Question 1

One of the key concepts in patent law is novelty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are the steps in conducting an ethical analysis?

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The steps are: (1)Identify and describe ...

Question 3

In recent years,the illegal sharing of music files has declined with the improvement of technological prevention.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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A)  copyright
B)  trademark
C)  patent
D)  trade secret protectionE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

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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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Spamming raises the moral dimension of

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A)  quality of life.
B)  system quality.
C)  accountability and control.
D)  information rights and obligations.
E)  property rights and obligations.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Key differences between software and books include all of the following except

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A)  software contains more information than a book.
B)  software is less easily inspected than a book.
C)  software products are more easily compared to each other than books.
D)  software is understood to be more fallible than a book.
E)  it is more difficult to inspect software for flaws.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 8

What are the major issues concerning privacy in the information age? Do you believe the need for homeland security should overrule some of the personal privacy and information rights we have previously taken for granted? Why or why not?

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One answer might be that we should depen...

Question 9

The rate of global piracy is approximately 42%.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Privacy protection in the United States is ________ in Europe.

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A)  more far reaching than
B)  more liable to laws than
C)  much more stringent than
D)  much less stringent than
E)  at about the same level of strictness asF) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

As per the ________,if an action cannot be taken repeatedly,it is not right to take at all.

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A)  slippery-slope rule
B)  lemming rule
C)  high-failure cost rule
D)  utilitarian principle
E)  Golden RuleF) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

One of the capabilities of Internet communication is the ability of the individual to appear essentially anonymous by using made-up user names.Is anonymity the same thing as privacy,and should it be a right? What ethical issues are raised by increased anonymity?

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Question 13

Which of the following is the primary reason that the practice of spamming has grown exponentially?

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A)  Telephone solicitation is no longer legal.
B)  It is good advertising practice and brings in many new customers.
C)  It helps pay for the Internet.
D)  It is very inexpensive and can reach so many people.
E)  There are no legal preventions against it.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

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

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A)  Responsibility
B)  Accountability
C)  Liability
D)  Due process
E)  DutyF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the types of information gathered by Web site tracking tools?

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A)  health concerns
B)  birthplace
C)  income
D)  purchases
E)  marital statusF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The Federal Trade Commission FIP principle of Notice/Awareness states that

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A)  customers must be allowed to choose how their information will be used for secondary purposes other than the supporting transaction.
B)  data collectors must take responsible steps to assure that consumer information is accurate and secure from unauthorized use.
C)  there must be a mechanism in place to enforce FIP principles.
D)  consumers should be able to review the data collected about them.
E)  Web sites must disclose their information practices before collecting data.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

COPPA is a set of five principles developed by the FTC that most American and European privacy law is based on.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

U.S.businesses are allowed to use personal data from EU countries if they

Accepted Answer

A)  have informed consent.
B)  create a safe harbor.
C)  develop equivalent privacy protection policies.
D)  make their privacy protection policies publicly available.
E)  register their activities with a central EU government databank.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

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?

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Electronic voting machines can be seen a...

Question 20

The ethical guideline that asks you to put yourself in the place of others,and think of yourself as the object of the decision,is called the Utilitarian Principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

One of the capabilities of Internet communication is the ability of the individual to appear essentially anonymous by using made-up user names.Is anonymity the same thing as privacy,and should it be a right? What ethical issues are raised by increased anonymity?

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The Federal Trade Commission FIP principle of Notice/Awareness states that

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In recent years,the illegal sharing of music files has declined with the improvement of technological prevention.

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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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Key differences between software and books include all of the following except

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

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Spamming raises the moral dimension of

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One of the key concepts in patent law is novelty.

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What are the major issues concerning privacy in the information age? Do you believe the need for homeland security should overrule some of the personal privacy and information rights we have previously taken for granted? Why or why not?

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The rate of global piracy is approximately 42%.

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

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As per the ________,if an action cannot be taken repeatedly,it is not right to take at all.

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The ethical guideline that asks you to put yourself in the place of others,and think of yourself as the object of the decision,is called the Utilitarian Principle.

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Which of the following is not one of the types of information gathered by Web site tracking tools?

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Which of the following is the primary reason that the practice of spamming has grown exponentially?

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Privacy protection in the United States is ________ in Europe.

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