Question 1

Any unsolicited e-mail is legally considered spam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The European Parliament has passed a ban on unsolicited commercial messaging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the information age,the obligations that individuals and organizations have concerning rights to intellectual property fall within the moral dimension of:

Accepted Answer

A) property rights and obligations. 
B) system quality. 
C) accountability and control. 
D) information rights and obligations. 
A) property rights and obligations. 
B) system quality. 
C) accountability and control. 
D) information rights and obligations.

Question 4

The limitation of trade secret protection for software is that it is difficult to prevent the ideas in the work from falling into the public domain when:

Accepted Answer

A) the courts become involved. 
B) hackers are able to break into the source code. 
C) the software is widely distributed. 
D) a new version of the software is released. 
A) the courts become involved. 
B) hackers are able to break into the source code. 
C) the software is widely distributed. 
D) a new version of the software is released.

Question 5

How does the use of electronic voting machines act as a "double-edged sword?" What moral dimensions are raised by this use of information technology?

Accepted Answer

Electronic voting machines can be seen a

Question 6

P3P has proven to be a successful technique in protecting individual privacy on the Web.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Define the basic concepts of responsibility,accountability,and liability as applied to ethical decisions.How are these concepts related?

Accepted Answer

Responsibility is the first key element

Question 8

Advertisers use ________ in order to display more relevant ads based on user's search and browsing history.

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral targeting 
B) web bugs 
C) NORA 
D) intelligent agents 
A) behavioral targeting 
B) web bugs 
C) NORA 
D) intelligent agents

Question 9

European privacy protection is ________ than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) less far reaching 
B) less liable to laws 
C) much less stringent 
D) much more stringent 
A) less far reaching 
B) less liable to laws 
C) much less stringent 
D) much more stringent

Question 10

A Web beacon is a tiny object embedded in e-mail messages and Web pages that is designed to monitor online Internet user behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What do you consider to be the primary ethical,social,and political issues regarding the quality of a software product?

Accepted Answer

Student answers will vary,but should inc

Question 12

A(n)________ grants the owner an exclusive monopoly on the ideas behind an invention for 20 years.

Accepted Answer

A) copyright 
B) trademark 
C) patent 
D) trade secret 
A) copyright 
B) trademark 
C) patent 
D) trade secret

Question 13

Which of the following adjusts copyright laws to the Internet age by making it illegal to circumvent technology-based protections of copyrighted materials?

Accepted Answer

A) Digital Millennium Copyright Act 
B) Privacy Act 
C) Freedom of Information Act 
D) Electronic Communications Privacy Act 
A) Digital Millennium Copyright Act 
B) Privacy Act 
C) Freedom of Information Act 
D) Electronic Communications Privacy Act

Question 14

Liability refers to the existence of laws that permit individuals to recover damages done to them by other actors,systems,or organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How does a cookie work?

Accepted Answer

A cookie works as follows: A user opens

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Advances in data storage have made routine violation of individual privacy more difficult.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

________ are not held liable for the messages they transmit.

Accepted Answer

A) Regulated common carriers 
B) Private individuals 
C) Organizations and businesses 
D) Elected officials 
A) Regulated common carriers 
B) Private individuals 
C) Organizations and businesses 
D) Elected officials

Question 19

NORA is a:

Accepted Answer

A) profiling technology used by the EU. 
B) federal privacy law protecting networked data. 
C) new data analysis technology that finds hidden connections between data in disparate sources. 
D) sentencing guideline adopted in 1987 mandating stiff sentences on business executives. 
A) profiling technology used by the EU. 
B) federal privacy law protecting networked data. 
C) new data analysis technology that finds hidden connections between data in disparate sources. 
D) sentencing guideline adopted in 1987 mandating stiff sentences on business executives.

Question 20

When a cookie is created during a Web site visit,it is stored:

Accepted Answer

A) on the Web site computer. 
B) on the visitor's computer. 
C) on the ISP's computer. 
D) in a Web directory. 
A) on the Web site computer. 
B) on the visitor's computer. 
C) on the ISP's computer. 
D) in a Web directory.

Any unsolicited e-mail is legally considered spam.

The European Parliament has passed a ban on unsolicited commercial messaging.

In the information age,the obligations that individuals and organizations have concerning rights to intellectual property fall within the moral dimension of:

The limitation of trade secret protection for software is that it is difficult to prevent the ideas in the work from falling into the public domain when:

How does the use of electronic voting machines act as a "double-edged sword?" What moral dimensions are raised by this use of information technology?

P3P has proven to be a successful technique in protecting individual privacy on the Web.

Define the basic concepts of responsibility,accountability,and liability as applied to ethical decisions.How are these concepts related?

Advertisers use ________ in order to display more relevant ads based on user's search and browsing history.

European privacy protection is ________ than in the United States.

A Web beacon is a tiny object embedded in e-mail messages and Web pages that is designed to monitor online Internet user behavior.

What do you consider to be the primary ethical,social,and political issues regarding the quality of a software product?

A(n)________ grants the owner an exclusive monopoly on the ideas behind an invention for 20 years.

Which of the following adjusts copyright laws to the Internet age by making it illegal to circumvent technology-based protections of copyrighted materials?

Liability refers to the existence of laws that permit individuals to recover damages done to them by other actors,systems,or organizations.

How does a cookie work?

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

Advances in data storage have made routine violation of individual privacy more difficult.

________ are not held liable for the messages they transmit.

NORA is a:

When a cookie is created during a Web site visit,it is stored:

Business Information Systems in Your Career

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Achieving Competitive Advantage With Information Systems

IT Infrastructure: Hardware and Software

Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications

E-Commerce: Digital Markets,digital Goods

Improving Decision Making and Managing Knowledge

Building Information Systems and Managing Projects

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Exam 12: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

Any unsolicited e-mail is legally considered spam.

The European Parliament has passed a ban on unsolicited commercial messaging.

In the information age,the obligations that individuals and organizations have concerning rights to intellectual property fall within the moral dimension of:

The limitation of trade secret protection for software is that it is difficult to prevent the ideas in the work from falling into the public domain when:

How does the use of electronic voting machines act as a "double-edged sword?" What moral dimensions are raised by this use of information technology?

P3P has proven to be a successful technique in protecting individual privacy on the Web.

Define the basic concepts of responsibility,accountability,and liability as applied to ethical decisions.How are these concepts related?

Advertisers use ________ in order to display more relevant ads based on user's search and browsing history.

European privacy protection is ________ than in the United States.

A Web beacon is a tiny object embedded in e-mail messages and Web pages that is designed to monitor online Internet user behavior.

What do you consider to be the primary ethical,social,and political issues regarding the quality of a software product?

A(n)________ grants the owner an exclusive monopoly on the ideas behind an invention for 20 years.

Which of the following adjusts copyright laws to the Internet age by making it illegal to circumvent technology-based protections of copyrighted materials?

Liability refers to the existence of laws that permit individuals to recover damages done to them by other actors,systems,or organizations.

How does a cookie work?

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

Advances in data storage have made routine violation of individual privacy more difficult.

________ are not held liable for the messages they transmit.

NORA is a:

When a cookie is created during a Web site visit,it is stored:

Business Information Systems in Your Career

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Achieving Competitive Advantage With Information Systems

IT Infrastructure: Hardware and Software

Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications

E-Commerce: Digital Markets,digital Goods

Improving Decision Making and Managing Knowledge

Building Information Systems and Managing Projects

Filters