Common Career/Skill Framework
Technology
Field Major Category Middle Category
8
9
11
Computer
system
Technical
element
Scope of questions to be asked
(Concept of exam questions)
15 Computer
component
• Ask about the fundamental configuration and roles of computers.
• Ask about the performance and fu ndamental mechanism of processors, and the types and characteristics of memory.
• Ask about the types and characteristics of storage media.
• Ask about the types and characteristics of input/output interfaces,
device drivers, etc.
16 System
component
• Ask about the characteristics of system configurations, of the types
of processing, and of the types of usage.
• Ask about the characteristics of client/server systems.
• Ask about the characteristics of Web systems.
• Ask about the concepts of system performance, reliability, and economic efficiency.
17 Software
• Ask about the necessity, functions, types, and characteristics of OSs.
• Ask about the concepts and use of basic functions of file management, such as access methods and search methods, and the fundamental concepts of backups.
• Ask about the characteristics and fundamental operations of software
packages, such as office tools.
• Ask about the characteristics of OSS (Open Source Software).
18 Hardware
• Ask about the types and characteristics of computers.
• Ask about the types and characteristics of input/output devices.
19 Human
interface
• Ask about the concept and characteristics of interface design, such
as GUI and menus.
• Ask about the concepts of Web design.
• Ask about the concepts of universal design.
20 Multimedia
• Ask about the types and characteristics of encodings such as JPEG,
MPEG, and MP3.
• Ask about the purpose and characteristics of application of multimedia technology, such as VR (Virtual Reality ) and CG (Computer
Graphics).
• Ask about the characteristics of media, and compression and decompression of information data.
21 Database
• Ask about the significance, purpose, and concepts of database management systems (DBMS).
• Ask about the concepts of data analysis and design, and the characteristics of database models.
• Ask about the manipulation methods such as data extraction.
• Ask about database processing methods such as exclusive control
and recovery processing.
22 Network
• Ask about the types and configurations of LAN and WAN regarding
networks, and the roles of Internet and LAN connection devices.
• Ask about the necessity of communication protocols, and the roles of
typical protocols.
• Ask about the characteristics and fundamental mechanism of the Internet.
• Ask about the characteristics of e-mail and Internet services.
• Ask about the understanding of the types and characteristics, accounting, and transmission rates of communication services, such as
mobile communication and IP phones.
23 Security
• Ask about the fundamentals of information security from the viewpoint of safe and secure activities in a network society.
• Ask about the information assets, the purpose of risk management,
and the concepts of information security policy.
• Ask about the concepts, types, and characteristics of technological
security measures, such as measures against computer viruses.
• Ask about the concepts, types, and characteristics of physical and
human security measures, such as entrance/exit control and access
control.
• Ask about the types and characteristics of authentication technologies such as ID, password, callback, digital signature, and biometric
authentication.
• Ask about the mechanisms and characteristics of encryption technology such as public keys and private keys.