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Topic 3.1 : Computer Ethics

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Code of morals of a particular person, group, or profession 
a)
Behavior
b)
Morals
c)
Ethics
d)
Etiquette
2.
Governs the usage or redistribution of copyright protected software 
a)
Software Licence
b)
Site Licence
c)
Shareware
d)
Free ware
3.
A license to use software on multiple computers (like in a school lab or a business) 
a)
Software Licence
b)
Site Licence
c)
Shareware
d)
Free ware
4.
The author (owner) will let you download it, and if you like it and want to use it, you are expected to pay a fair price for it  
a)
Software Licence
b)
Site Licence
c)
Shareware
d)
Free ware
5.
Software you can download and use for free 
a)
Software Licence
b)
Site Licence
c)
Shareware
d)
Free ware
6.
Illegal or improper use of software—no license to use it 
a)
Unauthorized Use
b)
Software Piracy
c)
Plagiarism
d)
Fair Use
7.
Copying and using commercial software purchased by someone else 
a)
Unauthorized Use
b)
Software Piracy
c)
Plagiarism
d)
Fair Use
8.
Using a portion or piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and presenting it as your own work 
a)
Unauthorized Use
b)
Software Piracy
c)
Plagiarism
d)
Fair Use
9.
If you use copyrighted material in a report or project you should always give credit to the author or illustrator of work you are using (examples—when you use a photograph from the internet, a quote from a book)
a)
Unauthorized Use
b)
Software Piracy
c)
Plagiarism
d)
Fair Use
10.
State of not being identified (this is nearly impossible online)
a)
Anomity
b)
Software Piracy
c)
Plagiarism
d)
Fair Use
11.
The exclusive privilege that allows an author or owner to print or sell his/her own work 
a)
Fair Use
b)
Copyright
c)
Shareware
d)
Unathorized Use
12.

A student locates a story, recopies it in their own writing, and submits it to the teacher as their own work.

a)

Ethical

b)

Unethical

13.

A students uses the copy and paste commands to place large parts of an electronic encyclopedia article into an assigned paper. They turn the paper in as their own work.

a)

Ethical

b)

Unethical

14.

A student steals a set of keys and uses them to gain access to the school office where they change their grades and view and grades of other students.

a)

Ethical

b)

Unethical

15.

Sam buys a new band's CD but decides he doesn't like the singer, so he resells the CD on eBay.

a)

Ethical

b)

Unethical

16.

Amy tells Bob about her vacation, and he says he'd love to see her pictures. Amy uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program to upload the photographs she took at camp so he can download them.

a)

Ethical

b)

Unethical

17.

Jerry borrows Ben’s game disks for Monster Truck Rally and installs them on his home computer. He says he will erase the game if he does not like it or will buy the game for himself if he likes it.

a)

Ethical

b)

Unethical

18.

Bob copies the entire last chapter from the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog without any additional commentary. He feels he is protected by fair use.

a)

Ethical

b)

Unethical

19.

Amy downloads a solitaire card game from the Internet that is “shareware” and uses it for several weeks before deleting it. She does not pay the author or use the software again.

a)

Ethical

b)

Unethical

20.

Bob fills out a survey form on a computer game web page with email and address information, but checks the box to not let it be shared. In the following weeks, he receives several advertisements in the mail as well as dozens of e-mail messages about new computer games. How would you classify the use of his information?

a)

Ethical

b)

Unethical

21.

Bob uses a survey disguised as an information form to collect Amy's password. He uses this to access her laptop, but does not change any of the information on her system.

a)

Ethical

b)

Unethical

22.
You take a really cute picture of your teacher. You post it without asking.
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical
23.
You pass along a news story about a missing child in your neighborhood
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical
24.
You pass along an embarassing picture of a friend someone else sent to you.
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical
25.
You take a really cute picture of your friend. She asks you to post it and you do.
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical
26.
You post that you and friends will be meeting at a friend's house, with the time and address.
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical
27.
You post pictures of your vacation after you get home.
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical
28.
You notice your friend's computer is on and you decide to use it to search the internet
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical
29.
You notice your friend left their computer on. You close it so no one can use it.
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical
30.
You have a research project to do. You find a report on the internet and use that for your report.
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical
31.
You have a friend with a computer game that he is going to let you copy.
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical
32.
You heard from your cousin that your friend's friend said something about you. You go to instagram and tell your friend's friend to keep your name out of their mouth.
a)
ethical
b)
not ethical