Deck 15: Information Technology Ethics

Question 1

All of the following are types of cyberbullying EXCEPT ________.

A) spreading rumors or lies on social networking sites
B) inundating a victim with harassing instant messages or text messages
C) physically stalking an individual
D) infecting the victim's computer with malware to spy on the victim

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Intellectual property (such as music, writing, and software)is protected through ________ law.

A) personal privacy
B) fair trade
C) copyright
D) censorship

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Enacted in 2002, the ________ Act requires companies to provide an anonymous method for employees and third parties to report complaints, including ethics violations.

Answer 3

Sarbanes-Oxley

Question 4

A person who does not conform to the approved standards of social or professional behavior ________.

A) violates social norms
B) practices situational ethics
C) follows rule utilitarianism
D) commits unethical behavior

Question 5

The proposed ________ Act seeks to prevent employers from demanding passwords to private sites from employees.

Question 6

________ is an ethical system in which conforming to God's law is right, and breaking it is wrong.

Question 7

Social media sites such as Facebook share information with others. The use of this information can raise questions regarding ________.

A) computer abuse
B) personal privacy
C) fair use
D) fair trade

Question 8

________ behavior is behavior where a person has no sense of right and wrong and has no interest in the moral consequences of their actions.

Question 9

________ is the theory that God is all-knowing and sets moral standards.

A) Divine Command Theory
B) Utilitarianism
C) Relativism
D) Virtue Ethics

Question 10

By using ________, a smartphone with a GPS chip can determine your exact position.

A) extrapolation
B) interpolation
C) geolocation
D) navigation

Question 11

You can use ________ services such as Foursquare, Gowalla, and Brightkite to specifically locate friends or allow friends to locate you.

Question 12

________ is the theory that holds that actions that generate greater happiness are judged to be better than actions that lead to unhappiness.

A) Virtue Ethics
B) Utilitarianism
C) Relativism
D) Deontology

Question 13

Which of the following countries has a software piracy rate over 70%?

A) United States
B) China
C) Yemen
D) Sweden

Question 14

________ is the intentional refusal to obey certain laws and is often used as a form of protest.

Question 15

________ psychology works to discover the causes of happiness instead of addressing the treatment of mental dysfunctions.

Question 16

________ is the theory that holds that there is no universal moral truth and that instead moral principles are dictated by cultural tastes and customs.

A) Divine Command Theory
B) Utilitarianism
C) Relativism
D) Deontology

Question 17

Social networking sites allow users to choose to share information publicly with friends or keep it private by using ________.

Question 18

A ________ is person who reports a business that is engaged in an illegal activity or an unethical act to a regulatory agency.

A) cyberbully
B) hacker
C) spammer
D) whistle-blower

Question 19

The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices individuals make is called ________.

A) mores
B) ethics
C) customs
D) taboos

Question 20

________ is an ethical system in which individual happiness is not important, and the greater good should be considered.

Question 21

It is estimated that the global loss in 2013 due to software piracy is in the billions of dollars.

Question 22

Microsoft agreed to censor search results and partnered with Baidu.com to provide English-language search results in China

Question 23

Harassing individuals through electronic means such as video or cell phones is called ________.

Question 24

Anti-cyberbullying detection is done mostly by police.

Question 25

________ is the right to be left alone to do as one pleases.

Question 26

Unethical behavior is illegal behavior and illegal behavior is unethical behavior.

Question 27

An example of ethical uses of computers and social media is the coordination of relief efforts after a natural disaster.

Question 28

Global positioning system (GPS)chips in a smartphone allow your exact position to be determined.

Question 29

Most states have enacted antibullying laws.

Question 30

Relativism holds that moral principles are dictated by cultural tastes and customs.

Question 31

The United States has one of the highest rate of software piracy.

Question 32

Facebook allows you to determine the extent to which your information can be shared.

Question 33

Cyberbullying is harassing, threatening, humiliating, embarrassing, or tormenting individuals by means of technology.

Question 34

Utilitarianism focuses on adherence to moral duties and rights.