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

A ____ protects inventions by granting exclusive rights of an invention to its inventor for a period of 20 years.

A ____ is a subtle alteration of digital content that is not noticeable when the work is viewed or played but that identifies the copyright holder.

All computer users should refocus their eyes on an object in the distance for a minute or so,on a regular basis.

To prevent sore or stiff neck,____.

Braille printers print embossed output in Braille format on paper.

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.

What is ergonomics?

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

_________________________ are written with the purpose of being circulated to as many people as possible.

Although some publications allow the use of "photo illustrations," others have strict rules about digital manipulation- especially for news photojournalists.

It now appears that the so-called _________________________ office that many visionaries predicted would arrive is largely a myth.Instead,research indicates that global paper use has grown more than six-fold since 1950,and one-fifth of all wood harvested in the world today ends up as paper.

Research has shown that having an academic honor code does not effectively reduce cheating.

Explain how patents work.

Antiglare screens are sometimes called ____.

Case 16-2 Jill is starting a fast food delivery company.She has designed a logo and plans to print flyers to advertise her services. -Jill plans on publishing a book based on her experiences in order to help young entrepreneurs.To help protect her publishing rights,she should register a ____.

Corporate integrity,as it relates to accounting practices and proper disclosure,is a(n)personal ethics topic that has come to the forefront because of the many recent incidents involving corporate scandals and bankruptcies.

The goal of ____ is to ensure that every child in the world between the ages of 6 and 12 has immediate access to a personal laptop computer by 2015,in order to provide them with access to new channels of learning,sharing,and self-expression.

Case 16-1 Jack is a computer programmer who spends most of the day at his desk.Recently,he visited the doctor to get advice about persistent eyestrain and an aching back. -To combat his backache,Jack's doctor advised him to ____.

In some countries,bootleg copies of music CDs and movie DVDs are sold openly.

Use a light touch on the keyboard to prevent backache.