WGU D333 Ethics in Technology
Comprehensive Exam Study Guide |
Key Terms for Chapter 1 to Chapter 10
acceptable use policy (AUP) - Correct Answer - A document that
stipulates restrictions and practices that a user must agree in order to
use organizational computing and network resources.
noncompete agreement - Correct Answer - Terms of an employment
contract that prohibit an employee from working for any competitors for a
specified period of time, often one to two years.
nondisclosure clauses - Correct Answer - Terms of an employment
contract that prohibit an employee from revealing secrets.
NSL gag provision - Correct Answer - Prohibits National Security Letter
(NSL) recipients from informing anyone, even the person who is the
subject of the NSL request, that the government has secretly requested
his or her records.
N-version programming - Correct Answer - An approach to minimizing
the impact of software errors by independently implementing the same
set of user requirements N times (where N could be 2, 3, 4 or more); the
,N-versions of software are run in parallel; and, if a difference is found, a
"voting algorithm" is executed to determine which result to use.
offshore outsourcing - Correct Answer - A form of outsourcing in which
services are provided by an organization whose employees are in a
foreign country.
organic media marketing - Correct Answer - A form of marketing that
employs tools provided by or tailored for a particular social media
platform to build a social community and interact with it by sharing posts
and responding to customer comments on the organization's blog and
social media accounts.
outsourcing - Correct Answer - A long-term business arrangement in
which a company contracts for services with an outside organization that
has expertise in providing a specific function.
paid media marketing - Correct Answer - A form of marketing that
involves paying a third party to broadcast an organization's display ads
or sponsored messages to social media users.
patent - Correct Answer - A grant of a property right issued by the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office to an inventor; permits its owner to exclude
the public from making, using, or selling a protected invention, and
allows for legal action against violators.
,patent infringement - Correct Answer - A violation of the rights secured
by the owner of a patent; occurs when someone makes unauthorized
use of another's patent.
PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 - Correct Answer - An act that
granted a four-year extension of two key provisions in the USA PATRIOT
Act that allowed roving wiretaps and searches of business records.
pen register - Correct Answer - A device that records electronic impulses
to identify the numbers dialed for outgoing calls.
personal health record (PHR) - Correct Answer - Information from the
electronic health record (EHR) that are routinely shared with the patient
—such as personal identifiers, contact information, health provider
information, problem list, medication history, allergies, immunizations,
and lab and test results.
phishing - Correct Answer - The act of fraudulently using email to try to
get the recipient to reveal personal data.
plagiarism - Correct Answer - The act of stealing someone's ideas or
words and passing them off as one'sown.
, policy - Correct Answer - The guidelines and standards by which the
organization must abide.
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-
IP) Act of 2008 - Correct Answer - An act that created the position of
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator within the Executive
Office of the President. It also increased trademark and copyright
enforcement and substantially increased penalties for infringement.
Privacy Act - Correct Answer - Establishes a code of fair information
practices that sets rules for the collection, maintenance, use, and
dissemination of personal data that is kept in systems of records by
federal agencies.
procedure - Correct Answer - Defines the exact instructions for
completing each task in a process.
process - Correct Answer - A collection of tasks designed to accomplish
a stated objective.
product liability - Correct Answer - The liability of manufacturers, sellers,
lessors, and others for injuries caused by defective products.
professional code of ethics - Correct Answer - The principles and core
values that are essential to the work of a particular occupational group.
Comprehensive Exam Study Guide |
Key Terms for Chapter 1 to Chapter 10
acceptable use policy (AUP) - Correct Answer - A document that
stipulates restrictions and practices that a user must agree in order to
use organizational computing and network resources.
noncompete agreement - Correct Answer - Terms of an employment
contract that prohibit an employee from working for any competitors for a
specified period of time, often one to two years.
nondisclosure clauses - Correct Answer - Terms of an employment
contract that prohibit an employee from revealing secrets.
NSL gag provision - Correct Answer - Prohibits National Security Letter
(NSL) recipients from informing anyone, even the person who is the
subject of the NSL request, that the government has secretly requested
his or her records.
N-version programming - Correct Answer - An approach to minimizing
the impact of software errors by independently implementing the same
set of user requirements N times (where N could be 2, 3, 4 or more); the
,N-versions of software are run in parallel; and, if a difference is found, a
"voting algorithm" is executed to determine which result to use.
offshore outsourcing - Correct Answer - A form of outsourcing in which
services are provided by an organization whose employees are in a
foreign country.
organic media marketing - Correct Answer - A form of marketing that
employs tools provided by or tailored for a particular social media
platform to build a social community and interact with it by sharing posts
and responding to customer comments on the organization's blog and
social media accounts.
outsourcing - Correct Answer - A long-term business arrangement in
which a company contracts for services with an outside organization that
has expertise in providing a specific function.
paid media marketing - Correct Answer - A form of marketing that
involves paying a third party to broadcast an organization's display ads
or sponsored messages to social media users.
patent - Correct Answer - A grant of a property right issued by the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office to an inventor; permits its owner to exclude
the public from making, using, or selling a protected invention, and
allows for legal action against violators.
,patent infringement - Correct Answer - A violation of the rights secured
by the owner of a patent; occurs when someone makes unauthorized
use of another's patent.
PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 - Correct Answer - An act that
granted a four-year extension of two key provisions in the USA PATRIOT
Act that allowed roving wiretaps and searches of business records.
pen register - Correct Answer - A device that records electronic impulses
to identify the numbers dialed for outgoing calls.
personal health record (PHR) - Correct Answer - Information from the
electronic health record (EHR) that are routinely shared with the patient
—such as personal identifiers, contact information, health provider
information, problem list, medication history, allergies, immunizations,
and lab and test results.
phishing - Correct Answer - The act of fraudulently using email to try to
get the recipient to reveal personal data.
plagiarism - Correct Answer - The act of stealing someone's ideas or
words and passing them off as one'sown.
, policy - Correct Answer - The guidelines and standards by which the
organization must abide.
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-
IP) Act of 2008 - Correct Answer - An act that created the position of
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator within the Executive
Office of the President. It also increased trademark and copyright
enforcement and substantially increased penalties for infringement.
Privacy Act - Correct Answer - Establishes a code of fair information
practices that sets rules for the collection, maintenance, use, and
dissemination of personal data that is kept in systems of records by
federal agencies.
procedure - Correct Answer - Defines the exact instructions for
completing each task in a process.
process - Correct Answer - A collection of tasks designed to accomplish
a stated objective.
product liability - Correct Answer - The liability of manufacturers, sellers,
lessors, and others for injuries caused by defective products.
professional code of ethics - Correct Answer - The principles and core
values that are essential to the work of a particular occupational group.
