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WorksheetsChapter 3 - Digital Society & Workplace Ethics
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
A type of defamation, speaking a false statement about someone that causes others to have a bad opinion of him or her is called _____.
flaming
spamming
libel
slander
The _____ stipulations of copyright laws allow individuals to use copyrighted works without permission in limited situations, under strict guidelines.
fair-use
patent
copy left
creative license
The unethical and illegal copying or distributing of software, files, or other protected intellectual property is called ____.
hacking
phishing
piracy
scamming
Using the internet to harass or threaten an individual is called _____.
fair-use
cyberbullying
hacking
digital citizenship
A _____ acknowledges ownership of a work of authorship and specifies that only the owner has the right to sell it, use it, or give permission for someone else to sell or use it.
fair-use
digital citizenship
copyright
trademark
Principles of right and wrong that help people make decisions are called _____.
ethics
rights
dynamics
poems
The use of fraudulent emails and fake copies of real websites to trick people into providing private and confidential data would be called _____.
cyberbullying
phishing
hacking
web searching
A work of authroship such as Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, that does not have a copyright and is free to use by everyone is said to be _____.
proprietary information
libel
fair-use
public domain
______ is any work created by company employees on the job that is owned by that company. It is sometimes called trade secrets.
proprietary information
professional standards
malware
trademark
True or false? What other people post about you on your social media becomes a part of your digital footprint.
True
False
According to the Career Builder survey referenced in the Digital Footprint assignment, what percentage of employers screen the social media of potential employees when making decisions on hiring?
about 10%
about 20%
about 70%
100%
Using copyrighted material without permission (not protected by fair use doctrine) is said to be copyright ______.
identity theft
invasion
infringement
slander
True or false? Cyberbullying is unethical and can sometimes even be illegal.
True
False
Claiming another person’s material or work as your own, which is both unethical and often illegal, is called _____.
spamming
plagiarism
piracy
public domain
_____ establish legal protection for slogans, logos, and symbols that are unique to a product, brand, company, or organization.
Copyrights
Trademarks
Ethical dilemmas
Licensing agreements
True or False? While a negative or damaging digital footprint can sometimes be problematic, it is easily cleaned up and rarely a permanent concern.
True
False
A scammer sent thousands of emails, designed to look like they were from Amazon, that ask people to log in to update their account information. The email links to a fake copy of an Amazon webpage and secretly records usernames and passwords. This would be considered _____.
cyberbullying
phishing
malware
slander
A form of defamation, a statement in writing that makes a false claim about a person that causes others to have a bad opinion of him or her.
fair-use
piracy
slander
libel
Emma forgot about her research paper until the day before it was due. Since she didn't have time to write her own, she changed the name on her older sister's research paper from the same course and submitted it instead. This is _____.
plagiarism
piracy
copyright infringement
defamation
True or false? Because of fair-use provisions in copyright laws, a book critic can print a portion of a copyrighted novel for purposes of reviewing it, without obtaining permission from the author.
True
False
Digital communication that is intentionally offensive or hostile (not in a harmless or humorous way) is called _____.
trolling
gaslighting
spamming
phishing
True or false? Even if a spiteful or malicious statement about a person contains only factual (true) information, it can still be defamation.
True
False
After a dispute with a store manager about returning a recently purchased product, Karen goes to all the online review sites she can find to give bad reviews for the business… “ZERO STARS!” she writes in the comments. This would likely be considered:
libel
slander
neither libel or slander
not defamation
Sarah tells all the people in her book club that this year’s club leader makes terrible choices with selections to read, and that she "probably couldn’t find a good book if it fell on her." This would likely be considered: _____.
libel
slander
neither libel or slander
not defamation
Ryan is angry that his ex-girlfriend Kate moved on to a new guy. He tells many people that Kate is crazy and once tried to kill him, even though this is not true. After hearing Ryan's accusation, Kate's boss fired her over safety concerns. Ryan's words could likely be considered: _____.
libel
slander
neither libel or slander
not defamation
Thomas hired a landscaper and he did not like the quality of his work, so he posted on Facebook that the landscaper "doesn't do a good job" and he will "never hire him again."
libel
slander
neither libel or slander
not defamation
Bill was angry with his boss so he told a client of the company that his boss “never went to college” and “should not have a license to be a CPA” resulting in the client choosing a different company for their accounting needs. However, Bill’s boss did attend college and is properly licensed as a CPA.
libel
slander
neither libel or slander
not defamation
Jane hired a plumber and was unhappy with the cost of his work. To get revenge, she writes a lie on multiple review websites claiming the plumber is a thief and not licensed to work in the state. This could likely be considered: _____.
libel
slander
neither libel or slander
not defamation
Often called dilemmas, the behaviors or actions that are ethical but illegal or unethical but legal are represented by what color in two quadrants of the legal/ethical grid?
green
red
gray
mustard yellow
Which of the following is an example of intellectual property that can be protected by copyright?
a novel
a song
computer software code
all of these are examples
