Ethical Issues
Computer Studies · 50 practice questions
Computer-related crime (hacking, theft, compromising systems); responsibility for computer failure; protection of computer property, records and software; privacy of companies, workers and customers; methods to prevent unauthorized use (user identification, passwords) and to protect computer resources and individual privacy by law and electronically.
- Define computer-related crime and state examples.
- List methods to prevent unauthorized use of a computer system.
- List methods to protect computer resources and individual privacy.
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- Practice question 1
Protecting sensitive personal information, such as medical or financial records, is a key concern in
- A.unrelated, purely recreational computer gaming
- B.computer ethics
- C.purely decorative graphic design work
- D.the physical assembly of computer hardware
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B. computer ethics
Safeguarding sensitive personal data is a central, recurring theme within the field of computer ethics.
- Practice question 2
Responsibility for computer failure may involve identifying whether the cause was due to
- A.user error, hardware malfunction, or a security breach
- B.a cause entirely unrelated to the computer system itself
- C.the computer's own independent, autonomous decision
- D.a factor that can never actually be determined
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A. user error, hardware malfunction, or a security breach
Determining responsibility for a failure typically involves examining these common potential causes.
- Practice question 3
Whistleblowing, in a computing context, may involve reporting
- A.a system's scheduled, planned maintenance activities
- B.routine, authorized software updates
- C.the normal, everyday use of a computer by its owner
- D.unethical or illegal activities discovered within a computer system
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D. unethical or illegal activities discovered within a computer system
Whistleblowing specifically involves reporting discovered unethical or illegal activity within a system.
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