WGU D333 Ethics in Technology – Western Governors University
– 2025–2026 Objective Assessment with Verified Correct
Solutions (Complete Exam Material)
Introduction:
This document contains the full and verified question bank for the
WGU D333 Ethics in Technology Objective Assessment for the 2025–
2026 academic year. It provides more than 300 multiple-choice and
definition-based questions with the correct answers clearly indicated.
The material covers essential ethical concepts in technology,
including data privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, artificial
intelligence ethics, and professional conduct. This version is a
comprehensive study guide aligned with the current WGU exam
format and guarantees full preparation for students aiming for a
passing score.
Exam Questions and Answers
59. cyberabuse?--- correct answer --- Any form of mistreatment
or lack of care, both physical and mental, based on the use of an
electronic communications device that causes harm and distress to
others.
60. cyberespionage?--- correct answer --- The deployment of
malware that secretly steals data in the computer systems of
organi- zations, such as government agencies, military contractors,
political organizations, and manufacturing firms.
61. cyberharassment?--- correct answer --- A form of cyberabuse
in which the abusive behavior, which involves the use of an
,electronic communications device, is degrading, humiliating,
hurtful, insulting, intimidating, malicious, or otherwise ottensive to
an individual or group of individuals causing substantial emotional
distress.
62. cyberloafing?--- correct answer --- Using the Internet for
purposes unrelated to work such as posting to Facebook, sending
personal emails or Instant messages, or shopping online.
63. cybersquatter?--- correct answer --- A person or company that
registers domain names for famous trademarks or company names
to which they have no connection, with the hope that the
trademark's owner will buy the domain name for a large sum of
money.
64. cyberstalking?--- correct answer --- Threatening behavior or
unwanted advances directed at an adult using t
forms of online and electronic communications; the adult version of
cyberbullying.
65. cyberterrorism?--- correct answer --- The intimidation of
government or civilian population by using information technology
to disable critical national infrastructure (e.g., energy,
transportation, financial, law enforcement, and emergency
response) to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals.
66. decision support system (DSS)?--- correct answer --- A type of
business information system used to improve decision
making in a variety of industries.
,67. defamation?--- correct answer --- Making either an oral or a
written statement of alleged fact that is false and that harms
another person.
68. Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016?--- correct answer --- An act
passed in 2016 that amended the Economic Espionage Act to create
a federal civil remedy for trade secret misappropriation.
69. deliverable?--- correct answer --- Products created during
various stages of the development process, including statements of
requirements, flowcharts, and user documentation.
70. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?--- correct answer --
- A large federal agency with more than 240,000 employees and a
budget of almost $65 billion whose goal is to provide for a "safer,
more secure America, which is resilient against terrorism and other
potential threats."
71. design patent?--- correct answer --- A type of patent that
permits its owner to exclude others from making, using, or selling
the
design in question.
72. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)?--- correct answer -
-- Signed into law in 1998, the act addresses a number of copyright-
related issues, with Title II of the act providing limitations on the
liability of an Internet service provider for copyright infringement.
73. disaster recovery plan?--- correct answer --- A documented
process for recovering an organization's business information
system assets—including hardware, software, data, networks, and
facilities—in the event of a disaster.
, 74. distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack?--- correct answer
--- An attack in which a malicious hacker takes over computers via
the Internet and causes them to flood a target site with demands for
data and other small tasks.
75. Doxing?--- correct answer --- Doing research on the Internet
to obtain someone's private personal information—such as home
address, email address, phone numbers, and place of employment—
and even private electronic documents, such as photographs, and
then posting that information online without permission.
76. duty of care?--- correct answer --- The obligation to protect
people against any unreasonable harm or risk.
77. dynamic testing?--- correct answer --- A QA process that tests
the code for a completed unit of software by actually entering test
data and comparing the results to the expected results.
78. earned media?--- correct answer --- Media exposure an
organization gets through press and social media mentions, positive
online ratings, reviews, tweets and retweets, reposts (or "shares"),
recommendations, and so on.
79. Economic Espionage Act (EEA) of 1996?--- correct answer ---
An act passed in 1996 to help law enforcement agencies pursue
economic espionage. It imposes penalties of up to $10 million and
15 years in prison for the theft of trade secrets.
80. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)?--- correct
answer --- An act that deals with the protection of
three main issues?--- correct answer --- (1) the protection of
communications while in transfer from sender to receiver; (2) the
– 2025–2026 Objective Assessment with Verified Correct
Solutions (Complete Exam Material)
Introduction:
This document contains the full and verified question bank for the
WGU D333 Ethics in Technology Objective Assessment for the 2025–
2026 academic year. It provides more than 300 multiple-choice and
definition-based questions with the correct answers clearly indicated.
The material covers essential ethical concepts in technology,
including data privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, artificial
intelligence ethics, and professional conduct. This version is a
comprehensive study guide aligned with the current WGU exam
format and guarantees full preparation for students aiming for a
passing score.
Exam Questions and Answers
59. cyberabuse?--- correct answer --- Any form of mistreatment
or lack of care, both physical and mental, based on the use of an
electronic communications device that causes harm and distress to
others.
60. cyberespionage?--- correct answer --- The deployment of
malware that secretly steals data in the computer systems of
organi- zations, such as government agencies, military contractors,
political organizations, and manufacturing firms.
61. cyberharassment?--- correct answer --- A form of cyberabuse
in which the abusive behavior, which involves the use of an
,electronic communications device, is degrading, humiliating,
hurtful, insulting, intimidating, malicious, or otherwise ottensive to
an individual or group of individuals causing substantial emotional
distress.
62. cyberloafing?--- correct answer --- Using the Internet for
purposes unrelated to work such as posting to Facebook, sending
personal emails or Instant messages, or shopping online.
63. cybersquatter?--- correct answer --- A person or company that
registers domain names for famous trademarks or company names
to which they have no connection, with the hope that the
trademark's owner will buy the domain name for a large sum of
money.
64. cyberstalking?--- correct answer --- Threatening behavior or
unwanted advances directed at an adult using t
forms of online and electronic communications; the adult version of
cyberbullying.
65. cyberterrorism?--- correct answer --- The intimidation of
government or civilian population by using information technology
to disable critical national infrastructure (e.g., energy,
transportation, financial, law enforcement, and emergency
response) to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals.
66. decision support system (DSS)?--- correct answer --- A type of
business information system used to improve decision
making in a variety of industries.
,67. defamation?--- correct answer --- Making either an oral or a
written statement of alleged fact that is false and that harms
another person.
68. Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016?--- correct answer --- An act
passed in 2016 that amended the Economic Espionage Act to create
a federal civil remedy for trade secret misappropriation.
69. deliverable?--- correct answer --- Products created during
various stages of the development process, including statements of
requirements, flowcharts, and user documentation.
70. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?--- correct answer --
- A large federal agency with more than 240,000 employees and a
budget of almost $65 billion whose goal is to provide for a "safer,
more secure America, which is resilient against terrorism and other
potential threats."
71. design patent?--- correct answer --- A type of patent that
permits its owner to exclude others from making, using, or selling
the
design in question.
72. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)?--- correct answer -
-- Signed into law in 1998, the act addresses a number of copyright-
related issues, with Title II of the act providing limitations on the
liability of an Internet service provider for copyright infringement.
73. disaster recovery plan?--- correct answer --- A documented
process for recovering an organization's business information
system assets—including hardware, software, data, networks, and
facilities—in the event of a disaster.
, 74. distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack?--- correct answer
--- An attack in which a malicious hacker takes over computers via
the Internet and causes them to flood a target site with demands for
data and other small tasks.
75. Doxing?--- correct answer --- Doing research on the Internet
to obtain someone's private personal information—such as home
address, email address, phone numbers, and place of employment—
and even private electronic documents, such as photographs, and
then posting that information online without permission.
76. duty of care?--- correct answer --- The obligation to protect
people against any unreasonable harm or risk.
77. dynamic testing?--- correct answer --- A QA process that tests
the code for a completed unit of software by actually entering test
data and comparing the results to the expected results.
78. earned media?--- correct answer --- Media exposure an
organization gets through press and social media mentions, positive
online ratings, reviews, tweets and retweets, reposts (or "shares"),
recommendations, and so on.
79. Economic Espionage Act (EEA) of 1996?--- correct answer ---
An act passed in 1996 to help law enforcement agencies pursue
economic espionage. It imposes penalties of up to $10 million and
15 years in prison for the theft of trade secrets.
80. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)?--- correct
answer --- An act that deals with the protection of
three main issues?--- correct answer --- (1) the protection of
communications while in transfer from sender to receiver; (2) the
