WGU D333 ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY -
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
1. A software company decides to release a product with known minor bugs to meet a
deadline, calculating that the benefit to the majority of users outweighs the inconvenience to
a few. Which ethical framework is primarily being applied?
A. Virtue Ethics
B. Social Contract Theory
C. Deontology
D. Utilitarianism
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Utilitarianism focuses on the greatest good for the greatest
number, often using a cost-benefit analysis to determine the right action.
2. Which ethical theory suggests that an action is right if it conforms to a set of rules that
rational people would agree to follow for their mutual benefit?
A. Common Good Approach
B. Fairness Approach
,C. Duty-Based Ethics
D. Social Contract Theory
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Social Contract Theory posits that morality consists in the set of
rules, governing behavior, that rational people would accept, on the condition that others
accept them as well.
3. Immanuel Kant’s ‘Categorical Imperative’ is a cornerstone of which ethical framework?
A. Consequentialism
B. Relativism
C. Hedonism
D. Deontology
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Deontology is duty-based ethics. Kant argued that one should act
only according to rules that could be willed as universal laws.
4. A technician refuses to share a client’s private data because it violates their personal sense
of integrity and professional character. This is an example of:
A. Egoism
B. Virtue Ethics
C. Rights Approach
, D. Justice Approach
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Virtue ethics focuses on the inherent character of a person
rather than specific actions or outcomes.
5. The ‘Right to be Forgotten’ is a key provision of which significant international data
protection regulation?
A. GDPR
B. HIPAA
C. FERPA
D. GLBA
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU
provides individuals the right to request the deletion of personal data under certain
conditions.
6. Which US law requires financial institutions to provide customers with a privacy notice that
explains what information the company gathers and with whom it is shared?
A. The Privacy Act of 1974
B. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
C. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
1. A software company decides to release a product with known minor bugs to meet a
deadline, calculating that the benefit to the majority of users outweighs the inconvenience to
a few. Which ethical framework is primarily being applied?
A. Virtue Ethics
B. Social Contract Theory
C. Deontology
D. Utilitarianism
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Utilitarianism focuses on the greatest good for the greatest
number, often using a cost-benefit analysis to determine the right action.
2. Which ethical theory suggests that an action is right if it conforms to a set of rules that
rational people would agree to follow for their mutual benefit?
A. Common Good Approach
B. Fairness Approach
,C. Duty-Based Ethics
D. Social Contract Theory
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Social Contract Theory posits that morality consists in the set of
rules, governing behavior, that rational people would accept, on the condition that others
accept them as well.
3. Immanuel Kant’s ‘Categorical Imperative’ is a cornerstone of which ethical framework?
A. Consequentialism
B. Relativism
C. Hedonism
D. Deontology
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Deontology is duty-based ethics. Kant argued that one should act
only according to rules that could be willed as universal laws.
4. A technician refuses to share a client’s private data because it violates their personal sense
of integrity and professional character. This is an example of:
A. Egoism
B. Virtue Ethics
C. Rights Approach
, D. Justice Approach
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Virtue ethics focuses on the inherent character of a person
rather than specific actions or outcomes.
5. The ‘Right to be Forgotten’ is a key provision of which significant international data
protection regulation?
A. GDPR
B. HIPAA
C. FERPA
D. GLBA
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU
provides individuals the right to request the deletion of personal data under certain
conditions.
6. Which US law requires financial institutions to provide customers with a privacy notice that
explains what information the company gathers and with whom it is shared?
A. The Privacy Act of 1974
B. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
C. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
