BMIS Final CH 4

27 August 2022
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According to ________, you should take the action that produces the least harm.
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the risk aversion principle
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Which of the five moral dimensions of the information age do the central business activities of DoubleClick involve?
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Information rights and obligations
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Which of the following is the most common reason that business systems fail?
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Data quality
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In 2010, the FTC added all of the following recommendations to its privacy guidelines except:
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firms should limit the length of time that any personal data is stored to six months or less
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Redesigning and automating business processes can be seen as a double-edged sword because:
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increases in efficiency may be accompanied by job losses.
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Which of the following best describes the effect that new information technology has on society?
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It has a ripple effect, raising new ethical, social, and political issues.
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Which ethical rule states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, it is not right to take at all?
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Slippery-slope rule
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Which of the following U.S. laws gives patients access to personal medical records and the right to authorize how this information can be used or disclosed?
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HIPAA
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All of the following are technical solutions to protecting user privacy except:
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data use policies.
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A man steals from a grocery store in order to feed his starving family. Which of the following best expresses the utilitarian principle in evaluating this situation?
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His action is acceptable, because the higher social value is the survival of the family.
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The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that:
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if something someone else has created is useful to you, it has value, and you should assume the creator wants compensation for this work.
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"Look and feel" copyright infringement lawsuits are concerned with:
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the distinction between an idea and its expression.
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________ is a feature of law-governed society and involves having laws that are known and understood, along with the ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that the laws are applied correctly.
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Due process
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Which of the following is not one of the current key technology trends that raises ethical issues?
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Increase in data quality
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In the ________ model of informed consent, personal information can be collected until the consumer specifically requests that his or her data not be collected.
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opt-out
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Which of the following forms of protection of intellectual property requires that the property be the subject of a nondisclosure agreement?
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Trade secret
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Which of the following protects the authors of a book from having their work copied by others?
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Copyright law
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Which of the following terms refers to significant disparities in access to computers and the Internet among different social groups and different locations?
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Digital divide
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Which of the following restricts the information that the U.S. federal government can collect about an individual and regulates what it can do with the information?
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The Privacy Act
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The obligations that individuals and organizations have regarding the preservation of existing values and institutions fall within which of the following moral dimensions of the information age?
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Quality of life
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Which of the following best describes how new information systems can result in legal gray areas?
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They result in new situations that are not covered by old laws.
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Which of the following is not true about the changes to EU data protection rules proposed in 2012?
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The new rules would require Internet companies to obtain explicit consent from consumers for the use of their personal data.
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________ is a feature of social institutions that means mechanisms are in place to determine responsibility for an action.
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Accountability
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Which of the following is not an example of the potential dark side of big data?
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Analyzing data from sensors installed in local parks to monitor soil moisture.
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All of the following are steps in the process for analyzing an ethical issue except:
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assigning responsibility.
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________ prohibits an organization from collecting any personal information unless the individual specifically takes action to approve information collection and use.
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The opt-in model
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Which of the following is a primary drawback to the "do anything anywhere" computing environment?
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It blurs the traditional boundaries between work and family time.
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Which of the following ethical guidelines suggests that you put yourself in the place of others, and think of yourself as the object of the decision?
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the Golden Rule
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________ means that you accept the potential costs and obligations for the decisions you make.
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Responsibility
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30. Which of the following best describes Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative?
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If an action is not right for everyone to take, it is not right for anyone to take.