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Ethics in Technology: Final Exam Questions and Answers
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Evaluation Benchmark While on vacation, an IT leader leaves a manager in charge
of a major client project. Because the IT leader's team abides
by a strong code of ethics, the IT leader knows the manager
has the tools to perform ethical self-assessment during and
after any challenging situations that may arise. Which benefit
of
following a professional code of ethics do these
self-assessment tools provide?
Corruption A police department employee has access to data related to
an ongoing investigation. A local politician whom the
employee supports has come under investigation. The
employee accesses the data relating to the investigation and
provides the file to the politician anonymously. How
should this behavior be classified?
License Which verification should a software engineer obtain from the
state to serve as proof of professional ability?
Limited Warranty A company is releasing a new financial software
package. Along with the installation program, the company
includes a written assurance that the program meets
appropriate levels of quality. It also provides for specific
remedies in the case of malperformance. What did the
company use to limit its legal liabilities?
Layered An IT manager implements security measures at the
organization, network, application, and employee levels.
Which approach to security is the manager using?
, Breach of Contract A financial services company hires a consultant to help build
its data analytics capabilities. The company and consultant
have a binding agreement for a list of deliverables and a
delivery schedule. The consultant completes the work but
delivers it six weeks late. Which ethical problem is this
consultant engaged in?
Accuracy An organization enters customer information in different
formats, styles, and varieties into a database. Two customers
placed an order on January 12, 2022, but one customer's
purchase date is entered as 01/12/22, whereas the other's is
entered as 12/01/22. Which aspect of data could be
negatively impacted by the format issue?
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) An international organization based in a foreign country
invites a U.S. ambassador to help promote its communications
business. In exchange for the promotion, the president of the
organization offers the ambassador a family trip package for
15 days as a thank-you gesture, with a bonus check of an
undisclosed amount. Which law did the organization
potentially violate?
Whistleblowing An employee of a large tech company notices that the
company is not taking the proper steps to protect consumer
information. The employee has raised concerns to
management multiple times but has been ignored. The
employee finds that the company is harming the public
interest and takes steps to attract public attention. Which
action is the employee demonstrating?
Property Which ethical concept is related to the right to use a person's
or an organization's intangible creative activities?
Health Information Exchange (HIE) A hospital wants to improve patient outcomes while reducing
the amount of time it takes to send and receive a
patient's
treatment records to and from a neighboring hospital. The
hospital engages a technology organization to create an
electronic bridge to better facilitate faster data transfer while
minimizing the threat of external parties compromising
the
data. Which type of technology solution does the hospital
implement?
Unethical and Illegal A software sales company is currently struggling with low
sales. The company is aware that one of its competitor's senior
sales managers is dissatisfied with the competitor due to
having been overlooked for a promotion to the position of a
vice president (VP). The company approaches the sales
manager and offers them a position as VP for sales on
the condition of bringing the manager's existing customer
list and contacts to the new role. The sales manager is
bound by a
noncompete clause. Which type of decision-making process
did the company follow?
Ethics in Technology: Final Exam Questions and Answers
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Terms in this set (60)
Evaluation Benchmark While on vacation, an IT leader leaves a manager in charge
of a major client project. Because the IT leader's team abides
by a strong code of ethics, the IT leader knows the manager
has the tools to perform ethical self-assessment during and
after any challenging situations that may arise. Which benefit
of
following a professional code of ethics do these
self-assessment tools provide?
Corruption A police department employee has access to data related to
an ongoing investigation. A local politician whom the
employee supports has come under investigation. The
employee accesses the data relating to the investigation and
provides the file to the politician anonymously. How
should this behavior be classified?
License Which verification should a software engineer obtain from the
state to serve as proof of professional ability?
Limited Warranty A company is releasing a new financial software
package. Along with the installation program, the company
includes a written assurance that the program meets
appropriate levels of quality. It also provides for specific
remedies in the case of malperformance. What did the
company use to limit its legal liabilities?
Layered An IT manager implements security measures at the
organization, network, application, and employee levels.
Which approach to security is the manager using?
, Breach of Contract A financial services company hires a consultant to help build
its data analytics capabilities. The company and consultant
have a binding agreement for a list of deliverables and a
delivery schedule. The consultant completes the work but
delivers it six weeks late. Which ethical problem is this
consultant engaged in?
Accuracy An organization enters customer information in different
formats, styles, and varieties into a database. Two customers
placed an order on January 12, 2022, but one customer's
purchase date is entered as 01/12/22, whereas the other's is
entered as 12/01/22. Which aspect of data could be
negatively impacted by the format issue?
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) An international organization based in a foreign country
invites a U.S. ambassador to help promote its communications
business. In exchange for the promotion, the president of the
organization offers the ambassador a family trip package for
15 days as a thank-you gesture, with a bonus check of an
undisclosed amount. Which law did the organization
potentially violate?
Whistleblowing An employee of a large tech company notices that the
company is not taking the proper steps to protect consumer
information. The employee has raised concerns to
management multiple times but has been ignored. The
employee finds that the company is harming the public
interest and takes steps to attract public attention. Which
action is the employee demonstrating?
Property Which ethical concept is related to the right to use a person's
or an organization's intangible creative activities?
Health Information Exchange (HIE) A hospital wants to improve patient outcomes while reducing
the amount of time it takes to send and receive a
patient's
treatment records to and from a neighboring hospital. The
hospital engages a technology organization to create an
electronic bridge to better facilitate faster data transfer while
minimizing the threat of external parties compromising
the
data. Which type of technology solution does the hospital
implement?
Unethical and Illegal A software sales company is currently struggling with low
sales. The company is aware that one of its competitor's senior
sales managers is dissatisfied with the competitor due to
having been overlooked for a promotion to the position of a
vice president (VP). The company approaches the sales
manager and offers them a position as VP for sales on
the condition of bringing the manager's existing customer
list and contacts to the new role. The sales manager is
bound by a
noncompete clause. Which type of decision-making process
did the company follow?
