Deck 2: Ethics for It Workers and It Users

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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 5

Laws provide a complete guide to ethical behavior.

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

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 14

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

Question 15

The United States has adopted labor laws and regulations that require a more precise definition of what is meant by a professional employee.

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

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 18

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 19

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 20

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 21

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

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

Question 22

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 23

The 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 24

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) makes it a crime to .

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 25

A 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 26

The permits facilitating payments that are made for "routine government actions," such as obtaining permits or licenses.

A) BSA
B) FCPA
C) Nations Convention Against Corruption
D) Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Question 27

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 28

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 29

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

Question 30

From a legal perspective, IT workers are not recognized as professionals because they are not by the state or federal government.

A) licensed
B) sponsored
C) associated
D) graded

Question 31

A(n) is 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 32

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 33

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

Question 34

is the crime of obtaining goods, services, or property through deception or trickery.

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

Question 35

The 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 36

The 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 37

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

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

Professionals require advanced training and experience, must exercise discretion and judgment in the course of their work, and their work cannot be standardized.

Question 40

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 41

is the misstatement or incomplete statement of a material fact.

Question 42

In 1972, the 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 43

A(n) is a calling that requires specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation.

Question 44

A is 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.

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

Question 45

One of the most common ethical problems for members of the IT profession is , which involves lying on a resume and claiming competence in an IT skill that is in high demand.

Question 46

A(n) is information used in a business, generally unknown to the public, that the company has taken strong measures to keep confidential.

Question 47

Defendants who have particular expertise or competence are measured against a reasonable .

Question 48

Professionals' liability for injuries caused by their negligence is referred to as .

A) misrepresentation
B) professional malpractice
C) negligence
D) duty of care

Question 49

A(n) occurs when a party fails to perform certain express or implied obligations, which impairs or destroys the essence of the contract.

Question 50

Certifications from generally require a certain level of experience and a broader perspective than vendor certifications.

Question 51

In the legal system, compliance usually refers to behavior that is in accordance with .

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

Question 52

The is a trade group that is funded through dues based on member companies' software revenues and
through settlements from companies that commit software piracy.

Question 53

in a corporate setting can sometimes be directly traceable to IT users-they might allow it to happen or they might actively engage in it.

A) Professional malpractice
B) Breach of the duty of care
C) Negligence
D) Software piracy

Question 54

Which of the following statements is true about licensing of IT workers?

A) Licensing assures and ensures the competency of individual workers.
B) ?The United States holds a large number of international or national licensing programs for IT workers.
C) There is no single administrative body to accredit professional education programs for IT.
D) At present, there are several universally accepted standards for licensing IT workers.

Question 55

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 56

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 57

involves providing money, property, or favors to someone in business or government to obtain a business advantage.

Question 58

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 59

Adherence to a professional means that practitioners use a common set of core values and beliefs to serve as a guideline for ethical decision making.

Question 60

The posting of thousands of State Department documents on the Wikileaks Web site is an example of .

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

Question 61

Many organizations have created a new position, the , to deal with demonstrating compliance to multiple government and industry regulations.

Question 62

Most organizations have a(n) department whose primary responsibilities include determining that internal systems and controls are adequate and effective.

Question 63

The business transactions of an organization must be recorded in accordance with GAAP which stands for .

Question 64

List reasons for there being few international or national licensing programs for IT professionals.

Question 65

has been defined as not doing something that a reasonable person would do, or doing something that a reasonable person would not do.

Question 66

What is a professional code of ethics?

Question 67

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

Question 68

means to be in accordance with established policies, guidelines, specifications, or legislation.

Question 69

In the United States, a(n) gives permission to engage in an activity or operate a business.

Question 70

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

Question 71

The core for any profession outlines agreed-upon sets of skills and abilities that all licensed professionals must possess.

Question 72

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

Question 73

The of a board of directors provides assistance to the board in fulfilling its responsibilities with respect to the oversight of the quality and integrity of the organization's accounting and reporting practices and controls, including financial statements and reports.

Question 74

A breach of the is the failure to act as a reasonable person would act.

Question 75

The courts decide whether parties owe a duty of care by applying a(n) standard to evaluate how an objective, careful, and conscientious person would have acted in the same circumstance.