Exam 10: Ethics of IT Organizations

Contingent work is a job situation in which an individual has an implicit contract for long-term employment.

Based on the data from the National Center for Education Statistics there are some 130,000 new computer and information science graduates each year to fill what the BLS projects as a need of roughly 53,000 new U.S. tech job openings per year.

Which country is considered one of the best sources of programming skills outside of Europe and North America?

The goal of which of the following was to entice whistle-blowers to come forward by offering them a share of the money recovered?

A firm is likely to use contingent IT workers if it experiences pronounced fluctuations in its technical staffing needs.

Violators of the False Claims Act are liable for the exact dollar amount for which the government was defrauded.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using contingent workers.

In which of the following practices does a business transfer all or part of its workforce to another firm, which handles all human-resource-related activities and costs?

Temporary employees must be treated like official employees of the company and are eligible for vacation, sick pay, and retirement benefits.

Electronics manufacturing employees and suppliers at all steps along the supply chain and manufacturing process are at risk of unhealthy exposure to potentially harmful materials.

What term is used to refer to a work environment in which temporary positions are common and organizations contract with independent workers for short-term engagements?

If a particular project requires only temporary help, and the workers will not be needed for future projects, the use of contingent workers is a poor approach.

Outsourcing is a short-term business arrangement in which a company contracts for services with an overseas organization that has expertise in providing a specific function.

Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) is a system that enables purchasers to evaluate, compare, and select electronic products based on a total of how many environmental criteria?

A person can work for a U.S. employer as an H-1B employee for a maximum continuous period of ten years.

Companies can use the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16, to ensure that company data is protected in an outsourcing arrangement.

Which of the following requires manufacturers to use at least 65 percent reusable or recyclable components and reduce or eliminate toxic material in their packaging?

A qui tam plaintiff can receive between 15 and 30 percent of the total recovery from the defendant, depending on how helpful the person was to the success of the case.

Which company has been able to achieve EPEAT's Gold level by using increasing amounts of recycled plastics in their product development?

If a whistle-blower wants to remain unknown, the safest course of action is to leak information anonymously to the press.