Deck 15: Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues

Question 1

In the U.S.,the only federal law that limits employer surveillance of its workers is related to:

A) eavesdropping on spoken personal conversation.
B) reading employees e-mails.
C) videotaping workers.
D) recording employee phone calls.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The U.S.position on privacy can be characterized as being favorable toward:

A) a restricted flow of data among companies.
B) consumer data are primarily viewed as a saleable, usable asset that belongs to the corporation that collected the data.
C) having its citizens be in control of their personal data.
D) a more protective position of personal rights with respect to data about individuals than the European position.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which is not a social problem that is perceived to have increased due to information technology?

A) the theft of personal information
B) increased potential for exploitation of children (child pornography)
C) theft of an organization's intellectual property
D) difficulties in connecting with people in other regions of the world

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following regions has the lowest rate of software piracy?

A) North America
B) Western Europe
C) Asia/Pacific
D) Latin America

Question 5

When a customer wants to "opt-out" from a U.S.company sharing his or her information with third parties:

A) the financial institution has no obligation to comply with this request.
B) it often takes a lot of effort and time for customers to understand how to accomplish it.
C) a written request from a government official is required.
D) all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is not a characteristic of intellectual property (IP)?

A) it can be shared without losing it
B) what IP can be owned differs from one society to another
C) IP ownership rights are generally limited by time
D) sharing IP has become more difficult over the years

Question 7

According to the Federal Trade Commission,"someone appropriating your personal information without your knowledge to commit fraud or theft" is called:

A) an identity theft.
B) a credit information theft.
C) an intellectual property theft.
D) internet file sharing.

Question 8

Which is not true about the impacts of identity theft today?

A) the number of Americans affected is on the increase
B) financial losses due to identity theft of Americans is on the increase
C) losses by credit card companies have increased because these companies absorb the cost if your credit card is misused
D) none of the above

Question 9

Which large Internet advertising company has caused concerns among privacy organizations due to its purchase or alliance with other companies?

A) DoubleClick
B) ClickTrack
C) AdClick
D) Google

Question 10

Which of the following is not a reason that legal systems in developed countries have not kept up with available information technologies?

A) Technology changes very quickly.
B) Those who create laws generally have little expertise with complex IT issues.
C) The existing laws can easily be reinterpreted to apply to new technologies.
D) Laws are difficult to create in an Internet age when it is difficult to determine which country has legal jurisdiction.

Question 11

Which statement is true concerning privacy in the U.S.?

A) a great deal of legislation that purports to offer some privacy protection
B) there are not laws concerning legal rights to privacy
C) a government agency is allowed to gather information for one purpose and use it for another purpose
D) the federal protection of private healthcare information is not a concern of the government because of the need to learn more about the effectiveness of pharmaceuticals

Question 12

In the context of developing and using IT,what is the common flaw in ethical reasoning?

A) ignoring the developers
B) ignoring members of your organization
C) ignoring members of your segment of society
D) ignoring some affected parties

Question 13

What is a reason for including ethics discussions in an IT management forum?

A) IT is having a growing impact on people's lives.
B) Managers are making decisions about how IT is being used within an organization and with suppliers and customers.
C) none of the above
D) both A and B

Question 14

A "cookie" is:

A) a small record stored on the user's computer that identifies the user to a Web site.
B) a worm.
C) always harmful to your personal computer.
D) all of the above

Question 15

Ethical problems associated with the use of IT may affect all of the following except:

A) managers.
B) stockholders.
C) customers.
D) all of the above

Question 16

According to the textbook,which of the following is also an ethical behavior that is recognized by most world religions?

A) do no harm
B) treat others as you would like them to treat you
C) forbid killing
D) no stealing

Question 17

Approximately what percentage of the U.S.public is quite sensitive to the loss of privacy of their personal information?

A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 25%
D) 50%

Question 18

Advances in artificial intelligence can raise social and ethical issues because:

A) computers can sift through mountains of data better than humans.
B) computers can be programmed to replace human experts in the workplace.
C) the degree to which a robot acts ethically depends on how it is programmed.
D) all of the above

Question 19

Sending an e-mail that falsely claims to be a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into providing private information is called:

A) spoofing.
B) cracking.
C) hacking.
D) phishing.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about investigations of identity theft in the U.S.today?

A) Banks don't pursue all potential cases because of the high cost of investigating.
B) Police don't vigorously pursue cases even though money has been taken from the victim.
C) It is a U.S. federal crime.
D) both A and C

Question 21

The U.S.has much stronger privacy laws and practices than Europe.

Question 22

Swapping or sharing music on the Internet:

A) first gained widespread popularity with the advent of Napster.
B) was upheld by U.S. courts, which meant Napster was able to remain in business.
C) was first made possible with the use of B2C files.
D) cannot be traced so people cannot be prosecuted.

Question 23

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),identify theft is "someone appropriating your personal information without your knowledge to commit fraud or theft."

Question 24

Which of the following prevents someone else from creating another computer program that does the same thing as a copyrighted program?

A) patents.
B) copyrights.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 25

Which of the following is true of patents?

A) provides effective protection against software piracy
B) makes it illegal to copy software and use it without the software vendor's permission
C) gives the creator the exclusive right to the manufacture and uses what has been patented for a limited period of time
D) all of the above

Question 26

Amazon.com settled a lawsuit with Barnes and Noble in March 2002 that centered on the infringement of what patent?

A) the personalization of content on an e-commerce site
B) the use of cookies to track patterns across visits
C) its "one-click-ordering" process
D) the "buy it now" feature

Question 27

What type of impact on the software industry from awarding a large number of patents to IT industry giants such as Microsoft has been documented?

A) the overall number of infringement lawsuits is decreased
B) it accelerates innovations among smaller firms
C) the growth of small software firms is inhibited
D) none of the above

Question 28

Recent piracy rates for music CDs were highest in:

A) African countries.
B) Indonesia and Paraguay.
C) Western Europe.
D) United States.

Question 29

In a recent survey,what percentage of students studying in a sample of U.S.colleges and universities said it is always wrong to pirate music and movies?

A) 10%
B) more than 10% but less than 25%
C) about 50%
D) 90%

Question 30

Software piracy:

A) has caused the software industry to become unprofitable.
B) is fairly consistent across countries throughout the world.
C) typically is not rigorously deterred by governments in less developed countries.
D) has a very low rate in former communist countries.

Question 31

U.S.copyright laws make it illegal to copy software and use it without the software vendor's permission.

Question 32

Some ethical issues are viewed differently depending upon the culture in which they arise.

Question 33

In 2007,Microsoft asserted that 235 company patents were infringed upon by open source programs.What effect did this announcement have?

A) IBM also filed dozens of lawsuits to enforce these patents
B) open source organizations filed lawsuits alleging that Microsoft is infringing upon their patents
C) it slowed down the growth of open source communities.
D) public backlash caused Microsoft to withdraw the statements

Question 34

A patent gives its creator the exclusive right to the manufacture and use of a new design or method for a limited period of time.

Question 35

Which of the following is true regarding personal financial credit reports?

A) they rarely contain inaccurate data
B) inaccuracies are not usually spotted because many individuals do not review their reports regularly
C) there are no laws that govern them
D) they are easily corrected if found inaccurate