Question 1

___________is software that is illegally copied and then used or sold.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________is software that is illegally copied and...

Question 2

A problem in the People's Republic of China is that the term "privacy" often has a negative connotation, being associated with someone who has something to hide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Software vendors can guard against theft of their intellectual property by means of copyrights, patents, and license agreements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Regarding information auditing, who reports to the CEO or the CFO?

Accepted Answer

A) external auditors 
B) director of internal auditing 
C) internal auditors 
D) audit committee 
A) external auditors 
B) director of internal auditing 
C) internal auditors 
D) audit committee

Question 5

The right to be left alone falls under which category of Mason's PAPA?

Accepted Answer

A) Right to Property 
B) Right to Access 
C) Right to Privacy 
D) Right to Accuracy 
A) Right to Property 
B) Right to Access 
C) Right to Privacy 
D) Right to Accuracy

Question 6

An effort consisting of multiple activities designed to provide employees with direction in carrying out the corporate credo is referred to as an:

Accepted Answer

A) ethics audit. 
B) ethics indoctrination. 
C) ethics program. 
D) ethics orientation. 
A) ethics audit. 
B) ethics indoctrination. 
C) ethics program. 
D) ethics orientation.

Question 7

Which of the following laws was passed in the 1970s dealing with the handling of credit data?

Accepted Answer

A) Fair Credit Reporting Act 
B) Freedom of Information Act 
C) Computer Matching and Privacy Act 
D) Right to Federal Privacy Act 
A) Fair Credit Reporting Act 
B) Freedom of Information Act 
C) Computer Matching and Privacy Act 
D) Right to Federal Privacy Act

Question 8

One of SOX provisions is that CEOs and CFOs must certify the financial reports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An audit committee defines the responsibilities of the internal auditing department and receives many of the audit reports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The auditing activity that involves the internal auditors in system development is:

Accepted Answer

A) financial audit. 
B) internal control systems design. 
C) operational audit. 
D) concurrent audit. 
A) financial audit. 
B) internal control systems design. 
C) operational audit. 
D) concurrent audit.

Question 11

The reason behind society's high level of interest in computer ethics is that all of the computer's internal operations are hidden from view is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) the transformation factor. 
B) invisible abuse. 
C) the transformation factor 
D) the invisibility factor. 
A) the transformation factor. 
B) invisible abuse. 
C) the transformation factor 
D) the invisibility factor.

Question 12

Which part of the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct deals with moral behavior and issues that are currently receiving legal attention?

Accepted Answer

A) Compliance with the Code 
B) Organizational Leadership Imperatives 
C) General Moral Imperatives 
D) More Specific Professional Responsibilities 
A) Compliance with the Code 
B) Organizational Leadership Imperatives 
C) General Moral Imperatives 
D) More Specific Professional Responsibilities

Question 13

The first person charged with committing a computer crime was a programmer who put a patch in a program so that it would not flag his bank account as being overdrawn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Internal auditors should participate in systems development because they can offer expertise that can improve the quality of the system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

James Moor believes that the two main reasons for society's high level of interest in computer ethics are logical malleability and the invisibility factor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Association for Computing Machinery is the oldest professional computer organization in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What does the acronym PAPA refer to?

Accepted Answer

The right to privacy

Question 18

As of August 11, 2002, CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs are required to sign off on the accuracy of their financial statements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Morals are a social institution with a history and a list of rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1968 covered voice, digital, data, and video communications, as well as electronic mail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Ethical Implications of Information Technology

___________is software that is illegally copied and then used or sold.

A problem in the People's Republic of China is that the term "privacy" often has a negative connotation, being associated with someone who has something to hide.

Software vendors can guard against theft of their intellectual property by means of copyrights, patents, and license agreements.

Regarding information auditing, who reports to the CEO or the CFO?

The right to be left alone falls under which category of Mason's PAPA?

An effort consisting of multiple activities designed to provide employees with direction in carrying out the corporate credo is referred to as an:

Which of the following laws was passed in the 1970s dealing with the handling of credit data?

One of SOX provisions is that CEOs and CFOs must certify the financial reports.

An audit committee defines the responsibilities of the internal auditing department and receives many of the audit reports.

The auditing activity that involves the internal auditors in system development is:

The reason behind society's high level of interest in computer ethics is that all of the computer's internal operations are hidden from view is referred to as:

Which part of the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct deals with moral behavior and issues that are currently receiving legal attention?

The first person charged with committing a computer crime was a programmer who put a patch in a program so that it would not flag his bank account as being overdrawn.

Internal auditors should participate in systems development because they can offer expertise that can improve the quality of the system.

James Moor believes that the two main reasons for society's high level of interest in computer ethics are logical malleability and the invisibility factor.

The Association for Computing Machinery is the oldest professional computer organization in the world.

What does the acronym PAPA refer to?

As of August 11, 2002, CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs are required to sign off on the accuracy of their financial statements.

Morals are a social institution with a history and a list of rules.

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1968 covered voice, digital, data, and video communications, as well as electronic mail.

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