Deck 13: Security and Ethical Challenges

Question 1

Spyware is annoying, but generally no threat to your privacy.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Electronic breaking and entering means getting access to a computer system, reading some files, but neither stealing nor damaging anything.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The music industry reports that illegal downloading of music and videos is a growing problem.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A malicious applet is an instruction in a computer program that triggers a malicious act.

Question 5

A sniffer is a program that covertly searches individual packets of data as they pass through the Internet, capturing passwords or content.

Question 6

According to the text case, it is reasonably easy for law enforcement to catch "bad guys" on the Internet.

Question 7

As a manager or business professional you should manage your work activities and those of others to minimize the detrimental effects of e-business systems and optimize their beneficial effects.

Question 8

Scheduling work breaks and limiting exposure to computer monitors are examples of ethical behavior by organizations.

Question 9

According to one survey, 90 percent of U.S. workers admit to surfing recreational sites during office hours.

Question 10

A virus is a distinct program that can run unaided.

Question 11

Using office resources, such as networks and computers, to search for side jobs is generally not considered workplace Internet abuse.

Question 12

The use of information technologies is causing a significant reduction in some types of job opportunities.

Question 13

According to the text case, about two-thirds of the companies surveyed monitor their Internet connections, but only two states require informing employees that they do so.

Question 14

Cyber crime is becoming one of the Net's growth businesses.

Question 15

Most companies don't reveal that they have been targets or victims of computer crime.

Question 16

Confidential e-mail messages are seldom monitored, although other business communication routinely is.

Question 17

A hacker is a person who maintains knowledge of the vulnerabilities and exploits he or she finds for private advantage, and does not reveal them either to the general public or to the manufacturer for correction.

Question 18

In the United States, opt-out is the default position, whereas in Europe consumers must opt-in or their personal information cannot be used.

Question 19

Moonlighting is an Internet abuse where an employee is paid by outsiders for allowing them to use the company's Internet services for free.

Question 20

Many companies and organizations have established guidelines for ethical conduct, but very few specify that company computer workstations and networks are company resources to be used for work-related uses only.

Question 21

The most widely used encryption method uses a pair of public and private keys unique to each individual.

Question 22

In some systems, the password to read the contents of a file is different from that required to write to a file (change its contents).

Question 23

Security suites integrate virus protection with firewalls, Web security, and encrypted e-mail.

Question 24

Biometric control devices use special-purpose sensors to measure and digitize a biometric profile of an individual's fingerprints, voice, or other physical trait.

Question 25

According to the text case, monitoring employees use of email and the Internet has become commonplace.

Question 26

Firewall software has become essential for individuals connecting to the Internet with DSL or cable modems because of their faster download speeds.

Question 27

Lawsuits by monitored workers against employers are increasing.

Question 28

The widespread use of personal computers and the Internet has dramatically improved the development of people-oriented and personalized information systems.

Question 29

According to the text, information technology has caused ethical controversy in which of the following basic categories of ethical business issues?

A) Comparable worth
B) Whistle blowing
C) Workplace safety
D) Employee conflicts of interest

Question 30

Computer monitoring has been criticized as an invasion of employee privacy because it uses video as well as keystroke surveillance.

Question 31

Security monitors can control the use of the hardware, software, and data resources of a computer system.

Question 32

According to the text, which are the four basic categories of ethical business issues where information technology has caused ethical controversy?

A) Intellectual property rights, customer and employee privacy, security of company information, and workplace safety
B) Executive salaries, affirmative action, whistle blowing, and advertising content
C) Product pricing, shareholder interests, inappropriate gifts, divestment
D) Comparable worth, sexual harassment, employee conflicts of interest, product safety

Question 33

According to the text, information technology has caused ethical controversy in all of the following basic categories of ethical business issues, except:

A) Intellectual property rights
B) Whistle blowing
C) Customer and employee privacy
D) Workplace safety

Question 34

Computer monitoring has been criticized as unethical because no one is overseeing the person who monitors the workers.

Question 35

People who sit at PC workstations or visual display terminals in fast-paced, repetitive-keystroke jobs can suffer from a variety of health problems, known collectively as computer trauma disorders (CTDs).

Question 36

IT security management should be periodically examined or audited by a company's internal auditing staff or auditors from professional accounting firms.

Question 37

According to the text, the need for security management is being driven by the increasing threat of cybercrimes and by the growing use of the Internet to link companies with partners and customers.

Question 38

IS controls are needed to ensure the proper entry of data into a business system and thus avoid the gigabytes in, gigabytes out (GIGO) syndrome.

Question 39

These days, corporate antivirus protection is a centralized function of information technology.

Question 40

As a business professional, you have a responsibility to promote ethical uses of information technology in the workplace. This responsibility includes:

A) Performing your role as a vital business resource by participating on every development team
B) Using the Internet only during breaks and after-work hours
C) Performing your role as a vital human resource in the business systems you help develop and use in your organization
D) Documenting all employee electronic mail usage and Internet searches

Question 41

When managers apply the _____________ theory of ethical decision making, they believe their only responsibility is to increase the profits of the business without violating the law or engaging in fraudulent practices.

A) social contract
B) stakeholder
C) stockholder
D) Midas

Question 42

When managers apply the _____________ theory of ethical decision making, they believe that companies have ethical responsibilities to all members of society.

A) social contract
B) stakeholder
C) stockholder
D) Midas

Question 43

One of the major principles of technology ethics is that even if judged acceptable by the other three guidelines, the technology must be implemented so as to avoid all unnecessary risk. This principle is:

A) Informed consent
B) Justice
C) Minimized risk
D) Proportionality

Question 44

_______________ means getting access to a computer system, reading some files, but neither stealing nor damaging anything.

A) Electronic breaking and entering
B) Sniffing
C) Snooping
D) Dumpster diving

Question 45

According to the text, companies are protecting themselves from computer crime by using:

A) Antivirus software
B) Intrusion-detection systems
C) Biometrics
D) All of the choices are correct.

Question 46

The text defines a ________________ as a person who maintains knowledge of the vulnerabilities he or she finds and exploits them for private advantage, not revealing them to either the general public or the manufacturer for correction.

A) hacker
B) cyber-slacking
C) cracker
D) resource theft

Question 47

One of the major principles of technology ethics is that the good achieved by the technology must outweigh the harm or risk. Moreover, there must be no alternative that achieves the same or comparable benefits with less harm or risk. This principle is:

A) Informed consent
B) Justice
C) Minimized risk
D) Proportionality

Question 48

According to the text, all of the following statements are included in the definition of computer crime except:

A) Unauthorized modification of software, data, or network resources
B) Unauthorized release of information
C) Unauthorized copying of software
D) Unauthorized distribution of public domain software

Question 49

The stakeholder theory maintains that:

A) Companies have ethical responsibilities to all members of society, which allow corporations to exist based on a social contract
B) Managers are agents of the organization's owners, and their only ethical responsibility is to increase the profits of the business without violating the law or engaging in fraudulent practices
C) Managers have an ethical responsibility to manage a firm for the benefit of all individuals and groups that have a claim on a company
D) Managers are agents of the customer, and their only ethical responsibility is to increase the service of the business, without violating the law or engaging in fraudulent practices

Question 50

Sifting through a company's garbage looking for information to help break into the company's computers; sometimes used in conjunction with social engineering is called:

A) Dumpster diving
B) Denial of service
C) A back door
D) A sniffer

Question 51

Talking unsuspecting company employees out of valuable information such as passwords is called:

A) Sniffing
B) Denial of service
C) A back door
D) Social engineering

Question 52

Which of the following best describes the ethical principle of informed consent?

A) The good achieved by technology must outweigh the harm or risk. Moreover, there must be no alternative that achieves the same or comparable benefits with less harm or risk
B) Those affected by technology should understand and accept the risks
C) The benefits and burdens of technology should be distributed fairly. Those who benefit should bear their fair share of the risks, and those who do not benefit should not suffer a significant increase in risk
D) Even if judged acceptable by the other guidelines, the technology must be implemented so as to avoid all unnecessary risks

Question 53

_______________ is/are the most commonly used security technology at large companies.

A) Intrusion-detection systems
B) Smart cards
C) Biometrics
D) Antivirus software

Question 54

When managers apply the _____________ theory of ethical decision making, they believe that managers have an ethical responsibility to manage a firm for the benefit of all individuals and groups that have a claim on a company.

A) social contract
B) stakeholder
C) stockholder
D) Midas

Question 55

The social contract theory maintains that:

A) Companies have ethical responsibilities to all members of society, which allow corporations to exist based on a social contract
B) Managers are agents of the organization's owners, and their only ethical responsibility is to increase the profits of the business without violating the law or engaging in fraudulent practices
C) Managers have an ethical responsibility to manage a firm for the benefit of all individuals and groups that have a claim on a company
D) Managers are agents of the customer, and their only ethical responsibility is to increase the service of the business, without violating the law or engaging in fraudulent practices

Question 56

All of the following are AITP standards of professional conduct related to a person's obligation to society except:

A) Protect the privacy and confidentiality of all information entrusted to me
B) To the best of my ability, ensure that the products of my work are used in a socially responsible way
C) Never misrepresent or withhold information that is germane to a problem or a situation of public concern
D) Do not use knowledge of a confidential or personal nature in any unauthorized manner to achieve personal gain

Question 57

The text defines ________________ as the obsessive use of computers, or the unauthorized access and use of networked computer systems.

A) hacking
B) cyber-slacking
C) cracking
D) resource theft

Question 58

Hammering a Web site's equipment with too many requests for information, slowing performance or even crashing the site is called:

A) A logic bomb
B) Denial of service
C) A back door
D) Social engineering

Question 59

According to the text, all the following are examples of ethical behavior by organizations, except:

A) Scheduling work breaks
B) Stockholder theory
C) Limiting exposure to computer monitors
D) Preventing hand or eye injuries

Question 60

The stockholder theory maintains that:

A) Companies have ethical responsibilities to all members of society, which allow corporations to exist based on a social contract
B) Managers are agents of the organization's owners, and their only ethical responsibility is to increase the profits of the business without violating the law or engaging in fraudulent practices
C) Managers have an ethical responsibility to manage a firm for the benefit of all individuals and groups that have a claim on a company
D) Managers are agents of the customer, and their only ethical responsibility is to increase the service of the business, without violating the law or engaging in fraudulent practices

Question 61

According to the text, companies can use ________________ to attack the problem of unauthorized use of computer systems and networks, to monitor network traffic in order to reveal evidence of improper use.

A) sniffers
B) snoopers
C) zombies
D) password crackers

Question 62

Indiscriminate sending of unsolicited e-mail messages to many Internet users is called _______________.

A) flaming
B) spamming
C) spoofing
D) spying

Question 63

A _______________ is software that can guess passwords.

A) logic bomb
B) password cracker
C) back door
D) sniffer

Question 64

Good ergonomic design considers tools, tasks, the workstation, and _______________.

A) the users
B) the environment
C) the software
D) previous injuries

Question 65

Information technologies have caused a significant reduction in the following types of job opportunities, except:

A) Accounting
B) Control of machine tools
C) E-commerce directors
D) All the answers are jobs that have been reduced by information technologies

Question 66

One way hackers gain access to an individual's information is by faking an e-mail address or Web page to trick users into passing along critical information like credit card numbers. This is known as ________________.

A) sniffing
B) hacking
C) phishing
D) spoofing

Question 67

Governments around the world are debating privacy issues and considering various forms of legislation. One area central to the privacy debate is opt-in versus opt-out. Those preferring the opt-in standard do so because this standard would:

A) Make privacy the default for consumers
B) Make privacy the default, if a consumer calls in to request no data sharing
C) Make sharing private information the default
D) It would match the existing policy of most Internet-based companies

Question 68

According to the text case, ________________ of people have stolen key information from work.

A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 70%
D) 80%

Question 69

Lawsuits by monitored workers against employers are:

A) increasing
B) decreasing
C) staying the same
D) no longer permitted in any of the 50 states

Question 70

To use public domain software legally, a company:

A) Must purchase individual copies or a site license for a certain number of copies
B) Can examine a single copy of the software for 30 days and then purchase as many copies as needed
C) Can make as many copies as desired because the software is not copyrighted
D) None of the choices are correct.

Question 71

People who sit at PC workstations or visual display terminals in fast-paced, repetitive-keystroke jobs can suffer from a variety of health problems, known collectively as _______________.

A) Computer trauma disorders
B) Eyestrain
C) Carpal tunnel distress
D) Cumulative trauma disorders

Question 72

Which of the following statements about adware and spyware is true?

A) Protecting against this software usually requires the purchase and installation of programs designed to prevent the software from being downloaded and installed
B) Removal programs are 100% successful, although they are very expensive
C) Adware software removes spyware software from a user's computer
D) A user must approve the downloading of adware, even if tricked into doing so

Question 73

Which of the following is not a health issue commonly related to the use of information technology in the workplace?

A) Damaged arm and neck muscles
B) Eyestrain
C) Job stress
D) Hearing loss

Question 74

Computer monitoring has been criticized as unethical because:

A) It only monitors the work being done
B) Nobody is overseeing the person doing the monitoring
C) It is outside human control
D) It monitors individuals, not just the job

Question 75

Individuals have been mistakenly arrested and jailed, and others have been denied credit because of their physical profiles or personal data. These are often the result of:

A) Computer profiling and computer matching
B) Unauthorized opt-in
C) Censorship
D) Adware

Question 76

The goal of ergonomics is to design:

A) Effective work environments that are conducive to fast-paced, repetitive jobs
B) Efficient work environments that are productive and promote high morale
C) Healthy work environments that are safe, comfortable, and pleasant for people to work in
D) Policies regarding work environment structures

Question 77

All of the following are common ways for a computer virus to enter a computer system except:

A) E-mail and file attachments
B) Running antivirus programs
C) Downloaded copies of shareware
D) Borrowed copies of software

Question 78

Computer monitoring has been criticized as an invasion of employee privacy because:

A) Many times employees do not know they are being monitored
B) Employees know how the information is being used
C) It monitors the work being done
D) It is outside human control

Question 79

Software that is not copyrighted is called:

A) Shareware
B) Open source
C) Public domain
D) None of the choices are correct.

Question 80

Sending extremely critical, derogatory, and often vulgar e-mail messages is called _______________.

A) flaming
B) spamming
C) spoofing
D) spying