Question 1

Which ethical rule states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly,it is not right to take at all?

Accepted Answer

A) Slippery-slope rule 
B) Lemming rule 
C) High-failure cost rule 
D) Utilitarian principle 
E) Golden Rule 
A) Slippery-slope rule 
B) Lemming rule 
C) High-failure cost rule 
D) Utilitarian principle 
E) Golden Rule

Question 2

Which of the following statements about spam is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Most spam originates from bot networks. 
B) Cell phone spam usually comes in the form of SMS text messages. 
C) Spam costs for business are very high. 
D) Spamming has mushroomed because it is so inexpensive and can reach so many people. 
E) Spamming is more tightly regulated in the United States than in Europe. 
A) Most spam originates from bot networks. 
B) Cell phone spam usually comes in the form of SMS text messages. 
C) Spam costs for business are very high. 
D) Spamming has mushroomed because it is so inexpensive and can reach so many people. 
E) Spamming is more tightly regulated in the United States than in Europe.

Question 3

Most Internet businesses do very little to protect the privacy of their customers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The ________ is a feature of the GDPR that allows individuals to have their personal information removed from social network and search sites.

Accepted Answer

A) right to opt-out of data collection 
B) right to a safe harbor 
C) right to be forgotten 
D) right to do not track 
E) right to opt-in to data collection 
A) right to opt-out of data collection 
B) right to a safe harbor 
C) right to be forgotten 
D) right to do not track 
E) right to opt-in to data collection

Question 5

The FIP principle of Notice/Awareness states that:

Accepted Answer

A) customers must be allowed to choose how their information will be used for secondary purposes other than the supporting transaction. 
B) data collectors must take responsible steps to assure that consumer information is accurate and secure from unauthorized use. 
C) there must be a mechanism in place to enforce FIP principles. 
D) consumers should be able to review the data collected about them. 
E) websites must disclose their information practices before collecting data. 
A) customers must be allowed to choose how their information will be used for secondary purposes other than the supporting transaction. 
B) data collectors must take responsible steps to assure that consumer information is accurate and secure from unauthorized use. 
C) there must be a mechanism in place to enforce FIP principles. 
D) consumers should be able to review the data collected about them. 
E) websites must disclose their information practices before collecting data.

Question 6

What are Fair Information Practices (FIP)established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?

Accepted Answer

1.Notice/awareness (core principle).Webs

Question 7

Which of the following is not an example of the moral dimensions of the information age identified in the text?

Accepted Answer

A) Information rights and obligations 
B) The emergence of giant tech firms that dominate their markets 
C) Accountability and control 
D) System quality 
E) Quality of life 
A) Information rights and obligations 
B) The emergence of giant tech firms that dominate their markets 
C) Accountability and control 
D) System quality 
E) Quality of life

Question 8

Which of the following best describes how new information systems can result in legal gray areas?

Accepted Answer

A) They work with networked,digital data,which are more difficult to control than information stored manually. 
B) They result in new situations that are not covered by old laws. 
C) They are implemented by technicians rather than managers. 
D) They are created from sets of logical and technological rules rather than social or organizational mores. 
E) They are little understood by politicians or lawyers. 
A) They work with networked,digital data,which are more difficult to control than information stored manually. 
B) They result in new situations that are not covered by old laws. 
C) They are implemented by technicians rather than managers. 
D) They are created from sets of logical and technological rules rather than social or organizational mores. 
E) They are little understood by politicians or lawyers.

Question 9

The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that:

Accepted Answer

A) if an action cannot be taken repeatedly,then it is not right to be taken at any time. 
B) one should take the action that produces the least harm or incurs the least cost. 
C) one can put values in rank order and understand the consequences of various courses of action. 
D) if something someone else has created is useful to you,it has value,and you should assume the creator wants compensation for this work. 
E) if an action is not right for everyone to take,it is not right for anyone to take. 
A) if an action cannot be taken repeatedly,then it is not right to be taken at any time. 
B) one should take the action that produces the least harm or incurs the least cost. 
C) one can put values in rank order and understand the consequences of various courses of action. 
D) if something someone else has created is useful to you,it has value,and you should assume the creator wants compensation for this work. 
E) if an action is not right for everyone to take,it is not right for anyone to take.

Question 10

Any intellectual work product that isn't based on public knowledge can be classed as a trade secret.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The use of computers to assemble data from different sources to create digital dossiers of detailed information about individuals is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Profiling 
B) Phishing 
C) Spamming 
D) Targeting 
E) Spyware 
A) Profiling 
B) Phishing 
C) Spamming 
D) Targeting 
E) Spyware

Question 12

Describe how a cookie works.

Accepted Answer

A cookie works as follows: A user opens

Question 13

COPPA is a set of five principles developed by the FTC that most American and European privacy law is based on.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Web beacons are tiny,invisible software programs hidden in email messages and web pages that are used to track and report a user's online behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

________ grants the owner exclusive ownership of the ideas behind an invention for 20 years.

Accepted Answer

A) Copyright law 
B) Trademark law 
C) Patent law 
D) Trade secret protection 
E) Privacy law 
A) Copyright law 
B) Trademark law 
C) Patent law 
D) Trade secret protection 
E) Privacy law

Question 16

Which of the following ethical guidelines suggests that you put yourself in the place of others,and think of yourself as the object of the decision?

Accepted Answer

A) Kant's categorical imperative 
B) the risk aversion principle 
C) the utilitarian principle 
D) the Golden Rule 
E) the "no free lunch" rule 
A) Kant's categorical imperative 
B) the risk aversion principle 
C) the utilitarian principle 
D) the Golden Rule 
E) the "no free lunch" rule

Question 17

What are the steps in conducting an ethical analysis?

Accepted Answer

The steps are: (1)Identify and describe

Question 18

The European Parliament has banned unsolicited commercial messaging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is not a feature of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

Accepted Answer

A) It applies to all firms doing business in the EU. 
B) It requires unambiguous consent for using personal data to construct profiles. 
C) It imposes fines on companies for violating the regulation up to 4 percent of a firm's global revenue. 
D) It creates a single EU privacy policy. 
E) It prevents firms from using cookies. 
A) It applies to all firms doing business in the EU. 
B) It requires unambiguous consent for using personal data to construct profiles. 
C) It imposes fines on companies for violating the regulation up to 4 percent of a firm's global revenue. 
D) It creates a single EU privacy policy. 
E) It prevents firms from using cookies.

Question 20

The U.S.CAN-SPAM Act:

Accepted Answer

A) makes spamming illegal. 
B) requires commercial email senders to identify themselves. 
C) has dramatically cut down spamming. 
D) does not override state anti-spamming laws. 
E) does not outlaw the use of fake return addresses. 
A) makes spamming illegal. 
B) requires commercial email senders to identify themselves. 
C) has dramatically cut down spamming. 
D) does not override state anti-spamming laws. 
E) does not outlaw the use of fake return addresses.

Which ethical rule states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly,it is not right to take at all?

Which of the following statements about spam is not true?

Most Internet businesses do very little to protect the privacy of their customers.

The ________ is a feature of the GDPR that allows individuals to have their personal information removed from social network and search sites.

The FIP principle of Notice/Awareness states that:

What are Fair Information Practices (FIP)established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?

Which of the following is not an example of the moral dimensions of the information age identified in the text?

Which of the following best describes how new information systems can result in legal gray areas?

The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that:

Any intellectual work product that isn't based on public knowledge can be classed as a trade secret.

The use of computers to assemble data from different sources to create digital dossiers of detailed information about individuals is known as which of the following?

Describe how a cookie works.

COPPA is a set of five principles developed by the FTC that most American and European privacy law is based on.

Web beacons are tiny,invisible software programs hidden in email messages and web pages that are used to track and report a user's online behavior.

________ grants the owner exclusive ownership of the ideas behind an invention for 20 years.

Which of the following ethical guidelines suggests that you put yourself in the place of others,and think of yourself as the object of the decision?

What are the steps in conducting an ethical analysis?

The European Parliament has banned unsolicited commercial messaging.

What is not a feature of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

The U.S.CAN-SPAM Act:

Information Systems in Global Business Today

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Information Systems,organizations,and Strategy

It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Foundations of Business Intelligence:

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy:

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, digital Goods

Managing Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence

Enhancing Decision Making

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

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Exam 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

Which ethical rule states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly,it is not right to take at all?

Which of the following statements about spam is not true?

Most Internet businesses do very little to protect the privacy of their customers.

The ________ is a feature of the GDPR that allows individuals to have their personal information removed from social network and search sites.

The FIP principle of Notice/Awareness states that:

What are Fair Information Practices (FIP)established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?

Which of the following is not an example of the moral dimensions of the information age identified in the text?

Which of the following best describes how new information systems can result in legal gray areas?

The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that:

Any intellectual work product that isn't based on public knowledge can be classed as a trade secret.

The use of computers to assemble data from different sources to create digital dossiers of detailed information about individuals is known as which of the following?

Describe how a cookie works.

COPPA is a set of five principles developed by the FTC that most American and European privacy law is based on.

Web beacons are tiny,invisible software programs hidden in email messages and web pages that are used to track and report a user's online behavior.

________ grants the owner exclusive ownership of the ideas behind an invention for 20 years.

Which of the following ethical guidelines suggests that you put yourself in the place of others,and think of yourself as the object of the decision?

What are the steps in conducting an ethical analysis?

The European Parliament has banned unsolicited commercial messaging.

What is not a feature of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

The U.S.CAN-SPAM Act:

Information Systems in Global Business Today

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Information Systems,organizations,and Strategy

It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Foundations of Business Intelligence:

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy:

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, digital Goods

Managing Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence

Enhancing Decision Making

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

Filters