Master 'Information I' from Basics to Advanced! Tokyo Shoseki Releases 'New Step Up Information I PREMIUM' Prep Book.

Tokyo Shoseki Co., Ltd. released the book 'New Step Up Information I PREMIUM' (edited by Tokyo Shoseki Editorial Department) on May 18, 2026.

A problem book designed to develop the ability to solve the university entrance common test 'Information I'.

Featuring a comprehensive lineup including: - 'Practice Problems' and 'Advanced Problems' to build fundamental skills. - Selected university entrance past exam questions.

Book Structure:

CHECK POINT Read and grasp textbook-level contents first.

Practice Problems Solve basic problems to grasp key points.

Advanced Problems Challenge practical problems to develop actual skills.

Chapter-end Problems Focus on carefully selected university entrance past exam questions.

Supplementary Problems Solve programming and data science problems to familiarize with the question trends of the 3rd and 4th questions of the common test.

Answer & Explanation Comes with a separate booklet providing explanations for key points.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Information Society 01 Information and its characteristics; 02 Media and its characteristics; 03 Methods of solving problems; 04 Information collection and analysis; 05 Consideration of solution methods; 06 Intellectual property; 07 Personal information; 08 Information security; 09 Information ethics and individual responsibility; 10 Progress and role of information technology; 11 Light and shadow of information technology in society; Chapter-end problems.

Chapter 2: Information Design 12 Communication and media; 13 Digitalization of information; 14 Representation of numerical values; 15 Binary calculations; 16 Digital representation of characters; 17 Digital representation of sound; 18 Digital representation of images; 19 Data compression; 20 Characteristics of digital data; 21 Development of media and culture; 22 Characteristics of net communication; 23 Information design; 24 Improvement of operability and information technology; 25 Design for everyone; 26 Content design; Chapter-end problems.

Chapter 3: Programming 27 Computer configuration; 28 Software; 29 Mechanism of processing; 30 Logic circuits; 31 Algorithms; 32 Expression of algorithms; 33 Programming basics; 34 Programming application 1; 35 Programming application 2; 36 Modeling; 37 Simulation; 38 Modeling and simulation examples; 39 Use of simulation; Chapter-end problems.

Chapter 4: Utilization of Networks 40 Network and Internet; 41 Internet gateway; 42 Mechanism of digital communication; 43 Mechanisms to protect safety and security; 44 Information systems; 45 Reliability of information systems; 46 Utilization of information systems; 47 Utilization of data and databases; 48 Data management; 49 Collection and types of data; 50 Data analysis; 51 Interpretation of uncertain events; 52 Relationship between two data; Chapter-end problems; Supplementary problems.

'New Step Up Information I PREMIUM' Edited by Tokyo Shoseki Editorial Department List price: 1,430 yen (1,300 yen + 10% tax) B5, 172 pages of text, 64 pages of answer/explanation.