Exam 4: Personal,Legal,Ethical,and Organizational Issues of Information Systems

When can public information be censored?

In the context of privacy issues,unsolicited e-mail sent for advertising purposes is called _____.

Define the two categories of intellectual property.

_____ laws give only the creator exclusive privileges,meaning no one else can reproduce,distribute,or perform the literary and artistic work without permission.

Green computing can be achieved by:

The principle of _____ is the idea that several organizations working together can do what one organization cannot.

Information technology and the Internet have,in essence,resulted in two groups-the information rich and the information poor.This gap between the two groups is called _____.

According to the 1980 revisions to the Copyright Act of 1976,_____.

Albert applied for a consumer durables loan at Horizon Bank and had to provide his personal information in the loan application form.John,the banker in charge,used Albert's information to sell him a credit card issued by Horizon Bank.In this scenario,John's action is considered _____.

With virtual organizations,_____.

Identify a true statement about copyright laws.

Discuss the concept of typosquatting.

In order to overcome concerns about hackers getting access to the accounts of online shoppers,electronic payment systems such as _____ are being developed.

Organizations can benefit from patents as they can use patents:

Identify a program used by parents to prevent their children's access to certain Web sites.

E-commune,an e-commerce company,uses small text files with unique ID tags to collect users' data.These text files are embedded in a Web browser and saved on the user's hard drive.They make it possible for E-commune to customize its Web page for its customers.Given this information,it can be concluded that E-commune uses _____ to collect data.

Clement applies for a home loan at Global Bank Inc.As part of the process,he provides his personal details to the banker who is responsible for sanctioning loans.The banker uses Clement's personal information to sell him insurance policies.In this scenario,the banker's action is considered _____.

In the context of information technology in workplaces,clerical workers using computers for word-processing tasks is an example of _____.

In the context of intellectual property,which is categorized as copyrighted material?

In the context of intellectual property,_____ are categorized as industrial property.