WGU D333 ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY FINAL
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE Q&A ALREADY
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◉ A network attack in which an intruder gains access to a network and
stays there—undetected—with the intention of stealing data over a long
period of time (weeks or even months). Answer: advanced persistent
threat (APT)
◉ An agreement of the World Trade Organization that requires member
governments to ensure that intellectual property rights can be enforced
under their laws and that penalties for infringement are tough enough to
deter further violations. Answer: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
◉ A wide-ranging act that authorized $787 billion in spending and tax
cuts over a 10-year period and included strong privacy provisions for
electronic health records, such as banning the sale of health information,
promoting the use of audit trails and encryption, and providing rights of
access for patients. Answer: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
◉ The estimated loss from a potential risk event over the course of a
year. The following equation is used to calculate the annual loss
expectancy: ARO × SLE = ALE. Where ARO is the annualized rate of
occurrence, an estimate of the probability that this event will occur over
the course of a year and SLE is the single loss expectancy, the estimated
loss that would be incurred if the event happens. Answer: annualized
loss expectancy (ALE)
,◉ An estimate of the probability that a risk event will occur over the
course of a year. Answer: annualized rate of occurrence (ARO)
◉ A service that allows anonymity on the Internet by using a computer
program that strips the originating header and/or IP address from the
message and then forwards the message to its intended recipient.
Answer: anonymous remailer service
◉ Laws designed to reduce frivolous SLAPPs (strategic lawsuit against
public participation (SLAPP), which is a lawsuit filed by corporations,
government officials, and others against citizens and community groups
who oppose them on matters of concern). Answer: anti-SLAPP laws
◉ A group that provides assistance to the board of directors in fulfilling
its responsibilities with respect to the oversight of the quality and
integrity of the organization's accounting and reporting practices and
controls, including financial statements and reports; the organization's
compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; the qualifications,
independence, and performance of the company's independent auditor;
and the performance of the company's internal audit team. Answer: audit
committee
◉ The moral corruption of people in power, which is often facilitated by
a tendency for people to look the other way when their leaders act
inappropriately. Answer: Bathsheba syndrome
,◉ The first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution that spell
out additional rights of individuals. Answer: Bill of Rights
◉ A type of dynamic testing that involves viewing the software unit as a
device that has expected input and output behaviors but whose internal
workings are unknown (a black box). Answer: black-box testing
◉ A sophisticated threat that combines the features of a virus, worm,
Trojan horse, and other malicious code into a single payload. Answer:
blended threat
◉ An agreed-upon sets of skills and abilities that all licensed
professionals must possess. Answer: body of knowledge
◉ A large group of computers, which are controlled from one or more
remote locations by hackers, without the knowledge or consent of their
owners. Answer: botnet
◉ The failure to act as a reasonable person would act. Answer: breach of
the duty of care
◉ A trade group that represent the world's largest software and hardware
manufacturers. Answer: BSA | The Software Alliance
◉ A risk-based strategy that includes an occupant emergency evacuation
plan, a continuity of operations plan, and an incident management plan
, with an active governance process to minimize the potential impact of
any security incident and to ensure business continuity in the event of a
cyberattack or some form of disaster. Answer: business continuity plan
◉ A set of interrelated components—including hardware, software,
databases, networks, people, and procedures—that collects and
processes data and disseminates the output. Answer: business
information system
◉ Collection of best practices that help organizations improve their
processes. Answer: Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
models
◉ Software that generates and grades tests that humans can pass and all
but the most sophisticated computer programs cannot. Answer:
CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell
Computers and Humans Apart)
◉ An act signed into law in 1998 with the aim of prohibiting the making
of harmful material available to minors via the Internet; the law was
ultimately ruled largely unconstitutional. Answer: Child Online
Protection Act (COPA)
◉ An act passed in 2000; it required federally financed schools and
libraries to use some form of technological protection (such as an
Internet filter) to block computer access to obscene material,
pornography, and anything else considered harmful to minors. Answer:
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE Q&A ALREADY
PASSED
◉ A network attack in which an intruder gains access to a network and
stays there—undetected—with the intention of stealing data over a long
period of time (weeks or even months). Answer: advanced persistent
threat (APT)
◉ An agreement of the World Trade Organization that requires member
governments to ensure that intellectual property rights can be enforced
under their laws and that penalties for infringement are tough enough to
deter further violations. Answer: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
◉ A wide-ranging act that authorized $787 billion in spending and tax
cuts over a 10-year period and included strong privacy provisions for
electronic health records, such as banning the sale of health information,
promoting the use of audit trails and encryption, and providing rights of
access for patients. Answer: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
◉ The estimated loss from a potential risk event over the course of a
year. The following equation is used to calculate the annual loss
expectancy: ARO × SLE = ALE. Where ARO is the annualized rate of
occurrence, an estimate of the probability that this event will occur over
the course of a year and SLE is the single loss expectancy, the estimated
loss that would be incurred if the event happens. Answer: annualized
loss expectancy (ALE)
,◉ An estimate of the probability that a risk event will occur over the
course of a year. Answer: annualized rate of occurrence (ARO)
◉ A service that allows anonymity on the Internet by using a computer
program that strips the originating header and/or IP address from the
message and then forwards the message to its intended recipient.
Answer: anonymous remailer service
◉ Laws designed to reduce frivolous SLAPPs (strategic lawsuit against
public participation (SLAPP), which is a lawsuit filed by corporations,
government officials, and others against citizens and community groups
who oppose them on matters of concern). Answer: anti-SLAPP laws
◉ A group that provides assistance to the board of directors in fulfilling
its responsibilities with respect to the oversight of the quality and
integrity of the organization's accounting and reporting practices and
controls, including financial statements and reports; the organization's
compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; the qualifications,
independence, and performance of the company's independent auditor;
and the performance of the company's internal audit team. Answer: audit
committee
◉ The moral corruption of people in power, which is often facilitated by
a tendency for people to look the other way when their leaders act
inappropriately. Answer: Bathsheba syndrome
,◉ The first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution that spell
out additional rights of individuals. Answer: Bill of Rights
◉ A type of dynamic testing that involves viewing the software unit as a
device that has expected input and output behaviors but whose internal
workings are unknown (a black box). Answer: black-box testing
◉ A sophisticated threat that combines the features of a virus, worm,
Trojan horse, and other malicious code into a single payload. Answer:
blended threat
◉ An agreed-upon sets of skills and abilities that all licensed
professionals must possess. Answer: body of knowledge
◉ A large group of computers, which are controlled from one or more
remote locations by hackers, without the knowledge or consent of their
owners. Answer: botnet
◉ The failure to act as a reasonable person would act. Answer: breach of
the duty of care
◉ A trade group that represent the world's largest software and hardware
manufacturers. Answer: BSA | The Software Alliance
◉ A risk-based strategy that includes an occupant emergency evacuation
plan, a continuity of operations plan, and an incident management plan
, with an active governance process to minimize the potential impact of
any security incident and to ensure business continuity in the event of a
cyberattack or some form of disaster. Answer: business continuity plan
◉ A set of interrelated components—including hardware, software,
databases, networks, people, and procedures—that collects and
processes data and disseminates the output. Answer: business
information system
◉ Collection of best practices that help organizations improve their
processes. Answer: Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
models
◉ Software that generates and grades tests that humans can pass and all
but the most sophisticated computer programs cannot. Answer:
CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell
Computers and Humans Apart)
◉ An act signed into law in 1998 with the aim of prohibiting the making
of harmful material available to minors via the Internet; the law was
ultimately ruled largely unconstitutional. Answer: Child Online
Protection Act (COPA)
◉ An act passed in 2000; it required federally financed schools and
libraries to use some form of technological protection (such as an
Internet filter) to block computer access to obscene material,
pornography, and anything else considered harmful to minors. Answer:
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
