Exam 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

Web beacons are tiny, invisible software programs hidden in e-mail messages and Web pages that are used to track and report a user's online behavior.

(True/False)

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Question 41

A man steals from a grocery store in order to feed his starving family. Which of the following best expresses the Utilitarian Principle in evaluating this situation?

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Question 42

Companies can't realistically create error-free software because

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 43

Which of the following best describes the effect that new information technology has on society?

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Question 44

Spamming raises the moral dimension of

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Question 45

________ prohibits an organization from collecting any personal information unless the individual specifically takes action to approve information collection and use.

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Question 46

In the ________ model of informed consent, personal information can be collected until the consumer specifically requests that his or her data not be collected.

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Question 47

Most Internet businesses do very little to protect the privacy of their customers.

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Question 48

Which of the following best describes how new information systems result in legal gray areas?

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Question 49

According to several court findings, the general functional features of software are protected by copyright law.

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Question 50

________ means that you accept the potential costs and obligations for the decisions you make.

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Question 51

One of the key concepts in patent law is novelty.

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Question 52

A peer at work takes small amounts of office supplies for her own use at home, saying that this is a tiny loss to the company. You tell her that if everyone were to take office supplies, then the loss would no longer be minimal. Your rationale expresses which historical ethical principle?

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Question 53

The routine violation of individual privacy is made more difficult by advances in data storage.

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Question 54

The European Parliament has yet to ban unsolicited commercial messaging.

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Question 55

Unlike regular browser cookies, Flash cookies

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Question 56

In the information age, the obligations that individuals and organizations have regarding the preservation of existing values and institutions fall within the moral dimension of

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Question 57

Ethics describes the principles of right and wrong that can be used by individuals to make choices to guide their behavior.

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Question 58

________ is the use of computers to assemble data from different sources to create electronic dossiers of detailed information about individuals.

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Question 59

Which legal mechanism grants the owner exclusive ownership of the ideas behind an invention for 20 years?

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Web beacons are tiny, invisible software programs hidden in e-mail messages and Web pages that are used to track and report a user's online behavior.

A man steals from a grocery store in order to feed his starving family. Which of the following best expresses the Utilitarian Principle in evaluating this situation?

Companies can't realistically create error-free software because

Which of the following best describes the effect that new information technology has on society?

Spamming raises the moral dimension of

________ prohibits an organization from collecting any personal information unless the individual specifically takes action to approve information collection and use.

In the ________ model of informed consent, personal information can be collected until the consumer specifically requests that his or her data not be collected.

Most Internet businesses do very little to protect the privacy of their customers.

Which of the following best describes how new information systems result in legal gray areas?

According to several court findings, the general functional features of software are protected by copyright law.

________ means that you accept the potential costs and obligations for the decisions you make.

One of the key concepts in patent law is novelty.

A peer at work takes small amounts of office supplies for her own use at home, saying that this is a tiny loss to the company. You tell her that if everyone were to take office supplies, then the loss would no longer be minimal. Your rationale expresses which historical ethical principle?

The routine violation of individual privacy is made more difficult by advances in data storage.

The European Parliament has yet to ban unsolicited commercial messaging.

Unlike regular browser cookies, Flash cookies

In the information age, the obligations that individuals and organizations have regarding the preservation of existing values and institutions fall within the moral dimension of

Ethics describes the principles of right and wrong that can be used by individuals to make choices to guide their behavior.

________ is the use of computers to assemble data from different sources to create electronic dossiers of detailed information about individuals.

Which legal mechanism grants the owner exclusive ownership of the ideas behind an invention for 20 years?

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