Computer Ethics Quiz

What is the primary focus of Computer Ethics as a branch of philosophy?

• The study of computer programming languages.

• The analysis of the nature and social impact of computer technology and standards of conduct.

• The development of new computer hardware.

• The creation of computer games.

What was the main concern of Norbert Wiener’s concept of “cybernetics” in the 1940s?

• The creation of computer games.

• The forecast of unemployment due to computers.

• The development of artificial intelligence.

• The invention of the internet.

What ethical question did Isaac Asimov raise in his fiction stories?

• "Can machines think?"

• "Are there decisions that computers should never make?"

• "How can computers improve human life?"

• "What is the future of computer programming?"

What was the significance of the program ELIZA created by Joseph Weizenbaum in 1966?

• It was the first computer game.

• It made the computer act as a psychotherapist.

• It was the first program to detect plagiarism.

• It was the first program to prevent software piracy.

What was the issue with the first computer crime committed in 1966?

• It involved hacking into government systems.

• There was no law to charge the crime.

• It caused a global financial crisis.

• It led to the invention of cybersecurity.

Which book published by Joseph Weizenbaum in 1976 is considered a classic in computer ethics?

• Computers and Ethics

• Computer Power and Human Reason

• What is Computer Ethics?

• Information Ethics

What was the main focus of Abbe Mowshowitz’s article “On approaches to the study of social issues in computing”?

• Ethical justification of policies for computer technology.

• Identification of computer-generated policy vacuums.

• Analysis of technical and non-technical biases in social issues in computing.

• Development of university curriculum for computer ethics.

What was the purpose of the Right to Federal Privacy Act adopted in 1978?

• To limit government’s ability to search bank records.

• To handle credit data.

• To address computer crime against small businesses.

• To identify computer-generated policy vacuums.

What was the title of the essay published by Terrell Ward Bynum in 1985, which became the widest-selling issue in journal history?

• Computers and Ethics

• Computer Power and Human Reason

• What is Computer Ethics?

• Information Ethics

Who published the first major textbook in computer ethics in 1985?

• Terrell Ward Bynum

• Deborah Johnson

• Robert Hauptman

• Joseph Weizenbaum