IPA IP 2024 Question 22
A question IPA Japan published in 令和6年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問22, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Which of the following is the most appropriate term that represents a service or mechanism that mediates, via the Internet, the lending of idle assets such as residences that are owned by individuals or companies?
Explanation
Sharing economy — a service on the Internet matches owners of idle assets, such as a spare room or house, with people who want to borrow them.
In the sharing economy, individuals or companies lend things they own but are not using, such as residences, cars, parking spaces or tools, or offer their spare time and skills, to others. An online platform mediates: it lists the assets, matches lenders with borrowers, handles payment and builds trust through reviews. Home-sharing and car-sharing services are the typical examples.
Answer (c)
Why not others:
- •(a) Shared services — a company group gathers back-office work such as accounting, HR or general affairs from its member companies into one unit that serves them all
- •(b) Shareware — software you may try free of charge and pay for if you keep using it
- •(d) Work-sharing — dividing the available work among more employees, for example by shortening working hours, to keep or create jobs
Key rule: The sharing economy puts idle assets and spare time of individuals to use through an online matching platform; shared services and work-sharing are about a company's own work.
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