Question 1

Describe the five-step process that can be used to analyze an ethical dilemma.What other guidelines are there to help in understanding a complicated ethical or moral situation?

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Question 2

Which of the following is considered one of the most contentious e-commerce patents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acacia Technologies' patent on streaming video media transmission 
B)  Priceline's patent on buyer-driven name your price tools 
C)  Amazon's patent on one-click purchasing 
D)  Google's PageRank patent

Question 3

"Do Not Track" falls under which of the following principles in the FTC's current privacy framework?

Accepted Answer

A)  Privacy by Design 
B)  Simplified Choice 
C)  Greater Transparency 
D)  Scope

Question 4

Which of the following cases involved the issue of keywording?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ticketmaster Corp. v. Tickets.com 
B)  Bernina of America, Inc. v. Fashion Fabrics Int'l, Inc. 
C)  Government Employees Insurance Company v. Google, Inc. 
D)  E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Spider Webs Ltd.

Question 5

Describe the purpose of intellectual property law and outline the main types of intellectual property protection.

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Question 6

All of the following are required for information to be considered a trade secret except:

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A)  it must have commercial value to its owner. 
B)  the owner must have taken steps to protect it. 
C)  it must be unique. 
D)  it must be something that others do not know.

Question 7

Owners of gTLDs have the right to create and sell new domains with the gTLD suffix.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The ethical principle of Universalism states that if an action is not right for all situations,then it is not right for any situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain why the taxation of e-commerce raises governance and jurisdiction issues.

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Question 10

Which of the following Supreme Court cases established that states can compel online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes even if they do not have a physical presence within the state?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Dakota v. Wayfair 
B)  Bilski et al. v. Kappos 
C)  Quill v. North Dakota 
D)  Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International

Question 11

The TrustArc program is an industry-sponsored initiative to encourage websites to be more transparent about how they use personal information,and to make it more likely that appropriate ads are shown to users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which ethical principle states that when confronted with an ethical dilemma,an individual should take the action that produces the least harm,or the least potential cost?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Slippery Slope 
B)  Risk Aversion 
C)  No Free Lunch 
D)  the Collective Utilitarian principle

Question 13

A social consequence of the richness of Internet information is:

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A)  an increase in shallowness. 
B)  an increase in the ease of creating misleading information. 
C)  very persuasive messages might reduce the need for multiple independent sources of information. 
D)  an increase in vulnerability to hacking attacks.

Question 14

Which of the following involves bypassing the target site's home page and going directly to a content page?

Accepted Answer

A)  cybersquatting 
B)  metatagging 
C)  framing 
D)  deep linking

Question 15

The Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules,applicable to broadband ISPs,were repealed by Congress in 2017.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Downloading a music track owned by a record company without paying for it is an example of a violation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  patent law. 
B)  copyright law. 
C)  trademark law. 
D)  privacy law.

Question 17

The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)has been struck down by the U.S.Supreme Court as unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How is it possible to measure the strength of privacy policies?

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Question 19

What is the first step in analyzing an ethical dilemma?

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A)  Define the conflict or dilemma and identify the higher-order values involved. 
B)  Identify the potential consequences of your opinions. 
C)  Identify the options you can reasonably take. 
D)  Identify and describe the facts.

Question 20

In which of the following cases did the U.S.Supreme Court rule that basic business methods cannot be patented?

Accepted Answer

A)  State Street Bank & Trust v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. 
B)  Bilski et al. v. Kappos 
C)  Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International 
D)  BMG Rights Management v. Cox Communications

Exam 8: Ethical, Social, and Political Issues in E-Commerce

Describe the five-step process that can be used to analyze an ethical dilemma.What other guidelines are there to help in understanding a complicated ethical or moral situation?

Which of the following is considered one of the most contentious e-commerce patents?

"Do Not Track" falls under which of the following principles in the FTC's current privacy framework?

Which of the following cases involved the issue of keywording?

Describe the purpose of intellectual property law and outline the main types of intellectual property protection.

All of the following are required for information to be considered a trade secret except:

Owners of gTLDs have the right to create and sell new domains with the gTLD suffix.

The ethical principle of Universalism states that if an action is not right for all situations,then it is not right for any situation.

Explain why the taxation of e-commerce raises governance and jurisdiction issues.

Which of the following Supreme Court cases established that states can compel online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes even if they do not have a physical presence within the state?

The TrustArc program is an industry-sponsored initiative to encourage websites to be more transparent about how they use personal information,and to make it more likely that appropriate ads are shown to users.

Which ethical principle states that when confronted with an ethical dilemma,an individual should take the action that produces the least harm,or the least potential cost?

A social consequence of the richness of Internet information is:

Which of the following involves bypassing the target site's home page and going directly to a content page?

The Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules,applicable to broadband ISPs,were repealed by Congress in 2017.

Downloading a music track owned by a record company without paying for it is an example of a violation of:

The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)has been struck down by the U.S.Supreme Court as unconstitutional.

How is it possible to measure the strength of privacy policies?

What is the first step in analyzing an ethical dilemma?

In which of the following cases did the U.S.Supreme Court rule that basic business methods cannot be patented?