WGU D333 Ethics in Technology
Comprehensive Exam Study Guide |
Key Terms for Chapter 1 to Chapter 10
H-1B visa
- Correct Answer - A temporary work visa granted by the U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USGIS) for people who work in specialty
occupations—jobs that require a four-year bachelor's degree in a
specific field, or equivalent experience.
hazard log
- Correct Answer - A logging and monitoring system used by safety
engineers to track hazards from a project's start to its finish.
health information exchange (HIE)
- Correct Answer - The process of sharing patient-level electronic health
information between different organizations.
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
(HITECH)
- Correct Answer - A program to incentivize physicians and hospitals to
implement such systems. Under this act, increased Medicaid and
Medicare reimbursements are made to doctors and hospitals that
,demonstrate "meaningful use" of electronic health record (EHR)
technology.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Correct Answer - An act designed to improve the portability and
continuity of health insurance coverage; to reduce fraud, waste, and
abuse in health insurance and healthcare delivery; and to simplify the
administration of health insurance.
industrial espionage
- Correct Answer - The use of illegal means to obtain business
information not available to the general public.
information security (infosec) group
- Correct Answer - A group within an organization managing the
processes, tools, and policies necessary to prevent, detect, document,
and counter threats to digital and nondigital information, whether it is in
transit, being processed, or at rest in storage.
integration testing
- Correct Answer - Software testing done after successful unit testing,
where the software units are combined into an integrated subsystem that
undergoes rigorous testing to ensure that the linkages among the
various subsystems work successfully.
,integrity - Correct Answer - Adherence to a personal code of principles.
Internet censorship - Correct Answer - The control or suppression of the
publishing or accessing of information on the Internet.
Internet filter - Correct Answer - Software that can be used to block
access to certain websites that contain material deemed inappropriate or
offensive.
intrusion detection system (IDS) - Correct Answer - Software and/or
hardware that monitors system and network resources and activities and
notifies network security personnel when it detects network traffic that
attempts to circumvent the security measures of a networked computer
environment.
ISAE No. 3402 - Correct Answer - Developed to provide an international
assurance standard for allowing public accountants to issue a report for
use by user organizations and their auditors (user auditors) on the
controls at a service organization that are likely to impact or be a part of
the user organization's system of internal control over financial reporting.
The international counterpart to SSAE No. 16. See also SSAE No. 16
audit report.
, ISO 9001 family of standards - Correct Answer - A set of standards
written to serve as a guide to quality products, services, and
management. It provides a set of standardized requirements for a quality
management system.
John Doe lawsuit - Correct Answer - A type of lawsuit that organizations
may file in order to gain subpoena power in an effort to learn the identity
of anonymous Internet users who they believe have caused some form
of harm to the organization through their postings.
labor productivity - Correct Answer - A measure of economic
performance that compares the amount of goods and services produced
(output) with the number of labor hours used in producing those goods
and services.
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act - Correct Answer - An act that changed
the U.S. patent system so that the first person to file with the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office will receive the patent, not necessarily the person
who actually invented the item first.
libel - Correct Answer - A written defamatory statement.
litigation hold notice - Correct Answer - Instructions sent by organizations
to inform its employees (or employees of the opposing party) to save
Comprehensive Exam Study Guide |
Key Terms for Chapter 1 to Chapter 10
H-1B visa
- Correct Answer - A temporary work visa granted by the U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USGIS) for people who work in specialty
occupations—jobs that require a four-year bachelor's degree in a
specific field, or equivalent experience.
hazard log
- Correct Answer - A logging and monitoring system used by safety
engineers to track hazards from a project's start to its finish.
health information exchange (HIE)
- Correct Answer - The process of sharing patient-level electronic health
information between different organizations.
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
(HITECH)
- Correct Answer - A program to incentivize physicians and hospitals to
implement such systems. Under this act, increased Medicaid and
Medicare reimbursements are made to doctors and hospitals that
,demonstrate "meaningful use" of electronic health record (EHR)
technology.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Correct Answer - An act designed to improve the portability and
continuity of health insurance coverage; to reduce fraud, waste, and
abuse in health insurance and healthcare delivery; and to simplify the
administration of health insurance.
industrial espionage
- Correct Answer - The use of illegal means to obtain business
information not available to the general public.
information security (infosec) group
- Correct Answer - A group within an organization managing the
processes, tools, and policies necessary to prevent, detect, document,
and counter threats to digital and nondigital information, whether it is in
transit, being processed, or at rest in storage.
integration testing
- Correct Answer - Software testing done after successful unit testing,
where the software units are combined into an integrated subsystem that
undergoes rigorous testing to ensure that the linkages among the
various subsystems work successfully.
,integrity - Correct Answer - Adherence to a personal code of principles.
Internet censorship - Correct Answer - The control or suppression of the
publishing or accessing of information on the Internet.
Internet filter - Correct Answer - Software that can be used to block
access to certain websites that contain material deemed inappropriate or
offensive.
intrusion detection system (IDS) - Correct Answer - Software and/or
hardware that monitors system and network resources and activities and
notifies network security personnel when it detects network traffic that
attempts to circumvent the security measures of a networked computer
environment.
ISAE No. 3402 - Correct Answer - Developed to provide an international
assurance standard for allowing public accountants to issue a report for
use by user organizations and their auditors (user auditors) on the
controls at a service organization that are likely to impact or be a part of
the user organization's system of internal control over financial reporting.
The international counterpart to SSAE No. 16. See also SSAE No. 16
audit report.
, ISO 9001 family of standards - Correct Answer - A set of standards
written to serve as a guide to quality products, services, and
management. It provides a set of standardized requirements for a quality
management system.
John Doe lawsuit - Correct Answer - A type of lawsuit that organizations
may file in order to gain subpoena power in an effort to learn the identity
of anonymous Internet users who they believe have caused some form
of harm to the organization through their postings.
labor productivity - Correct Answer - A measure of economic
performance that compares the amount of goods and services produced
(output) with the number of labor hours used in producing those goods
and services.
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act - Correct Answer - An act that changed
the U.S. patent system so that the first person to file with the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office will receive the patent, not necessarily the person
who actually invented the item first.
libel - Correct Answer - A written defamatory statement.
litigation hold notice - Correct Answer - Instructions sent by organizations
to inform its employees (or employees of the opposing party) to save
