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11 questions · Fundamental Engineering

Apr 2026 · Question 60

In developing new products that are expected to be employed by government agencies of WTO member countries, which of the following are the appropriate standards to be applied?

a)ANSI standardsb)BSI standardsc)FCC standardsd)ISO standards

Oct 2025 · Question 40

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

a)An agreement to share the necessary costs for patent registration is concluded.b)The source code is published free of charge on the Internet or other places, and anyone may improve and redistribute the software.c)The use of patent rights is mutually licensed among companies in the specified fields of technology or products.d)To ensure that a company’s patent rights are not violated, the right to stop a counterpart’s manufacturing is exercised.

Oct 2025 · Question 60

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

a)At the time the purchased software is paid forb)At the time the CD-ROM containing the software is receivedc)At the time the DVD-ROM package containing the software is openedd)At the time the software is installed on a PC

Oct 2024 · Question 60

Which of the following is an explanation of a volume license agreement?

a)A contract that establishes standard license conditions and deems that a license agreement is automatically established between the rightsholder and the purchaser when a certain amount of package is unwrapped within the scope of the standard license conditionsb)A contract that predefines the number of installations and permits the use of software for companies or other such purchasers of large amounts of softwarec)A contract that restricts the location of use and permits the use of an unlimited number of units or persons within a specific facilityd)A contract where use is permitted by selecting to agree to the terms of the contract on the screen that is displayed when software is downloaded from the Internet

Apr 2024 · Question 60

When OSS that is released under GPL is modified and distributed, which of the following is an appropriate action to comply with the GPL?

a)A recipient who obtains the derivative work must be strictly prohibited from redistributing copies.b)The source code of a separate application that is statically linked to the derivative work does not need to be disclosed.c)When the software is modified and distributed, the source code of the distributed copies is made availabe to the recipients.d)When the source code of the derivative work is disclosed, compensation such as related costs cannot be demanded.

Oct 2023 · Question 80

When a single-license software package is purchased by a company, which of the following is an activity that is usually permitted in conformity with the concept of the WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)?

a)Installing the software package on a large number of computers that are used for the company’s businessb)Making a backup copy of software for limited purposes, such as the licensee’s personal use or a temporary copy for maintenancec)Modifying the software package for the company’s internal use and using it on a large number of computers within the companyd)Placing the software package on the company’s internal website so that staff members can download and install it

Oct 2022 · Question 80

Which of the following is an appropriate description of the scope of software protection under WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)?

a)Algorithms and programming languages are protected.b)Application programs are protected but system programs such as an OS are not, as the value of the right is included in the hardware cost.c)Both source programs and object programs are protected.d)Documents that describe algorithms are protected, but programs created by using the algorithms are not.

Apr 2021 · Question 80

Which of the following is the intellectual property right that does not require registration for protection in the World Trade Organization (WTO) member states?

a)Copyrightb)Industrial designc)Patentd)Trademark

Apr 2020 · Question 80

Which of the following is software whose copyright is abandoned and that can be used free of charge?

a)Freewareb)Open Source Softwarec)Public Domain Softwared)Shareware

Oct 2020 · Question 80

Which of the following is an organization that manages the standardization of technologies used on the Internet, and develops the technical specifications as an RFC?

a)ANSIb)IEEEc)IETFd)NIST

Apr 2019 · Question 80

Which of the following is a criminal act related to a computer virus according to the Convention on Cybercrime?

a)A person creates a new virus to develop and test antivirus software.b)A person forwards a received e-mail that is infected with a virus without being aware of the infection.c)A person who finds a virus that is created by a stranger stores the virus for the purpose of subsequently running it on another person’s computer.d)A person who receives and finds a virus offers it to an antivirus organization with a clear indication of the virus’s presence.