Deck 2: Ethics for IT Workers and IT Users

Question 1

Certification indicates that a professional possesses a particular set of skills, knowledge, or abilities, in the opinion of the certifying organization.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Government licensing of IT workers is common within most of the states of the United States.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Software piracy in a corporate setting is rarely directly traceable to IT staff members?

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A bribe is a crime even if the payment was lawful under the laws of the foreign country in which it was paid.

Question 5

The United Nations Convention Against Corruption makes it a crime to bribe a foreign official, a foreign political party official, or a candidate for foreign political office.

Question 6

From a legal perspective, there is both a reasonable person standard and a reasonable professional standard to decide whether parties owe a duty of care.

Question 7

There are many industry association certifications in a variety of IT-related subject areas.

Question 8

To qualify legally as a bribe, the gift or payment must be made directly from donor to recipient.

Question 9

Vendor certifications require passing a written exam, which usually contains multiple-choice questions because of legal concerns about whether other types of exams can be graded objectively.

Question 10

When the Business Software Alliance (BSA) finds cases of software piracy, it can assess heavy monetary penalties.

Question 11

Government licensing is generally administered at the federal level in the United States.

Question 12

When it comes to distinguishing between bribes and gifts, the perceptions of the donor and recipient almost always coincide.

Question 13

There is a potential conflict of interest when IT consultants or auditors recommend their own products and services or those of an affiliated vendor to remedy a problem they have detected.

Question 14

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a legally binding global treaty to fight bribery and corruption.

Question 15

The core body of knowledge for any profession outlines an agreed-upon code of ethics and practices for those who practice in that profession.

Question 16

Currently no one IT professional organization has emerged as preeminent, so there is no universal code of ethics for IT workers.

Question 17

Gifts come with no expectation of a future favor for the donor.

Question 18

Laws provide a complete guide to ethical behavior.

Question 19

A breach of the duty of care is defined as a failure to conform to the code of ethics of a professional organization.

Question 20

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has a few dozen lawyers and investigators who prosecute only the 100 or so most egregious cases of software piracy each year.

Question 21

Members of the internal audit team must be expert in detecting and investigating financial statement fraud.

Question 22

Which of the following states the principles and core values that are essential to the work of a particular occupational group?

A)work statement
B)mission statement
C)manual of style
D)professional code of ethics

Question 23

What term refers to the obligation to protect people against any unreasonable harm or risk?

A)Negligence
B)Professional malpractice
C)Reasonable professional standard
D)Duty of care

Question 24

The internal audit department includes members of the board of directors who determine that the internal systems and controls of the organization are adequate and effective.

Question 25

Compliance means to be in conformance with a profession's core body of knowledge.

Question 26

Which term is used to describe the failure to act as a reasonable person would act?

A)professional malpractice
B)duty of care
C)unreasonable professional standard
D)breach of the duty of care

Question 27

Penalties for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) are severe-corporations face a fine of up to how much per violation?

A)$100,000
B)$500,000
C)$2 million
D)$5 million

Question 28

The crime of obtaining goods, services, or property through deception or trickery is known as which of the following?

A)Conflict of interest
B)Breach of contract
C)Fraud
D)Misrepresentation

Question 29

In malpractice lawsuits, many courts have ruled that IT workers are not liable for malpractice because they:

A)do not belong to a professional organization.
B)fail to breach a duty of care.
C)do not meet the legal definition of a professional.
D)are not certified.

Question 30

Which of the following is true about certification?

A)It guarantees the performance of an individual.
B)It can be applied to products.
C)It is the same as licensing.
D)It is a mandatory requirement by the law.

Question 31

Under what circumstance might a gift be considered a bribe?

A)When given as a gesture of friendship
B)The gift exchange is made directly from donor to recipient
C)The gift comes with no expectation of a future favor
D)When the gift has not been declared

Question 32

A trade secret is information, generally unknown to the public, that a company has taken strong measures to keep confidential.

Question 33

Which trade group protects the intellectual property of member companies and advocates a legal and regulatory environment that benefits the software industry?

A)Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
B)Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
C)Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
D)SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute

Question 34

Which term distinguishes the person who uses a hardware or software product from the IT workers who develop, install, service, and support the product?

A)IT professional
B)shareholder
C)IT user
D)stakeholder

Question 35

While no policy can stop wrongdoers, it can establish boundaries for acceptable and unacceptable behavior and enable management to punish violators.

Question 36

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) makes it a crime to do which of the following?

A)pay an official to perform some official function faster
B)make lawful payments to a foreign official
C)make facilitating payments
D)bribe a foreign official

Question 37

Which of the following is a trade group that represents the world's largest software and hardware manufacturers?

A)Business Software Association (BSA)
B)Business Software Alliance (BSA)
C)International Business Software (IBS)
D)International Software Association (ISA)

Question 38

Which of the following is an effort by an employee to attract attention to a negligent, illegal, unethical, abusive, or dangerous act by a company that threatens the public interest?

A)Professional malpractice
B)Conflict of interest
C)Whistle-blowing
D)Business intelligence

Question 39

To prove fraud in a court of law, prosecutors must demonstrate that:

A)the wrongdoer made a false representation of material fact.
B)the innocent party never relied on the misrepresentation.
C)the wrongdoer did not intend to deceive the innocent party.
D)the wrongdoer was not injured

Question 40

Which entity is a computing society founded in 1947 with more than 97,000 student and professional members in more than 100 countries, and it publishes over 50 journals and 30 newsletters?

A)Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Computer Society
B)Business Software Alliance
C)Association for Computing Machinery
D)Association of Information Technology Professionals

Question 41

Explain how the courts decide whether parties owe a duty of care.

Question 42

One of the most common ethical problems for members of the IT profession when a potential employee lies on a resume and claims competence in an IT skill that is in high demand. This act is known as which of the following?

A)misrepresentation
B)fraud
C)resume inflation
D)breach of the duty of care

Question 43

A hardware or software device that serves as a barrier between a company and the outside world and limits access to the company's network based on the organization's Internet usage policy is known as which of the following?

A)router
B)hub
C)bridge
D)firewall

Question 44

The goal of the standards set by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is to prevent companies from:

A)creating relationships between IT workers and suppliers.
B)making facilitating payments for obtaining permits or licenses.
C)using slush funds or other means to disguise payments to officials.
D)providing misrepresentations of a material fact.

Question 45

Clarify the difference between an organization's audit committee and its internal audit department.

Question 46

Discuss the issue of whistle-blowing in the IT context.

Question 47

Which of the following occurs when a party fails to perform certain express or implied obligations, which impairs or destroys the essence of the contract?

A)material breach of contract
B)fraud
C)misrepresentation
D)bribery

Question 48

At which level is licensing generally administered?

A)federal
B)state
C)local
D)association

Question 49

Professionals who breach the duty of care are liable for injuries that their negligence causes. This liability is commonly referred to as which of the following?

A)professional malpractice
B)breach of the duty of care
C)professional standard breach
D)software piracy

Question 50

In 1972, which organization recommended that publicly held organizations establish audit committees?

A)SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute
B)Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
C)Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
D)National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)

Question 51

A survey by the Fawcett Society on the use of computing resources at work found that:

A)20 percent of men admit to viewing porn while at work
B)over 50 percent of mobile workers view porn from their Web-enabled phones
C)31 percent of computer users engage in software piracy
D)nearly 75 percent of office workers spend 2 hours or more a week on Facebook while at work

Question 52

Which of the following is defined as not doing something that a reasonable person would do or doing something that a reasonable person would not do?

A)professional malpractice
B)breach of the duty of care
C)negligence
D)software piracy

Question 53

A vendor certification:

A)has no effect on an IT worker's salary and career prospects.
B)usually does not require the purchase of expensive training material and course instruction.
C)may focus too narrowly on the technical details of the vendor's technology.
D)requires vendors to pass lengthy essay exams.

Question 54

Which of the following is a trade group that is funded through dues based on member companies' software revenues and through settlements from companies that commit software piracy?

A)Business Software Alliance (BSA)
B)Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
C)Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
D)SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute

Question 55

The posting of thousands of State Department documents on the WikiLeaks Web site is an example of which of the following?

A)inappropriate sharing of information
B)breach of duty of care
C)inappropriate use of computing resources
D)negligence

Question 56

Information used in a business, generally unknown to the public, that the company has taken strong measures to keep confidential is known as which of the following?

A)copyright
B)patent
C)trade secret
D)certification

Question 57

In the legal system, compliance usually refers to behavior that is in accordance with which of the following?

A)personal beliefs
B)morality
C)legislation
D)ethical codes

Question 58

Define the term conflict of interest and provide an IT-related example of this.

Question 59

Which of the following is defined as the misstatement or incomplete statement of a material fact?

A)fraud
B)piracy
C)misrepresentation
D)breach of contract

Question 60

What is a professional code of ethics?