Exam 16: Intellectual Property Rights, Ethics, Health, Acccess and the Environment

____ is an example of assistive output devices.

Adding to the problem of unethical ____ is the use of digital cameras today, which eliminate the photo negatives that could be used with film cameras to show what photographs actually looked like at the time they were taken.

Explain how patents work.

A ____ is a policy, often for a school or business, that specifies allowable use of resources such as computers and other equipment.

Some human resources departments view college degrees from online diploma mills or other nonaccredited organizations as a form of digital manipulation.

Employees who reveal wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to authorities are referred to as whistle-blowers.

People who refer to written documents while working on their PCs should use document holders to keep their documents close to their monitors. _________________________

____ is increasingly being tied to crime and even death in some countries.

Members of the movie industry hire special firms, such as BayTSP, that specialize in monitoring P₂P networks, Web sites, and other Internet resources in order to identify their clients' copyrighted material that is being misused on the Internet. _________________________

Sometimes a different lens prescription or special computer _________________________ can be used to reduce eyestrain while working on a PC.

Registration is required for copyright protection, especially if you need to prove ownership of a copyright, such as during a copyright-infringement lawsuit.

According to the American Institute of Stress, stress costs U.S. employers more than $300 billion each year in healthcare, missed work, and stress-reduction services provided to employees.

In reaction to scandals, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which includes provisions to require ____ to personally vouch for the truth and fairness of their company's disclosures.

Heavy use of computers, combined with information overload and 24 / 7 accessibility via technology, can lead to ____-a state of fatigue or frustration brought about by overwork.

For CTS, the most common symptoms are eyestrain or eye fatigue, dry eyes, burning eyes, light sensitivity, blurred vision, headaches, and pain in the shoulders, neck, or back. _________________________

In reaction to scandals at Enron, Tyco International, and WorldCom, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

The eBay Web site states that it prohibits the sale of some controversial or sensitive items, in addition to illegal items.

Ethical decisions need to be made whenever a business practice or product is legal or socially acceptable in one country, but not another. One example is ____.

A(n) _________________________ is a policy, often for an organization or industry, that specifies overall moral guidelines adopted by that organization or industry.

Keyboard supports lower the keyboard, enabling the user to keep his or her forearms parallel to the floor more easily. _________________________