Deck 6: Clarifying Complexity: The Publics Information Resource

Question 1

_________________ occurs when a hacker shuts down a computer and unlocks it only after the owner has paid a fee.

A) Data mining
B) Ransomeware
C) Share ware
D) Computer matching

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following laws created a comprehensive cybersecurity framework?

A) The Real ID Act of 2005
B) The Homeland Security Act of 2002
C) The Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act of 2004
D) The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The three-pronged test used to balance employee privacy rights with an employer's right to legitimate information focuses on

A) truth, justice, and equality
B) probable cause, reasonable suspicion, and totality of the circumstances
C) reasonableness, compelling interest, and job relatedness
D) security, necessity, and policy

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In 1977, the Supreme Court recognized a constitutionally protected zone of privacy in which of the following cases?

A) Whalen v. Roe
B) Roe v. Wade
C) Griswold v. Connecticut
D) Ayers v. Fordice

Question 5

The illegal access to computer databases by unauthorized persons is referred to as

A) spamming
B) blogging
C) hacking
D) wiring

Question 6

____________________ is the coordination and administration of public policies and procedures for information technology, resources, personnel, and systems in the public sector.

A) Infocracy
B) Knowledge management
C) Decision design
D) Program review

Question 7

The legislation that provides the basis of federal e-gov by directing all agencies to make as much information as possible available electronically is

A) The Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970
B) The USA Patriot Act of 2001
C) The Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999
D) The Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998

Question 8

Analytical interactive computer-based technologies used to make decisions by addressing the "what if" scenarios are known as

A) management information systems
B) decision support systems
C) data infrastructure systems
D) environment manipulation systems

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the key attributes of successful information security measures?

A) measurable
B) clearly defined
C) actionable
D) broadly applicable

Question 10

Electronic data processing originated in the public sector.

Question 11

Ninety percent of outside computer breaches into government computers are detected and the offenders prosecuted.

Question 12

Nearly all counties and cities have their own website and almost thirty percent of those website allow electronic service requests.

Question 13

Decision support systems convert data into summary information that administrators use to make more informed decisions.

Question 14

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is forbidden, by law, to share its database of federal taxpayers with other federal agencies.

Question 15

The majority of citizens find e-gov less convenient that face-to-face interactions with government agencies.

Question 16

What concerns do many Americans have regarding threats to personal privacy as a result of developments in information technology?

Question 17

What IT methods are local, state, and federal governments using to bring people closer to them?

Question 18

The public sector has problems of managing information resources that are unique to it. Please discuss the best practices guidelines for information resource management in the public sector.

Question 19

How has the interaction between public managers and the public information resource changed the nature of public agency decision making and the future of governing?

Question 20

Why are citizens more likely to like and trust state and local governments in regards to technology than the federal government?

Question 21

Digital government has a number of benefits for both citizens and public agencies. What are some of the ways in which e-gov has improved government functions?