Exam 14: Global Ecology, Ethics, and Social Responsibility

Carbon footprint refers to the amount of infrared,CO₂ and other GHGs emitted per day by a computing or mobile device.

All carbon emissions worldwide make up the global carbon footprint.

Technological and economic forces are prompting fresh approaches to systems development using __________ for competitive advantage.

The Keeling Curve tracks changes in the concentration of CO₂ in the Earth's atmosphere at a Mauna Loa research station.

Globalization,the Internet,and connectivity have the power to undermine moral responsibility because it becomes relatively easy to ignore the harm that might be done to others.

MTN Group is the mobile telecom company operating in Africa and the Middle East.MTN has reduced GHG emissions and costs by using __________ to run mobile base stations.

Blogging to influence financial markets may be deemed by the FTC or SEC as a(n)__________,particularly when done by the CEO hiding his identity.

Routers,switches,and modems operated by end users have been inefficient power guzzling machines mostly because __________.

There is a trend toward __________ because the adaptable IT framework makes it much easier to manage issues of cost,scale and agility.

__________ may be considered an integral component of social media strategies because it gives marketers the ability to discover public conversations about their brands and,if necessary,respond to posters directly or to their posts.

Industry standards __________ change.Those standards keep ramping up and will again.

The role of IT includes emission reduction and energy savings only in the IT sector itself.

Reduction in the total number of employees,reengineering of business processes,and the ability of lower-level employees to perform higher-level jobs may result in __________.

Transforming the way people and businesses use IT could reduce annual human-caused global emissions by 15 per cent by 2020.

IT can play a significant role in reducing GtCO2e/y in the transportation industries.

The "Next Generation Data Center" strategy is based on the ability to deliver and support secure IT applications through __________.

__________ or virtual work,offers many green benefits,including reducing rush-hour traffic,improving air quality,improving highway safety,and even improving healthcare.

Business associations continue to fight against initiatives to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.

Green,whether applied to energy,technology,or consumption of resources in general,refers to the concept of using things at a rate that does not deplete its availability in future generations.

Carbon footprint is typically measured in __________.