Deck 12: Digital Society, Ethics, and Globalization

Question 1

Blogs, discussion groups, and podcasts have provided mouthpieces for anyone with something to say, bringing to light both hidden genius and stupidity.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Many high-level jobs have been automated or outsourced to lower-cost workers in developing countries.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Flash mobs organize through cell phone text messaging and e-mail.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The new cell phone generation is more concerned with making formal social plans than previous generations.

Question 5

It is okay to dial your cell phone while driving or performing other dangerous tasks that require your full attention.

Question 6

Similar to traditional phones, cell phones allow you to hear the volume of your own voice on the line.

Question 7

The economic digital divide in the United States has been growing since the turn of the millennium.

Question 8

Notebooks are designed for ergonomic comfort.

Question 9

Green computing refers to the efforts of individuals, businesses, and governments to utilize practices both in the manufacturing and the use of digital technologies that are environmentally conscientious.

Question 10

To increase energy efficiency, software can be written in a manner that requires fewer processor cycles to carry out tasks.

Question 11

The ENERGY STAR 10 requirements for computers went into effect July 1, 2007 and have the strictest energy requirements to date.

Question 12

Child pornography goes beyond being indecent and is unlawful in most countries.

Question 13

Much of the information-gathering about individuals is done without their knowledge.

Question 14

The government has more information about U.S. citizens than ChoicePoint.

Question 15

When DARPA's Information Awareness Office proposed a new tracking information system called Total Information Awareness (TIA), privacy advocates supported the new efforts.

Question 16

Federal laws governing wiretapping are generally the same for all forms of communication.

Question 17

The increasing numbers of surveillance cameras used for crime detection and prevention by both cities and private businesses leave very few public spaces unmonitored in most cities.

Question 18

Personal computer ethics is highly subjective except in issues of local, state, and federal law, where ethical issues are clearly defined.

Question 19

Your feelings toward technology should not reflect your feelings about humankind in general.

Question 20

Communities are increasingly defined by online blog networks like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter, and less by those with whom physical space is shared. _________________________

Question 21

When talking on a cell phone, 5 feet is the minimum distance that should be maintained between you and others while on the phone. _________________________

Question 22

Repetitive stress injury is an injury such as tendinitis and tennis elbow, caused by a repetitive motion. _________________________

Question 23

Some psychologists feel that many young people suffer from nature deficit disorder. They believe that people tend to stay healthier when they stay in touch with nature. _________________________

Question 24

The Energy Cloud program was created in 1992 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in order to inspire energy conservation in electronics products. _________________________

Question 25

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 400,000 tons of e-waste are sent to recycling services each year. _________________________

Question 26

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizens the right to free speech. _________________________

Question 27

Privacy issues that concern most people include freedom from spying, which is the right to be left alone. _________________________

Question 28

-Referring to the accompanying figure, the stimulus package that President Obama signed into law includes billions of dollars for extending high-speed Internet access to underserved areas of the country. _________________________

Question 29

Global Information Awareness was designed to capture the information signature of people so that the government could track potential terrorists and criminals. _________________________

Question 30

Actor Edmond O'Brien portrays a citizen in the movie adaptation of George Orwell's book 1974, which depicts a totalitarian society where government monitors citizens in all locations, even in their homes. _________________________

Question 31

RFID implants and tags have been considered for tracking prisoners around a prison, employees around secure facilities, and grade school students around schools. _________________________

Question 32

Ethical issues that deal with computer use is called computer ethics. _________________________

Question 33

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 prohibits businesses from collecting personal data online from children under the age of 18. _________________________

Question 34

In 2004, the World Economic Forum launched the IT Access for Everyone initiative to develop new models of collaboration to accelerate digital access and inclusion. _________________________

Question 35

People find ____ space in a daydream, in a book, in a movie, on a cell phone, on the Internet, or when participating in any activity that takes their minds and attentions away from their present physical surroundings.

A) virtual
B) physical
C) imaginary
D) temporary

Question 36

-Referring to the accompanying figure, the picture shows ____ software.

A) nanny-filtering
B) content-filtering
C) pornography-filtering
D) Web-filtering

Question 37

-Referring to the accompanying figure, this type of software is ideal for situations where ____ is/are responsible for setting the rules and defining what is allowable and not.

A) one person
B) multiple people
C) either a. or b.
D) neither a. nor b.

Question 38

Increasing amounts of correspondence between friends and acquaintances take place electronically through ____.

A) text messaging
B) cell phones
C) e-mail
D) all of the above

Question 39

Most people feel that restaurants, classrooms, concerts, churches, and other ____ are not places for cell phone conversations.

A) public places
B) places where personal space is tight
C) private places
D) only a. and b.

Question 40

The most common RSI for computer users is carpal ____ syndrome.

A) tunnel
B) nerve
C) pain
D) bone

Question 41

Some owners of smart phones who type a lot with their thumbs develop RSI in their thumbs, making it painful to type. The injury is common enough to have its own name: "____ Thumb."

A) Texting
B) Smart phone
C) BlackBerry
D) PDA

Question 42

Internet ____ may exist if people are online for long periods of time, cannot control their online usage, jeopardize their career or family life from excessive Internet usage, and lie to family, friends, and coworkers about excessive Internet usage.

A) illness
B) addiction
C) hyperactivity
D) deficit disorder

Question 43

Some Internet users become addicted to ____ multiplayer online role-playing games.

A) hugely
B) massively
C) wildly
D) enormously

Question 44

It has been estimated that ____ percent of Internet content is pornography.

A) 2
B) 12
C) 22
D) 32

Question 45

The Intergovernmental Panel on ____ Change has determined that the buildup of greenhouse gases resulting from human activity, such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, is primarily responsible for recent trends in global warming.

A) Weather
B) Sky
C) Atmosphere
D) Climate

Question 46

The ____ diodes used in some newer displays reduce energy use by 80 percent over standard LCD displays.

A) light-subtracting
B) light-emitting
C) color-subtracting
D) color-emitting

Question 47

Solid state drives (SSD) are poised to replace hard disk drives, providing ____.

A) faster data access
B) dramatic energy savings
C) both a. and b.
D) neither a. nor b.

Question 48

Computers that are Energy Star certified save ____ percent on energy consumption on average.

A) 10-20
B) 20-30
C) 30-40
D) 40-50

Question 49

Much of the e-waste sent to recycling services contains dangerous contaminants such as lead, cadmium, beryllium, ____, and brominated flame retardants.

A) PVC
B) LED
C) CRT
D) LHS

Question 50

Roughly ____ percent of recycled e-waste is shipped (oftentimes illegally) to developing areas of the world, such as Guiyu, China and Lagos, Nigeria.

A) 60
B) 70
C) 80
D) 90

Question 51

"Current" television network viewers contribute a portion of a network's content over the Internet in two- to seven-minute vlogs, which are called ____ by the network.

A) blogs
B) sections
C) pods
D) snippets

Question 52

Libel is the ____ act of defamation of character by making false statements about a person.

A) deliberate
B) accidental
C) either a. or b.
D) neither a. nor b.

Question 53

When a government or authority controls speech and other forms of expression, it is called ____.

A) spying
B) socialism
C) censorship
D) parenting

Question 54

Content-filtering software works with a ____ to check each Web site for indecent materials and allows only "decent" Web pages to be displayed.

A) Web browser
B) Web user
C) Web server
D) Web e-mail client

Question 55

Computer technology provides us with the ability to collect and maintain much more information than has ever before been possible. This power has given rise to a seemingly endless number of public and private ____ that include details about many individuals' private matters.

A) databases
B) computer networks
C) ISPs
D) ASPs

Question 56

Privacy issues that concern most people include freedom from intrusion, freedom from ____, and control over the information collected and kept about one's self.

A) surveillance
B) tracking
C) historical analysis
D) record control

Question 57

Through the use of ____, Web companies can accumulate immense amounts of information about customers visiting their Web sites.

A) cookies
B) bookmarks
C) tabs
D) toolbars

Question 58

Computer profiling is the primary service provided by private information service companies such as ____.

A) ChoiceNow
B) ChoiceOnline
C) ChoicePoint
D) ChoiceData

Question 59

The Privacy Act of ____ is the primary law controlling what many government agencies can and cannot do with the information they hold.

A) 1972
B) 1974
C) 1976
D) 1978

Question 60

The Family Educational Rights and ____ Act of 2003 restricts the collection of data by federally funded schools.

A) Privacy
B) Security
C) Information
D) Record Keeping

Question 61

The USA ____ Act of 2002 provides the government with the power to view the customer records of Internet service providers and telephone companies without a court order in cases of terrorist investigations.

A) CITIZEN
B) SUPPORT
C) PATRIOT
D) SOLDIER

Question 62

-The accompanying photo shows a Chinese workforce eager to work for low wages. This is an example of ____.

A) offshoring
B) outshoring
C) offsourcing
D) insourcing

Question 63

-Referring to the accompanying figure, many business consultants recommend that U.S. companies offshore ____ operations in order to stay competitive.

A) price-intensive
B) material-intensive
C) technology-intensive
D) labor-intensive

Question 64

-Referring to the accompanying figure, China's population is more than ____ times that of the United States, and presents a growing customer base for U.S. products.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 65

The Computer ____ and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 regulates cross-references of data between federal agencies.

A) Security
B) Advancement
C) Patching
D) Matching

Question 66

The ____ Reform Act of 1979 controls the collection and use of certain information collected by the IRS.

A) Tax
B) Bank
C) Investment
D) Retirement

Question 67

The Right to Financial Privacy Act of ____ restricts the government's access to certain financial records maintained by financial institutions.

A) 1972
B) 1978
C) 1982
D) 1988

Question 68

The Freedom of ____ Act of 1970 gives citizens the right to view their own personal records maintained by federal agencies.

A) Data
B) Information
C) Records
D) Files

Question 69

The amount of data stored on virtual servers in the cloud is becoming increasingly difficult to secure. That's why University of Washington computer scientists developed ____, software that enables electronic messages to automatically self-destruct after a certain period of time.

A) Vanish
B) Disappear
C) Magic
D) Self-destruct

Question 70

The ____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was created to guarantee a right to privacy.

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

Question 71

An information ____ is any unique information stored about an individual.

A) sign
B) signature
C) fingerprint
D) blueprint

Question 72

Following the fiasco with Total Information Awareness, in 2002 the U.S. government developed a system called ____.

A) Net Pod
B) Transparency
C) Matrix
D) Mosaic

Question 73

The federal Wiretap Act, enacted in 1968 and expanded in 1986, sometimes referred to as ____, sets procedures for court authorization of real-time surveillance of all kinds of electronic communications in criminal investigations.

A) Title II
B) Title III
C) Title IV
D) Title V

Question 74

The Foreign Intelligence ____ Act of 1978 allows wiretapping based on a finding of probable cause to believe that the target is a member of a foreign terrorist group or an agent of a foreign power.

A) Surveillance
B) Security
C) Privacy
D) Monitoring

Question 75

Perhaps the most advanced video surveillance system can be found in Chicago. The multimillion-dollar system dubbed Operation ____ includes hundreds of street surveillance cameras in Chicago's most crime-ridden neighborhoods.

A) Surveillance
B) Disruption
C) Help
D) Crime Stopper

Question 76

Experts who have the ____ viewpoint about privacy assert that citizens should be assured of 100 percent privacy. They should have absolute control over what personal information is maintained in public and private databases, and there should be no surveillance of any kind for any purpose.

A) Full privacy
B) Full trust
C) Full transparency
D) Full freedom

Question 77

With cooperation from Internet service providers, an FBI surveillance system called Carnivore has been used to monitor ____.

A) blog posts
B) credit card usage
C) e-mail correspondence
D) online purchases and shipment

Question 78

Experts who have the ____ viewpoint about privacy state that citizens should trust governments to provide surveillance in a safe and secure manner that respects privacy rights.

A) Full privacy
B) Full trust
C) Full transparency
D) Full freedom

Question 79

Experts who have the ____ view of privacy state that all surveillance and information should be accessible to every law-abiding citizen.

A) Full privacy
B) Full trust
C) Full transparency
D) Full freedom

Question 80

____ computer ethics involves the responsible use of computers outside of professional environments.

A) Personal
B) Private
C) Home
D) Standard