CTO Emerging Technologies & Innovation 2

Question 1

A CTO wants to evaluate quantum computing's near-term applicability. Which problem class is MOST likely to benefit from near-term noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices?

Accepted Answer

Combinatorial optimization problems like portfolio balancing

Answer

NISQ devices are best suited for combinatorial optimization tasks where even approximate quantum speedup offers business value.

Question 2

Which edge computing deployment model places compute resources at the network's outermost boundary—closest to sensors and end devices—rather than at regional aggregation points?

Accepted Answer

Far-edge (device-edge) computing

Answer

Far-edge or device-edge computing places processing directly on or immediately adjacent to IoT sensors and end devices.

Question 3

A startup proposes using a large language model (LLM) to autonomously execute production database changes. As CTO, what is the PRIMARY governance risk to address?

Accepted Answer

Lack of deterministic rollback and human-in-the-loop approval gates

Answer

Autonomous LLM-driven production changes require deterministic rollback capabilities and mandatory human approval to prevent irreversible data loss.

Question 4

In a digital twin implementation for a manufacturing plant, which data characteristic is MOST critical for the twin to provide real-time anomaly detection?

Accepted Answer

High-fidelity sensor streaming with sub-second latency

Answer

Real-time anomaly detection in digital twins requires continuous high-fidelity sensor streams with minimal latency to mirror physical system state.

Question 5

Which 5G network slicing characteristic makes it most valuable for a CTO deploying mixed critical and non-critical enterprise workloads on a shared infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

It provides isolated virtual networks with guaranteed SLA per use-case

Answer

5G network slicing creates logically isolated virtual networks, allowing guaranteed latency and bandwidth SLAs for critical workloads while sharing physical infrastructure.

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CTO Emerging Technologies & Innovation 2