Exam 2: Ethics for It Workers and It Users

is the crime of obtaining goods, services, or property through deception or trickery.

The term distinguishes the person who uses a hardware or software product from the IT workers who develop, install, service, and support the product.

Which of the following is true about certification?

is an effort by an employee to attract attention to a negligent, illegal, unethical, abusive, or dangerous act by a company that threatens the public interest.

The courts decide whether parties owe a duty of care by applying a(n) standard to evaluate how an objective, careful, and conscientious person would have acted in the same circumstance.

Government licensing of IT workers is common within most of the states of the United States.

Certification indicates that a professional possesses a particular set of skills, knowledge, or abilities, in the opinion of the certifying organization.

To qualify legally as a bribe, the gift or payment must be made directly from donor to recipient.

means to be in accordance with established policies, guidelines, specifications, or legislation.

What is a professional code of ethics?

Compliance means to be in conformance with a profession's core body of knowledge.

The permits facilitating payments that are made for "routine government actions," such as obtaining permits or licenses.

From a legal perspective, there is both a reasonable person standard and a reasonable professional standard to decide whether parties owe a duty of care.

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has a few dozen lawyers and investigators who prosecute only the 100 or so most egregious cases of software piracy each year.

Penalties for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) are severe-corporations face a fine of up to per violation.

The is a computing society founded in 1947 with more than 97,000 student and professional members in more than 100 countries, and it publishes over 50 journals and 30 newsletters.

The is a trade group that represents the world's largest software and hardware manufacturers.

Discuss the issue of whistle-blowing in the IT context.

Many organizations have created a new position, the , to deal with demonstrating compliance to multiple government and industry regulations.

There are many industry association certifications in a variety of IT-related subject areas.