IPA IP 2024 Question 6
A question IPA Japan published in 令和6年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問6, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Same question on ITPEC: Apr 2025 Q72
Which of the following is a role that has direct responsibility for technology management, such as the creation of a technology strategy and the promotion of technology development?
Explanation
CTO — the Chief Technology Officer is the executive directly responsible for technology strategy and technology development.
Executive titles name the area each officer is directly responsible for. The CTO follows technology trends, sets a technology strategy in line with the business strategy, and promotes research and development so that the company has the technologies its future products need. A related title, the CIO, is responsible for information systems and the IT strategy.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- •(a) CEO — Chief Executive Officer, responsible for managing the company as a whole; technology management is delegated to others
- •(b) CFO — Chief Financial Officer, responsible for finance: funding, accounting and financial strategy
- •(c) COO — Chief Operating Officer, responsible for running day-to-day business operations under the CEO
Key rule: The middle letter names the domain: E for executive (the whole company), F for finance, O for operations, T for technology, I for information systems.
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