Question 1

A man steals from a grocery store in order to feed his starving family.Which of the following best expresses the utilitarian principle in evaluating this situation?

Accepted Answer

A) His action is acceptable,because the grocer suffers the least harm. 
B) His action is acceptable,because the higher social value is the survival of the family. 
C) His action is wrong,because the man would not want the grocer to steal from him. 
D) His action is wrong,because if everyone were to do this,the concept of personal property is defeated. 
E) His action is wrong,because the grocery store owner is harmed.

Question 2

FIP principles are based on a belief in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Accountability of the record holder 
B) Responsibility of the record holder 
C) Mutuality of interest between the record holder and the individual 
D) Privacy of the individual 
E) Difference between the interests of the individual and commercial organizations

Question 3

One of the key concepts in patent law is novelty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A colleague at work takes small amounts of office supplies for her own personal use,saying that this is a tiny loss to the company.You tell her that if everyone were to take office supplies,then the loss would no longer be minimal.Your rationale expresses which of the following ethical principles?

Accepted Answer

A) Kant's Categorical Imperative 
B) The Golden Rule 
C) The Risk Aversion Principle 
D) The "No free lunch" rule 
E) The slippery-slope rule

Question 5

Which of the following is not protected by copyright law?

Accepted Answer

A) Musical compositions 
B) Motion pictures 
C) Maps 
D) Artwork 
E) Machines

Question 6

Which of the following restricts the information that the U.S.federal government can collect about an individual and regulates what it can do with the information?

Accepted Answer

A) The Privacy Act 
B) The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act 
C) The Freedom of Information Act 
D) COPPA 
E) HIPPA

Question 7

The obligations that individuals and organizations have concerning rights to intellectual property involve which of the following moral dimensions of the information age?

Accepted Answer

A) Property rights and obligations 
B) System quality 
C) Accountability and control 
D) Information rights and obligations 
E) Quality of life

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the effect that new information technology has on society?

Accepted Answer

A) It has a dampening effect on the discourse of business ethics. 
B) It has a ripple effect,raising new ethical,social,and political issues. 
C) It is beneficial for society as a whole,while raising dilemmas for consumers. 
D) It has a waterfall effect in raising ever more complex ethical issues. 
E) It has a magnifying effect,creating increasing numbers of ethical issues.

Question 9

Which of the following is a data analysis technology that finds hidden connections between data in disparate sources?

Accepted Answer

A) HIPAA 
B) FIP 
C) NORA 
D) COPPA 
E) Spyware

Question 10

The Network Advertising Initiative is an industry association that:

Accepted Answer

A) encourages self-regulation to develop a set of privacy guidelines for its members. 
B) protects user privacy during interactions with websites. 
C) has established technical guidelines for ensuring privacy. 
D) regulates the use of customer information by firms. 
E) is a safe harbor program established by the U.S.government.

Question 11

A Facebook user's visit to a website can be tracked even if they do not click a Like button.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Redesigning and automating business processes can be seen as a double-edged sword because:

Accepted Answer

A) increases in efficiency may be accompanied by job losses. 
B) increases in efficiency may be accompanied by poor data quality. 
C) support for middle-management decision making may be offset by poor data quality. 
D) reliance on technology results in the loss of hands-on knowledge. 
E) it can concentrate power in the hands of senior executives.

Question 13

Which of the following protects the authors of a book from having their work copied by others?

Accepted Answer

A) Patent protection 
B) Due process 
C) Copyright law 
D) Fair Use Doctrine 
E) Trade Secret law

Question 14

Software programs were unprotected by copyright law until the early 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How does the use of electronic voting machines act as a "double-edged sword?" What moral dimensions are raised by this use of information technology?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

What are some of the potential health risks associated with use of computers?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are some of the potential health...

Question 17

In today's legal environment,managers who are convicted for the illegal use of information systems are still unlikely to be given a prison sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the five moral dimensions of the information age do the central business activities of DoubleClick involve?

Accepted Answer

A) Property rights and obligations 
B) System quality 
C) Accountability and control 
D) Quality of life 
E) Information rights and obligations

Question 19

All of the following are steps in the process for analyzing an ethical issue except:

Accepted Answer

A) assigning responsibility. 
B) identifying the stakeholders. 
C) identifying the options you can reasonably take. 
D) identifying and clearly describing the facts. 
E) identifying the potential consequences of your options.

Question 20

In the ________ model of informed consent,personal information cannot be collected until the consumer specifically agrees that his or her data can be collected.

Accepted Answer

A) opt-in 
B) opt-out 
C) P3P 
D) PGP 
E) safe harbor

Exam 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

A man steals from a grocery store in order to feed his starving family.Which of the following best expresses the utilitarian principle in evaluating this situation?

FIP principles are based on a belief in which of the following?

One of the key concepts in patent law is novelty.

A colleague at work takes small amounts of office supplies for her own personal use,saying that this is a tiny loss to the company.You tell her that if everyone were to take office supplies,then the loss would no longer be minimal.Your rationale expresses which of the following ethical principles?

Which of the following is not protected by copyright law?

Which of the following restricts the information that the U.S.federal government can collect about an individual and regulates what it can do with the information?

The obligations that individuals and organizations have concerning rights to intellectual property involve which of the following moral dimensions of the information age?

Which of the following best describes the effect that new information technology has on society?

Which of the following is a data analysis technology that finds hidden connections between data in disparate sources?

The Network Advertising Initiative is an industry association that:

A Facebook user's visit to a website can be tracked even if they do not click a Like button.

Redesigning and automating business processes can be seen as a double-edged sword because:

Which of the following protects the authors of a book from having their work copied by others?

Software programs were unprotected by copyright law until the early 1990s.

How does the use of electronic voting machines act as a "double-edged sword?" What moral dimensions are raised by this use of information technology?

What are some of the potential health risks associated with use of computers?

In today's legal environment,managers who are convicted for the illegal use of information systems are still unlikely to be given a prison sentence.

Which of the five moral dimensions of the information age do the central business activities of DoubleClick involve?

All of the following are steps in the process for analyzing an ethical issue except:

In the ________ model of informed consent,personal information cannot be collected until the consumer specifically agrees that his or her data can be collected.