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Key Facts: Information Technology Strategist Examination Exam

7,500 JPY

Exam fee (tax included)

IPA スケジュール、手数料など

60/100 + Rank A

A-1/A-2/B-1 cutoff and B-2 essay rank

IPA 試験要綱 Ver.5.6

30 + 25 MCQ

Official A-1 and A-2 item counts

IPA ITストラテジスト試験

Level 4

IT Skill Standards (ITSS) ranking

IPA ITストラテジスト試験シラバス（レベル4）

Japan's national ITSS Level 4 IT-strategy exam, run by IPA for METI. Fee 7,500 JPY (tax included); Japanese CBT with MCQ, descriptive, and essay papers. This bank is independent English MCQ study, not an official translation.

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1In a disk array used as a shared database volume, which statement correctly describes RAID 5?
A.It stores an identical full copy of every block on a second disk and therefore always uses 50 percent of raw capacity for data.
B.It stripes data only, with no parity, so any single disk failure permanently destroys the volume.
C.It requires exactly two disks and cannot be expanded beyond a mirrored pair.
D.It stripes data and parity across three or more disks so that the volume can reconstruct data after any one disk fails.
Explanation: RAID 5 distributes data and parity across at least three disks. After a single disk failure, missing blocks are reconstructed from the remaining data and parity. It is not a two-disk mirror (RAID 1) and is not parity-less striping (RAID 0).
2A relation is in third normal form (3NF) when which condition holds, assuming it is already in second normal form?
A.Every attribute is allowed to contain repeating groups as long as a surrogate key exists.
B.All tables are stored as a single denormalized wide row to speed reporting.
C.Nulls are prohibited in every column, including optional descriptive fields.
D.Every non-key attribute depends on the whole candidate key and not on another non-key attribute.
Explanation: After 1NF (atomic values) and 2NF (no partial dependence on a composite key), 3NF forbids transitive dependence: a non-key attribute must not depend on another non-key attribute. That keeps non-key facts dependent on the key.
3Which statement correctly contrasts TCP and UDP for an application designer?
A.UDP guarantees in-order delivery and retransmission, while TCP never retransmits lost segments.
B.Both protocols encrypt payloads by default, so TLS is unnecessary.
C.TCP provides connection-oriented reliable byte-stream delivery, while UDP provides connectionless datagram delivery without retransmission.
D.UDP is restricted to local subnets; only TCP can cross a router.
Explanation: TCP is a connection-oriented protocol that sequences data and retransmits lost segments. UDP sends datagrams without a connection setup or retransmission. Neither protocol encrypts by itself, and both can be routed.
4A sender wants only the intended recipient to be able to read a message, using a public-key cryptosystem. Which key should encrypt the message?
A.The sender's private key
B.The sender's public key
C.The recipient's public key
D.A publicly posted hash of the recipient's name
Explanation: Confidentiality is obtained by encrypting with the recipient's public key so that only the holder of the matching private key can decrypt. Encrypting with the sender's private key is a signature-style operation, not confidentiality for a chosen recipient.
5In database transaction properties (ACID), what does atomicity require?
A.Committed data must never be readable by any other session.
B.Every transaction must run on a single CPU core.
C.Indexes must be rebuilt after every INSERT.
D.All of a transaction's changes commit together, or none of them remain.
Explanation: Atomicity means a transaction is an all-or-nothing unit: either every intended change is committed, or the database is left as if the transaction never ran. Isolation, durability, and physical implementation details are separate ACID or operational concerns.
6Under Japan's Copyright Act (著作権法) as treated in common legal knowledge for information-processing examinations, what does copyright primarily protect for a computer program?
A.The mathematical algorithm in the abstract, even if never expressed in code
B.A programming language itself as a government-granted monopoly
C.Facts such as a publicly known API calling convention
D.The original expression of the program as a creative work, not the underlying idea alone
Explanation: Copyright protects original expression. A program's source or object code as creative expression can be protected; ideas, algorithms as such, languages, and mere facts are not monopolized by copyright. Separate industrial-property rights may apply to inventions, which is a different legal regime.
7A server has a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 99 hours and a mean time to repair (MTTR) of 1 hour. What is its inherent availability?
A.1 percent
B.100 percent because MTBF is large
C.99 percent
D.50 percent
Explanation: Inherent availability is MTBF / (MTBF + MTTR) = 99 / (99 + 1) = 0.99, or 99 percent. A large MTBF does not by itself make availability 100 percent while repair time is nonzero.
8Which statement about a relational primary key is correct?
A.It may contain duplicate values as long as they are integers.
B.It must be the leftmost column in the CREATE TABLE statement.
C.It uniquely identifies each row and does not accept duplicate key values.
D.It is required to be a natural business attribute and cannot be a surrogate.
Explanation: A primary key uniquely identifies each tuple and therefore forbids duplicate key values (and, in the usual definition, nulls). Column position in the DDL is irrelevant, and surrogate keys are widely used.
9In the PDCA cycle used for management and quality control, what is the correct order of the four activities?
A.Do, Plan, Act, Check
B.Check, Act, Do, Plan
C.Act, Check, Plan, Do
D.Plan, Do, Check, Act
Explanation: PDCA is Plan, Do, Check (or Study), Act. The cycle is used in management control and in ST syllabus evaluation and improvement work. Other permutations scramble the improvement loop.
10What is the principal performance benefit of a CPU cache that records a high hit ratio?
A.It increases the magnetic-disk rotational latency of sequential scans.
B.It replaces virtual memory, so paging is no longer required.
C.It guarantees that every load instruction completes in one clock regardless of miss rate.
D.It supplies frequently used data from a small fast memory, reducing average access time to slower main memory.
Explanation: A cache holds recently or likely needed lines in faster memory. A high hit ratio lowers average memory access time. It does not abolish virtual memory, and misses still cost extra cycles.

About the Information Technology Strategist Examination Exam

The Information Technology Strategist Examination (ITストラテジスト試験, ST) is Japan's national ITSS Level 4 exam for IT strategy leaders. IPA administers it for METI. The 2026 fee is 7,500 JPY (tax included). Candidates sit Japanese CBT: 30 common MCQs, 25 specialist MCQs, two of three descriptive cases, and one essay. A pass requires 60 of 100 on A-1, A-2, and B-1 plus Rank A on B-2. OpenExamPrep publishes 100 independent English multiple-choice study questions on the published syllabus. This bank is not an official translation, not a 2026 CBT item clone, and not a substitute for Japanese essay practice.

Exam sponsor: 独立行政法人情報処理推進機構 (IPA / Innovation Platform Agency, Japan) under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Japanese CBT in the FY2026 first-half (前期) window. Subject A group and Subject B group are reserved on separate days. Multi-stage scoring: B papers are not scored if A-1 or A-2 is below cutoff; B-2 is not scored if B-1 is below cutoff. Paper sittings are a special measure only.

Time Limit

A-1 50 min; A-2 40 min; B-1 90 min; B-2 120 min, with A group and B group on separate 2026 CBT days.

Passing Score

60 of 100 on A-1, A-2, and B-1, plus Rank A on B-2. IPA may adjust numeric cutoffs if difficulty requires it.

Exam / Certification Fees

7,500 JPY (tax included).

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

25% of this local practice set

Common IT knowledge (Subject A-1)

Shared advanced-exam knowledge. IPA does not publish ST domain percentages.

30% of this local practice set

Business and IT strategy

Business-environment analysis, IT-enabled models, and strategy evaluation from the ST syllabus.

25% of this local practice set

Information systems strategy and planning

Overall and individual systemization planning and procurement judgment.

20% of this local practice set

Program governance and risk

Reform-program control, security and delivery risk, and monitoring.

Preparing for the Information Technology Strategist Examination Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 60 of 100 on A-1, A-2, and B-1, plus Rank A on B-2. IPA may adjust numeric cutoffs if difficulty requires it.
  • Assessment: Japanese CBT in the FY2026 first-half (前期) window. Subject A group and Subject B group are reserved on separate days. Multi-stage scoring: B papers are not scored if A-1 or A-2 is below cutoff; B-2 is not scored if B-1 is below cutoff. Paper sittings are a special measure only.
  • Time limit: A-1 50 min; A-2 40 min; B-1 90 min; B-2 120 min, with A group and B group on separate 2026 CBT days.
  • Exam / certification fees: 7,500 JPY (tax included). Official sources

Using Our Practice Resources

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Information Technology Strategist Examination: Suggested Study Strategy

1Use this English bank for strategy judgment; still practice Japanese B-1 cases and B-2 essays from IPA past papers.
2Be ready to choose among competing investments using NPV, payback, and qualitative strategic fit—without inventing unofficial cutoff rules.
3Connect business strategy to IS planning and program risk rather than treating them as isolated trivia.
4A-1 is shared with other advanced exams; a qualifying exemption does not replace specialist A-2/B study.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the passing score for the ST examination?

IPA requires at least 60 of 100 on Subjects A-1, A-2, and B-1, and Rank A on essay Subject B-2 (試験要綱 Ver.5.6). Multi-stage selection applies. IPA may adjust numeric cutoffs when difficulty requires it.

How is the 2026 examination structured?

Japanese CBT in the spring window: A-1 30 MCQs/50 min, A-2 25 MCQs/40 min, B-1 3 descriptive/90 min (answer 2), B-2 2 essays/120 min (answer 1). A group and B group are on separate days.

Does this bank replace the essay paper?

No. Official B-2 is a Japanese essay graded to Rank A. OpenExamPrep publishes independent English MCQs on strategy judgment; it is not an official translation or essay simulation.

Are these OpenExamPrep practice questions official IPA exam questions?

No. IPA administers the official Japanese examination. This bank is independent study on published syllabus topics.

Is the exam changing after 2026?

IPA states that the current examination system ends with the FY2026 (令和8年度) administration and that a new examination system is planned from FY2027, following the METI/IPA review of the exam-division structure. FY2026 is also the year every division moved to CBT, and IPA no longer publishes live CBT questions. This practice set is built from the current published syllabus, so confirm IPA's 試験制度の見直し page before planning a sitting beyond FY2026.