IPA IP 2023 Question 10
A question IPA Japan published in 令和5年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問10, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Which of the following is the most appropriate description concerning a forum standard?
Explanation
A standard created by an organization that interested companies form together — that is a forum standard.
Standards are classed by how they come about. A de jure standard is set by an official standardization body, such as ISO, IEC or a national body, through open, consensus-based procedures. A de facto standard is one company's specification that won in the market and became the industry norm. A forum standard sits between them: companies and other parties interested in a field form a consortium or forum, agree on a specification and publish it (W3C's web standards are an example). It is faster to make than a de jure standard and less dependent on one vendor than a de facto one.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- •(a) — guaranteeing that products are within specified quality, dimensions and shape is what an industrial product standard and its certification do
- •(b) — an official standardization body with transparent, fair, consensus-based procedures describes a de jure standard
- •(c) — one company's specification that became the industry norm through wide use is a de facto standard
Key rule: De jure = set by an official standards body; de facto = won in the market; forum = agreed by a group of companies in a consortium.
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