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WorksheetsOnline Ethics
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
An IT specialist violates the privacy of a fellow employee by viewing her confidential personnel files. This is _____.
Ethical Behavior
Unethical Behavior
Your friend wants to humiliate a former friend by posting embarrassing photos on social media but you persuade him not to. Your behavior is ______.
Ethical
Unethical
An engineering team endangers the lives of hospital patients by releasing a software product before it's been thoroughly tested. This is _____.
Ethical Behavior
Unethical Behavior
A high school student hacks into her school's academic records database and changes the grades of fellow classmates. This is _____.
Ethical Behavior
Unethical Behavior
If something is legal that means it is ethical behavior.
TRUE
FALSE
The principle of _____ means recognizing and respecting the intellectual property of others, including online data, login information, creative works, and other digital assets.
human dignity
civility
confidentiality
digital property rights
Unethical behavior is always against the law.
TRUE
FALSE
Developing a personal ______ can help you to identify values, principles, and rules of behavior to keep you, your family, and your colleagues safe.
profile
code of ethics
digital character
login
Which is a statement you should include in your personal code of ethics?
I will not violate the digital property rights of those I encounter online.
Posting private information about my friends is ok because they do it also.
I will only post private information about my family.
I can use pictures posted by other people because they put it on the internet.
Which is a statement you should include in your personal code of ethics?
I will only tell my close friends when I find out something private about a classmate.
I will honor the privacy of others by keeping their data and information secure.
It is ok if I tell others exactly what I think about them when I am online because we will probably never meet each other.
I can use all music I download from the internet.
Which is a statement you should include in your personal code of ethics?
In communicating with others online, I will promote courtesy, respect, and understanding.
Manners are only important when I am communicating with adults.
I will only be rude to people online if they are rude to me first.
I will keep information confidential only when it involves my family or friends.
I have downloaded a film that is currently playing in the cinema from the internet. Is this Legally or Ethically wrong?
Legal
Ethical
I have received a mean message from a girl in my school on social media. Is this a legal or ethical problem?
Legal
Ethical
Someone has sent me serious threats on Twitter. Is this a legal or ethical problem?
Legal
Ethical
I have posted a lot of information about myself online and people seem to know everything about me. Is this a legal or ethical problem?
Legal
Ethical
Which act makes sure that people who made something can receive credit for their work if someone else uses it?
Data Protection Act
Computer Misuse Act
Copyright, Design and Patents Act
Freedom of Information Act
What is it called when you take someone else's work and try to pass it off as your own?
Plagarism
Copyright
Legal
If a file is being downloaded from various computers and not just one network computer or server, it is being downloaded the _____ way.
Business to Business
Peer to Peer
Person to Person
Business to Person
You receive an e-mail from your bank stating they need to verify your identity by having you fill out an online form with all of your personal information. This is an example of which of the following?
Adware
Spyware
Phishing
Online Predator
Which of the following includes pop-ups, banner ads, banners, annoyware, driveby downloads and warning boxes?
Adware
Spyware
Phishing
Online Predator
Which of the following terms can be defined as “crime which occurs when someone's personal and financial information is stolen in order to impersonate him or her for financial gain?”
Malware
Phishing
Online predator
Identity Theft
Which of the following is NOT the best prevention method from identity theft?
Avoid e-mail scams
Protect personal information
Install anti-virus
Set up strong passwords
According to Greg Bazar, which of the following types of passwords can hackers breakthrough within one minute?
Passwords with 6 characters or less
Passwords that are all caps
Passwords with symbols
Passwords with letters and numbers
Which of the following is NOT a possible result of plagiarism as discussed in this segment?
Receiving a fine
Receiving a failing grade
Being expelled from school
Failing to learn knowledge
Which of the following is the term for malicious software intended to gain information or knowledge about a user without their awareness?
Adware
Spyware
Malware
Virus
Which of the following can be used to store login information and could contain adware?
Cookies
Viruses
Phishing
Malware
How can you avoid copyright infringement and plagiarism when conducting research?
cite your sources on a bibliography page
Get permission from the owner to sell it
Don't do research
Put it in your own words
