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IT: Social And Ethical Issues
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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Definition: Information technology has the potential to offer universal access to information - regardless of distance - age - race - gender or other personal characteristics. However - the above characteristics - and cost - can also bar individuals
Privacy
Equality of access
Reliability
Control
2. Example: __ affect the exchange of information by making it subject to copyright laws.
Policies
Reliability
Authentication
Reliability
3. Example: discussion of a delicate subject might require __ - or at least __. However - the extreme could also conceal the perpetrators of criminal - terrorist - or computer hacking acts.
Security
Policies
Privacy and anonymity
Authentication
4. A simple example of __ is user login onto a network.
Authentication
Control
Privacy and anonymity
Control
5. The new global village provides a worldwide cultural awareness - but may also lead to less diversity.
Cultural diversity
Reliability
Privacy and anonymity
Security
6. Includes ideas - discoveries - writings - works of art - software - collections and presentations of data.
Intellectual property
Privacy and anonymity
Equality of access
Cultural diversity
7. Refers to the establishment of the user's identity beyond reasonable doubt.
Authenticity
Globalization
Cultural diversity
Control
8. Refers to the protection of hardware - software - machines - and networks from unauthorized access - alteration - or destruction.
Control
Security
Reliability
Policies
9. Example: An automatic aircraft landing system provides an example of increased reliability resulting from IT __.
Policies
Control
Security
Policies
10. Refers to the correspondence of data with itself at its creation.
Security
Reliability
Authenticity
Integrity
11. Example: communication protocols used on the internet - the ASCII representation for characters - or the design of the printer port on a personal computer are all governed by standards.
People and machines
Standards
Policies
Reliability
12. The extreme form of privacy; Might be called for in some use but is dangerous in others
Integrity
Control
Anonymity
Control
13. Example: Any dramatic event anywhere in the world can be broadcast almost instantly by television or on the internet. However - it is feared that easier communication can lead to cultural homogeneity.
Cultural diversity
Globalization
Intellectual property
Policies
14. The interaction of humans with information technology hardware raises all the issues encountered in the social and ethical issues section - as well as additional ones
Privacy and anonymity
Intellectual property
Anonymity
People and machines
15. Example: Medical records that become dissociated from the patient they refer to are considered ___.
Standards
Reliability
Globalization
Authentication
16. Example: A hacker might change drivers' license data - resulting in the arrests of innocent people.
Equality of access
Integrity
Anonymity
Privacy
17. Govern the design and use of hardware - software - and information.
Policies
Standards
Security
Control
18. Example: Employer surveillance of employees represents a new kind of __ imposed on people.
Control
Reliability
Authentication
Integrity
19. The diminishing importance of geographical - political - economic - and cultural boundaries - often caused by information technology.
Integrity
Cultural diversity
Control
Globalization
20. __ can promote or restrict access - modify behavior or require the fulfillment of certain conditions prior to or during use.
Policies
Reliability
Globalization
Privacy
21. Example: A national policy on information technology security would need to define what constitutes unlawful access to networks and how to treat transgression.
Policies
Equality of access
Cultural diversity
Integrity
22. As an instrument of __ - information technology improves reliability - accuracy - and speed of systems - but it can also be used to manipulate people.
Cultural diversity
Globalization
Control
Policies
23. Social or technical and conventions that enable compatibility and therefore facilitate communication or interoperability between different IT systems and their components.
Authentication
Standards
Intellectual property
Control
24. Data lacks __ when it has been changed accidentally or tampered with.
Control
Integrity
Privacy and anonymity
Equality of access
25. Enforceable measures intended to promote appropriate use - often developed by governments - businesses - and private groups or individuals.
Privacy and anonymity
Integrity
Policies
Equality of access
26. __ is legally protected by copyrights - trademarks - and patents - but easy and accurate duplication methods made available by information technology can undermine such protections. However - the same methods can create opportunities for inexpensive
Intellectual property
Control
Reliability
Integrity
27. A complex example of __ is the use of encrypted digital signatures in a business transaction.
Standards
Security
Authentication
Intellectual property
28. The operation of hardware - the design of software - the accuracy of data or the correspondence of data with the real world. Data is not as useful if entered incorrectly or if it becomes outdated.
Integrity
Equality of access
Policies
Reliability
29. The degree of __ of information systems determines society's confidence in the information contained in the systems.
Integrity
Globalization
Security
Cultural diversity
30. Measures include restricted access to machines and networks and encryption of information
Globalization
Standards
Anonymity
Security
31. The __ of machines - software - and data determines our confidence in their value.
Reliability
Intellectual property
Integrity
Authenticity
32. The ability of individuals and groups to determine for themselves when - how - and to what extent the information about themselves is shared with others.
Authenticity
Reliability
Privacy
Standards
33. Consist of rules governing access to - or use of - information - hardware - and software.
Policies
Authentication
Anonymity
Security
34. Example: White telelearning brings previously unavailable opportunities to everyone's doorstep - the cost of hardware - software - or course fees might place the learning beyond the reach of the average person.
Policies
Control
Equality of access
People and machines
35. __ of the user is crucial in many situations - particularly in business and legal matters.
Anonymity
Reliability
Authentication
Intellectual property