Bor1n/itpec-fe-exam-questions

📚 ITPEC Past Examination Questions Dataset

This dataset contains structured past exam questions, official correct answer keys, and extracted diagram/question images for the ITPEC (Information Technology Professionals Examination Council) FE exams.

📁 Dataset Structure

This repository contains three main archives:

1. itpec_fe_questions_parsed.zip: Structured JSON files containing parsed question texts, answer choices, and topical tags.
2. itpec_fe_questions_answers.zip: Structured JSON files containing official correct answer keys.
3. itpec_fe_questions_images.zip: Archive containing question images structured by YEAR/SEASON/AM/Q{number}_p{page_number}.png.

• Exam Years: 2008 - 2024.

📂 Directory Structure of Dataset Archives:

data/
├── parsed/
│   └── {YEAR}/
│       └── {SEASON}/          # 'spring' or 'autumn'
│           └── am/
│               └── data.json  # Main question JSON file
└── answers/
    └── {YEAR}/
        └── {SEASON}/          # 'spring' or 'autumn'
            └── am/
                └── data.json  # Official answer keys JSON file

📑 JSON Data Schemas

1. Questions Schema (data/parsed/.../data.json)

Each question data.json file contains questions divided into two categories: parsed_questions (text-based questions) and unparseable_questions (diagram-heavy/image-only questions).

{
  "parsed_questions": [
    {
      "question_number": 1,
      "question_text": "What is the sum of two binary fractions 1.0101 and 1.0111 expressed in decimal?",
      "answers": {
        "a": { "text": "2.5" },
        "b": { "text": "2.75" },
        "c": { "text": "2.875" },
        "d": { "text": "2.9375" }
      },
      "tags": [
        "binary arithmetic",
        "number systems",
        "binary fractions"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "unparseable_questions": [
    {
      "question_number": 5,
      "tags": [
        "data structures",
        "binary search tree",
        "bst"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Field Definitions:

• parsed_questions: List of questions where text and choices were successfully extracted.
  • question_number (integer): Question number in the exam (1–80).
  • question_text (string): The question prompt/statement.
  • answers (object): Dictionary of answer choices (a, b, c, d).
  • tags (array of strings): Topical tags and categories associated with the question.
• unparseable_questions: List of questions that rely heavily on diagrams or complex layouts (text omitted, only images and tags preserved).
  • question_number (integer): Question number in the exam.
  • tags (array of strings): Categorical tags for indexing.

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2. Answer Keys Schema (data/answers/.../data.json)

Each answer key data.json maps question numbers directly to their official correct answer option choice.

{
  "1": "a",
  "2": "b",
  "3": "c",
  "4": "d",
  "5": "c",
  "...": "...",
  "80": "c"
}

Field Definitions:

• Key (string): Question number as a string (e.g., "1", "2", ..., "80").
• Value (string): Official correct answer choice ("a", "b", "c", or "d").

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🔗 How Questions, Answers, and Images Relate

All three components of a question can be joined deterministically using Year, Season, and Question Number:

• Parsed Questions: data/parsed/{YEAR}/{SEASON}/am/data.json
• Official Answer Keys: data/answers/{YEAR}/{SEASON}/am/data.json
• Question Images: data/images/{YEAR}/{SEASON}/am/questions/Q{question_number}_p{page_number}.png

Relation Example:

For Question #1 in 2008 Autumn:

1. Fetch prompt text & choices from data/parsed/2008/autumn/am/data.json (question_number == 1).
2. Fetch correct answer ("a") from data/answers/2008/autumn/am/data.json at key "1".
3. Fetch diagram/full image from data/images/2008/autumn/am/questions/Q1_p1.png.

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⚖️ Legal Disclaimer & Data Attribution

The past examination questions, text, answer keys, and diagrams included in this dataset are the copyrighted property of ITPEC and IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan).

• This dataset is created and distributed strictly for educational, research, and non-commercial development purposes.
• Copyrights are retained entirely by ITPEC / IPA.
• Official Source: ITPEC Official Website