Know it. Recall it.
Prove it.
A focused SPI reviewer built from your three lecture chapters. Start with the essentials, then test yourself without looking at the answers.
Exam readiness
High-yield explanations and slide references
Mark each topic when you can explain it from memory
Highest percentage across completed practice sessions
Three chapters, one mission.
A focused 45-minute review
Check off each step as you complete it. Adjust your pace to your available time.
Smart revision sequence
How to make it stick
Recall before re-reading. Hide the answer and explain each concept aloud. If you miss it, check the slide-derived note, then try again.
Focus on contrasts. Many questions become easy when you know why close alternatives are wrong.
Scope note: The slides use US laws, historical projections and older figures. This reviewer follows the lecture for exam preparation; it does not claim those facts are current Philippine law.
Chapter notes
Concise explanations from the provided slides with exam-focused memory hooks. Use search to find a term quickly.
Flashcard training
Try to answer before flipping. Mark as mastered only if you can recall the answer without assistance.
Keyboard: ← / → navigate · Space flips · progress saved locally
Practice examination
Questions are based on the slide content. Includes identification, situational comparisons and challenging two-statement questions.
Build your mock exam
Questions and answer positions are shuffled each time. In exam mode, answers remain hidden until submission.
For two-statement questions, evaluate each statement independently. The four options are: both true, only I true, only II true, or neither true.
Quick recall sheet
Use this just before the exam. These distinctions and ordered lists are repeatedly relevant in the lecture slides.
| Key topic | Must-know distinction / formula |
|---|---|
| Copyright / Patent / Trade secret | Original expression / qualifying invention / confidential economically valuable information. |
| Fair use · 4 factors | P-N-A-E: Purpose, Nature, Amount, Effect on market. |
| Patent tests · 4 | Statutory class, usefulness, novelty, non-obviousness. |
| Patentable classes · 5 | Process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, new use. |
| IP exclusions · 3 | Abstract ideas, natural laws, natural phenomena. |
| Reverse engineering | Compiler: source → machine. Decompiler: machine → source-like. |
| UCITA | Software licensing. Shrinkwrap, click-on, active-click. |
| Competitive intelligence / Espionage | Legally obtainable data / illegal nonpublic acquisition. |
| TPS / DSS | Record transactions / support effective decisions. |
| Liability · 4 | Strict liability, negligence, breach of warranty, misrepresentation. |
| Black-box / White-box | Internal code unknown / internal code known. |
| CMM levels · 5 | Performed → Managed → Defined → Quantitatively Managed → Optimizing. |
| Risk formula | Probability × consequence. Example: 1% × 1,000,000 = 10,000. |
| Redundancy / Reliability | Backup interchangeable components / probability of mission success over time. |
| ISO 9000 | Document procedures → follow procedures → prove them to auditor. |
| Contingent labor | Flexible workforce; trade-off: easy scaling vs lower commitment/knowledge loss. |
| Temporary help / Employee leasing | Agency assigns workers / existing workforce placed on leasing payroll, co-employment. |
| Contractor classification | Control, duration, hours, tools, independent business, payment, skills, helpers. |
| H-1B | Specialty occupation; slide stages: LCA and visa application. |
| Outsourcing / Offshore | External provider / external provider in a foreign country. |
| Offshore success · 5 | Technical expertise, language, staffing, telecom infrastructure, on-site managers. |
| Whistle-blowing steps · 5 | Seriousness → attempt internal resolution → document → internal escalation → consider consequences. |
Source fidelity: This quick sheet summarizes the uploaded Chapters 6–8. US law references, copyright terms, visa descriptions and the 2002–2012 workforce table reflect the original lecture material, not verified current law or data.