問89
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ソフトウェアの不正利用防止などを目的として, プロダクトIDや利用者のハードウェア情報を使って, ソフトウェアのライセンス認証を行うことを表す用語はどれか。
平成29年度 秋期 ITパスポート試験 問89
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問 89
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正解 The correct answer is Activation. Activation is a mechanism that, to prevent unauthorized use of software (illegal copying or use beyond the licensed number of copies), combines the product ID granted at purchase with the hardware information of the installed device, sends it to the manufacturer's server, and authenticates and enables the software as a legitimate license. This matches exactly the question's description of “performing software license authentication using a product ID and the user's hardware information”.
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Cloud computing is a term referring to a model in which computer resources such as servers, storage, and software are used as services over the Internet; it does not describe the license authentication mechanism itself.
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Streaming is a term referring to a delivery and playback method in which data such as audio or video is played back sequentially as it is received, before it has all been downloaded; it has nothing to do with software license authentication.
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Fragmentation is a term referring to the phenomenon in which, through repeated writing and deleting of files, data becomes split up and scattered across various locations on a storage device; it is unrelated to license authentication.
ここがポイント
- Activation = a mechanism that uses a product ID and the device's hardware information to authenticate and enable a software license, thereby preventing unauthorized use.
- The confusing options (cloud computing, streaming, fragmentation) refer respectively to a model of resource provisioning, a data delivery method, and fragmentation on a storage device — different concepts distinguished by their term definitions.
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