm?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 14 of 60

Question 14

In indirect addressing of direct file organization, which of the following is an appropriate method for calculating the record address from a record key in the superposition addressing method, or folding and adding method? Here, the record key is 123456 in decimal. The total number of records is 1,000, and the closest prime number to 1,000 is 997. The decimal number 123456 is equivalent to 361100 in octal.

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 15 of 60

Question 15

The page capacity of main memory is three pages, and the pages are referenced in the order {1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5}. Which of the following is the page that will be replaced from main memory for the last page reference if LRU is used as the page replacement technique?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 16 of 60

Question 16

Which of the following is equivalent to the logical circuit shown below?

ABY

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 17 of 60

Question 17

Which of the following is a method used to improve the appearance of a jagged edge of a slanted line so that it appears smooth on a screen, such as that of an LCD?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 18 of 60

Question 18

Which of the following is the appropriate explanation of attributes in the relational model?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 19 of 60

Question 19

When the functional dependencies shown below are satisfied, which of the following is the transitive functional dependency that holds? Here, “A→B” indicates that B is functionally dependent on A, and “A→{B, C}” indicates that “A→B” and “A→C” both hold.

[Functional dependencies]

{OrderCode, ProductCode} → {CustomerOrderQuantity, OrderAmount}

OrderCode → {OrderDate, CustomerCode, OrderManagerCode}

ProductCode → {ProductName, SupplierCode, ProductSalePrice}

SupplierCode → {SupplierName, SupplierAddress, SupplierManagerCode}

CustomerCode → {CustomerName, CustomerAddress}

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 20 of 60

Question 20

Which of the following is an appropriate description of distributed database?

Questions 21–30

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 21 of 60

Question 21

Which of the following is the clause that is inserted into blank A of the SQL statement in order to display the names of employees who work in the same department as any employee located in "New York"?

Employees (employee_id, employee_name, salary, department_id)
Departments (department_id, department_name, location)

[SQL command]
SELECT employee_name FROM Employees WHERE A

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 22 of 60

Question 22

In the context of transaction management, which of the following is a condition that the Isolation property ensures?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 23 of 60

Question 23

Which of the following is a mechanism used to prioritize traffic based on its importance and minimize network latency for network applications?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 24 of 60

Question 24

PC5 has been newly added to the network. It wants to send data to PC4 using SSH protocol. It must resolve the MAC address of PC4 from its IP address before sending the data. Which of the following is the destination MAC address that PC5 will use in ARP request?

NetworkSwitchPC1PC2PC3PC4PC5192.168.1.278:E1:00:3C:A1:5D192.168.1.578:E1:00:3C:A1:6E192.168.1.778:E1:00:3C:A1:7A192.168.1.1078:E1:00:3C:A1:8B192.168.1.1178:E1:00:3C:A1:9F

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 25 of 60

Question 25

Between LAN systems that are different from the transport layer upward in the OSI basic reference model, which of the following is a device that performs protocol conversion?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 26 of 60

Question 26

Which of the following is an Internet standard that extends the format of email header fields to handle not only text messages but also audio and image files?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 27 of 60

Question 27

An attacker left a USB stick labeled “Next ITPEC exam questions and answers” that contains malware in front of an office, expecting someone to plug it into a PC. Once plugged in, the attacker gains control of the PC. Which of the following types of attack is this?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 28 of 60

Question 28

When X receives a message with a digital signature that uses public key cryptography from Y, which of the following is the key that X uses to verify that the message truly came from Y?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 29 of 60

Question 29

The IP address of server X that is owned by an attacker, is recorded on Company B’s DNS cache server as the IP address corresponding to the FQDN of Company A’s web server. As a result, which of the following are the users that unintentionally connect to server X? Here, the employees of Company A and Company B use their own company’s DNS cache server for name resolution.

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 30 of 60

Question 30

When a fraud occurs, all three (3) elements of the “fraud triangle” are believed to exist. Which of the following is the appropriate explanation of an element of the “fraud triangle”?

Questions 31–40

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 31 of 60

Question 31

Which of the following is a function of an IDS?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 32 of 60

Question 32

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning the timing and purpose of port scanning when an attacker intrudes into a system?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 33 of 60

Question 33

In a system with the configuration and communication services shown in the figure below, which of the following is the most appropriate location for the installation of a WAF as a countermeasure for a vulnerability in a web application? Here, the WAF has no function to encrypt or decrypt communications.

PCPCPCInternetHTTPSAFirewallHTTPSBSSL acceleratorHTTPCWeb serverDService for accessingthe databaseDatabase server

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 34 of 60

Question 34

Which of the following is an appropriate description of a UML use case diagram?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 35 of 60

Question 35

In the development process, which of the following is an activity that should be performed in software architecture design?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 36 of 60

Question 36

Which of the following is an appropriate description concerning a state transition test in a system integration test?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 37 of 60

Question 37

Which of the following is an appropriate description of an acceptance test?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 38 of 60

Question 38

What is the expected value in dollars for the correction cost of an application program in the first year under the conditions shown below?

[Conditions]

(1)Program size: 2,000 k steps(2)Potential defective rate of program: 0.04 defects / k steps(3)Annual discovery rate of potential defects: 20% / year(4)Classification of discovered defects: –Major impact: 20% –Minor impact: 80%(5)Correction cost per defect Defects with major impact: 20,000 dollars Defects with minor impact: 5,000 dollars(6)In the first year, only defects with major impact are corrected

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 39 of 60

Question 39

Which of the following is refactoring in software development activities?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 40 of 60

Question 40

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of comprehensive patent cross-licensing?

Questions 41–50

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 41 of 60

Question 41

Eight (8) activities and milestones of a project are shown in the arrow diagram below. Which of the following is the critical path of this project?

A15D10E15B10C15F15G5H10Legend:Activity nameNumber of daysrequiredDummy

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 42 of 60

Question 42

Based on the requirements gathered, the cost of a software project under normal conditions is estimated at $70,000. In case of smooth project implementation, some activities are not required and the estimated cost is reduced to $50,000; however, in the worst-case scenario, additional tasks are required and the cost increases to $120,000. What is the expected cost of the project (in dollars) that is calculated by using the three-point estimate in the beta distribution, also known as PERT?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 43 of 60

Question 43

IT services are provided under the conditions in the SLA shown below. What is the maximum number of hours of downtime in a month that can satisfy the SLA?

[Conditions in the SLA]

  • •Number of business days per month: 30
  • •Service hours: 7 AM to 11 PM on business days
  • •Agreed availability: 99% or more
  • •Maintenance time can be ignored.

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 44 of 60

Question 44

Which of the following is an appropriate description of the relationship between a record of an incident and a record of a problem in IT service management?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 45 of 60

Question 45

In the system design phase, when an audit is performed on the control to reduce the risk of user requirements not being met, which of the following is a point to be checked?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 46 of 60

Question 46

Which of the following is an appropriate feasibility evaluation when checking whether the lifetime benefits of the proposed information system are greater than its lifetime costs?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 47 of 60

Question 47

Which of the following is a measure for the risk of a decline in the system maintenance and operation quality during the outsourcing of an IT service?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 48 of 60

Question 48

In a business scenario where marketing managers analyze customer interests and sales patterns, design promotional campaigns, and then send targeted emails to customers, which of the following is a modeling technique used to represent how information flows between internal processes, data stores, and external entities?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 49 of 60

Question 49

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

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 50 of 60

Question 50

Which of the following is an explanation of relationship marketing?

Questions 51–60

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 51 of 60

Question 51

Which of the following is an explanation of ERP?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 52 of 60

Question 52

Which of the following is the appropriate description of process innovation?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 53 of 60

Question 53

Basic elements and examples of devices and services when the IoT is used in a factory’s equipment maintenance tasks are compiled as shown below. When a) through d) correspond to one of A through D, which of the following corresponds to A?

Basic elementExample of device and service
Data collectionA
Data transmissionB
Data analysisC
Data utilizationD

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 54 of 60

Question 54

Which of the following is a characteristic of an IC tag (RFID)?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 55 of 60

Question 55

Which of the following is an explanation of a sharing economy?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 56 of 60

Question 56

Which of the following is an example of Green IT?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 57 of 60

Question 57

Which of the following is a major role of a CIO?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 58 of 60

Question 58

The horizontal and vertical axes of an Operating Characteristic (OC) curve in quality management generally represent the percent defective of a lot and the success rate of a lot, respectively. Samples of size n are extracted from a lot of size N. When the number of defective samples is less than or equal to the pass quantity C, the lot is considered to have passed; otherwise, it is considered to have failed.

Which of the following is a diagram that shows the trend of change in the OC curve when N and n are fixed and C takes the values 0, 1, and 2?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 59 of 60

Question 59

Which of the following is a financial statement that represents the assets, liabilities, and net assets of a company at a certain point in time and indicates the financial situation of the company?

ITPEC FE Subject A October 2025 — Question 60 of 60

Question 60

For a shrink-wrap license, which of the following is the point in time when a software license agreement is concluded?

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