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Ethics Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Taking "the ethical point of view" means

a)

abiding by your religious beliefs, even when it is difficult.

b)

deciding that other people and their core values are worthy of your respect.

c)

choosing to sacrifice your own good for the good of someone else.

d)

refusing to accept help from other people.

2.

A person calls the Stark residence and pretends to represent a credit card company. He asks Mrs. Stark to confirm her credit card number. This is an example of

a)

hacking

b)

data mining

c)

pretexting

d)

sniffing

3.

Cyberbullying is defined as inflicting psychological harm on another person using

a)

the phone system

b)

the Internet

c)

broadcast media such as radio or television

d)

A and B.

4.

Intellectual property is a unique product of the human intellect that

a)

has commercial value

b)

can be reproduced digitally

c)

has been produced on paper

d)

cannot be understood by anyone other than the creator.

5.

Which of the following rights is NOT a right of a copyright holder?

a)

The right to reproduce the copyrighted work.

b)

The right to distribute the work to the public.

c)

The right to produce new works derived from the copyrighted work

d)

The right to prevent others from producing competitive works.

6.

Sometimes it is legal to reproduce a copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder. These circumstances are called

a)

fair use

b)

piracy

c)

public domain.

d)

reciprocity

7.

Suppose you buy a Microsoft game at the bookstore. Under current U.S. law, which of the following actions is illegal?

a)

Copying it onto a CD to give or sell to someone else

b)

Preloading it onto the hard disk of a computer being sold

c)

Distributing it over the Internet.

d)

All of the above are illegal.

8.

Patent- holding companies that file lawsuits to enforce their intellectual property rights are often called

a)

patent blackmailers

b)

patent profiteers

c)

patent zombies

d)

patent trolls

9.

Which of the following methods is often used for phishing purposes?

a)

monitoring a user's keystrokes

b)

soliciting personal information through emails.

c)

soliciting personal information through emails.

d)

infecting computers with self- replicating programs that slow down the systems.

10.

Which of these is not an example of direct censorship?

a)

government monopolization

b)

self- censorship

c)

licensing and registration

d)

All of the above are examples of direct censorship

11.

What is the principal reason why point- of- sale credit card fraud has declined rapidly?

a)

More people are going online to purchase major items.

b)

Credit cards now have embedded chips in them.

c)

States increased prison terms for those convicted of identity theft

d)

All of the above factors have contributed to the decline in point- of- sale credit card fraud.

12.

Which of the following systems are used to combat spam?

a)

conversational programming systems

b)

expert systems

c)

executive information systems

d)

intrusion prevention systems.

13.

Some businesses have resorted to spam because.

a)

they have found it to be effective

b)

some people respond to spam advertisements.

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

14.

Which of these is NOT an example of direct censorship?

a)

government monopolization

b)

self- censorship

c)

pre- publication review

d)

licensing and registration

15.

Which of the following is the most expensive consequence of computer crime?

a)

information loss

b)

business disruption

c)

equipment losses and damage

d)

recovery