Exam 15: Information Technology Ethics

________ is the intentional refusal to obey certain laws and is often used as a form of protest.

The United States has one of the highest rate of software piracy.

Social networking sites allow users to choose to share information publicly with friends or keep it private by using ________.

Social media sites such as Facebook share information with others. The use of this information can raise questions regarding ________.

________ is the theory that God is all-knowing and sets moral standards.

A person who does not conform to the approved standards of social or professional behavior ________.

________ psychology works to discover the causes of happiness instead of addressing the treatment of mental dysfunctions.

________ is an ethical system in which individual happiness is not important, and the greater good should be considered.

________ is an ethical system in which conforming to God's law is right, and breaking it is wrong.

The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices individuals make is called ________.

Anti-cyberbullying detection is done mostly by police.

________ is the theory that holds that actions that generate greater happiness are judged to be better than actions that lead to unhappiness.

Global positioning system (GPS)chips in a smartphone allow your exact position to be determined.

Relativism holds that moral principles are dictated by cultural tastes and customs.

________ is the right to be left alone to do as one pleases.

Microsoft agreed to censor search results and partnered with Baidu.com to provide English-language search results in China

You can use ________ services such as Foursquare, Gowalla, and Brightkite to specifically locate friends or allow friends to locate you.

Utilitarianism focuses on adherence to moral duties and rights.