Question 1

The goal of ergonomics is to design:

Accepted Answer

A)   Effective work environments that are conducive to fast-paced, repetitive jobs
B)   Efficient work environments that are productive and promote high morale
C)   Healthy work environments that are safe, comfortable, and pleasant for people to work in
D)   Policies regarding work environment structures C

Question 2

Individuals have been mistakenly arrested and jailed, and others have been denied credit because of their physical profiles or personal data. These are often the result of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Computer profiling and computer matching
B)   Unauthorized opt-in
C)   Censorship
D)   Adware A

Question 3

_______________ means getting access to a computer system, reading some files, but neither stealing nor damaging anything.

Accepted Answer

A)   Electronic breaking and entering
B)   Sniffing
C)   Snooping
D)   Dumpster diving A

Question 4

These days, corporate antivirus protection is a centralized function of information technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In some systems, the password to read the contents of a file is different from that required to write to a file (change its contents).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As a business professional, you have a responsibility to promote ethical uses of information technology in the workplace. This responsibility includes:

Accepted Answer

A)   Performing your role as a vital business resource by participating on every development team
B)   Using the Internet only during breaks and after-work hours
C)   Performing your role as a vital human resource in the business systems you help develop and use in your organization
D)   Documenting all employee electronic mail usage and Internet searches

Question 7

According to the textbook, the unauthorized use of computer systems and networks can be called time and ________________ theft.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the textbook, the unauthorized use...

Question 8

The use of information technology in the workplace raises a variety of health issues. For example, some computer users suffer from ________________ syndrome, a painful, crippling ailment of the hand and wrist that can require surgery to cure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The use of information technology in the...

Question 9

Biometric control devices use special-purpose sensors to measure and digitize a biometric profile of an individual's fingerprints, voice, or other physical trait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

As a manager or business professional you should manage your work activities and those of others to minimize the detrimental effects of e-business systems and optimize their beneficial effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Electronic breaking and entering means getting access to a computer system, reading some files, but neither stealing nor damaging anything.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The stakeholder theory maintains that:

Accepted Answer

A)   Companies have ethical responsibilities to all members of society, which allow corporations to exist based on a social contract
B)   Managers are agents of the organization's owners, and their only ethical responsibility is to increase the profits of the business without violating the law or engaging in fraudulent practices
C)   Managers have an ethical responsibility to manage a firm for the benefit of all individuals and groups that have a claim on a company
D)   Managers are agents of the customer, and their only ethical responsibility is to increase the service of the business, without violating the law or engaging in fraudulent practices

Question 13

A malicious applet is an instruction in a computer program that triggers a malicious act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cyber crime is becoming one of the Net's growth businesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The text defines a ________________ as a person who maintains knowledge of the vulnerabilities he or she finds and exploits them for private advantage, not revealing them to either the general public or the manufacturer for correction.

Accepted Answer

A)   hacker
B)   cyber-slacking
C)   cracker
D)   resource theft

Question 16

The most widely used encryption method uses a pair of public and private keys unique to each individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

End users should regularly use ________________ programs that locate and remove computer viruses from infected files on their hard disk.

Accepted Answer

The answer of End users should regularly use ________________ programs...

Question 18

Many times, an electronic audit trail takes the form of _______________ that automatically record all computer network activity on magnetic disk or tape devices.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many times, an electronic audit trail takes...

Question 19

Many companies and organizations have established guidelines for ethical conduct, but very few specify that company computer workstations and networks are company resources to be used for work-related uses only.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The text describes ________________ as the practice of sending extremely critical, derogatory, and often-vulgar E-mail messages or electronic bulletin board postings to other users on the Internet or online services.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The text describes ________________ as the practice...

Exam 13: Security and Ethical Challenges

The goal of ergonomics is to design:

Individuals have been mistakenly arrested and jailed, and others have been denied credit because of their physical profiles or personal data. These are often the result of:

_______________ means getting access to a computer system, reading some files, but neither stealing nor damaging anything.

These days, corporate antivirus protection is a centralized function of information technology.

In some systems, the password to read the contents of a file is different from that required to write to a file (change its contents).

As a business professional, you have a responsibility to promote ethical uses of information technology in the workplace. This responsibility includes:

According to the textbook, the unauthorized use of computer systems and networks can be called time and ________________ theft.

The use of information technology in the workplace raises a variety of health issues. For example, some computer users suffer from ________________ syndrome, a painful, crippling ailment of the hand and wrist that can require surgery to cure.

Biometric control devices use special-purpose sensors to measure and digitize a biometric profile of an individual's fingerprints, voice, or other physical trait.

As a manager or business professional you should manage your work activities and those of others to minimize the detrimental effects of e-business systems and optimize their beneficial effects.

Electronic breaking and entering means getting access to a computer system, reading some files, but neither stealing nor damaging anything.

The stakeholder theory maintains that:

A malicious applet is an instruction in a computer program that triggers a malicious act.

Cyber crime is becoming one of the Net's growth businesses.

The text defines a ________________ as a person who maintains knowledge of the vulnerabilities he or she finds and exploits them for private advantage, not revealing them to either the general public or the manufacturer for correction.

The most widely used encryption method uses a pair of public and private keys unique to each individual.

End users should regularly use ________________ programs that locate and remove computer viruses from infected files on their hard disk.

Many times, an electronic audit trail takes the form of _______________ that automatically record all computer network activity on magnetic disk or tape devices.

Many companies and organizations have established guidelines for ethical conduct, but very few specify that company computer workstations and networks are company resources to be used for work-related uses only.

The text describes ________________ as the practice of sending extremely critical, derogatory, and often-vulgar E-mail messages or electronic bulletin board postings to other users on the Internet or online services.