Ethical or Unethical

Your friend brings his new computer game to your house and loads the game disk on your computer. It is also loaded on his computer at home. Choose E for Ethical (good computer behavior) and U for Unethical (poor computer behavior) .

• E

• U

You download a shareware game that you like, but you do not pay the registration fee to the developer even though you play the game often. Choose E for Ethical (good computer behavior) and U for Unethical (poor computer behavior).

• E

• U

In the school’s computer lab you find that a teacher has not logged off the school network. You are able to read the teacher’s mail and other files. Choose E for Ethical (good computer behavior) and U for Unethical (poor computer behavior).

• E

• U

While surfing the Internet, you find a Web site that has new music CDs available for downloading at no charge. This is pirated music. Choose E for Ethical (good computer behavior) and U for Unethical (poor computer behavior).

• E

• U

You share your network login and password with a friend because he forgot his password. Choose E for Ethical (good computer behavior) and U for Unethical (poor computer behavior).

• E

• U

You and your friends are on the Internet. You enter a chat room and describe yourself as a 21-year-old college student to the others in the chat room. Choose E for Ethical (good computer behavior) and U for Unethical (poor computer behavior).

• E

• U

Your anti-virus program finds a virus on a game diskette. You do not repair or delete the file because you want to give the diskette to a friend and see if it infects his/her computer. Choose E for Ethical (good computer behavior) and U for Unethical (poor computer behavior).

• E

• U

You purchase a new game disk, make several copies and give the copies to a few friends. Choose E for Ethical (good computer behavior) and U for Unethical (poor computer behavior).

• E

• U

You find a Web site that has research papers written by students available for downloading. You download a research paper and put your name on it and turn it in for a grade. Choose E for Ethical (good computer behavior) and U for Unethical (poor computer behavior).

• E

• U

You watch your teacher key in his/her login and password to the school’s network. You give this information to several friends who want to gain access to the network. Choose E for Ethical (good computer behavior) and U for Unethical (poor computer behavior).

• E

• U