Exam 10: Ethics of It Organizations

The was established to promote a common code of conduct for the electronics and communications technology industry.

Personal computers are composed of many different materials known to be potentially harmful to humans and the environment. These materials include beryllium, cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium, polyvinyl chloride, and .

There is no evidence that the hiring of H-1B workers has affected the salaries of U.S. IT workers.

It is fairly simple to prevent contingent workers from passing on corporate processes and strategies to subsequent employers.

The was established to promote a common code of conduct for the electronics and ICT industry.

Many states have created laws that prevent workers from being fired because of an employee's participation in activities including the filing of a qui tam lawsuit under the provisions of the False Claims Act.

Since contingent workers are already specialists in a particular task, the hiring firm does not customarily incur _____.

The key lesson from Vizcaino v. Microsoft is that even if contractors sign an agreement indicating that they are contractors and not employees, the deciding factor about whether or not they are viewed as employees is not the agreement but .

According to the Computing Research Association, the number of undergraduate degrees awarded in computer science at doctoral-granting computer science departments has declined dramatically from 2004 to 2009.

An employee who identifies an illegal or unethical practice should begin to compile to establish wrongdoing.

Firms that outsource must take precautions to protect , regardless of where it is stored or processed or who handles it.

Before a company can apply for an H-1B visa worker, it must file .

After a worker's H­1B visa expires, the foreign worker must remain outside the United States for six years before another H-1B will be approved.

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.

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

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

The EICC has developed a(n) for member organizations in which areas of improvement are assessed by certified, third-party firms.

Which of the following is a true statement about the number of declared undergraduate computer science majors at doctoral-granting computer science departments?

Contingent workers, H-1B workers, and outsourced offshore workers are examples of nontraditional workers.

Companies applying for H-1B visas must offer a wage that is not less than the average salary for the occupation.