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IT: Social And Ethical Issues
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Refers to the protection of hardware - software - machines - and networks from unauthorized access - alteration - or destruction.
Cultural diversity
Globalization
Security
Standards
2. Enforceable measures intended to promote appropriate use - often developed by governments - businesses - and private groups or individuals.
Policies
Control
Authentication
Security
3. 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.
Security
Standards
Privacy and anonymity
Integrity
4. As an instrument of __ - information technology improves reliability - accuracy - and speed of systems - but it can also be used to manipulate people.
Authentication
Equality of access
Control
Authentication
5. Example: Medical records that become dissociated from the patient they refer to are considered ___.
Reliability
Standards
Anonymity
Security
6. Consist of rules governing access to - or use of - information - hardware - and software.
Authenticity
Authentication
Policies
Control
7. Includes ideas - discoveries - writings - works of art - software - collections and presentations of data.
Authenticity
Authentication
Intellectual property
Globalization
8. Social or technical and conventions that enable compatibility and therefore facilitate communication or interoperability between different IT systems and their components.
Standards
Anonymity
Security
Policies
9. 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.
Globalization
Authentication
Privacy and anonymity
Intellectual property
10. A simple example of __ is user login onto a network.
People and machines
Security
Authentication
Standards
11. Refers to the establishment of the user's identity beyond reasonable doubt.
Intellectual property
Authenticity
Policies
Globalization
12. The extreme form of privacy; Might be called for in some use but is dangerous in others
Anonymity
Integrity
Security
Policies
13. Example: A hacker might change drivers' license data - resulting in the arrests of innocent people.
Standards
Integrity
Policies
Policies
14. 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.
Authentication
Equality of access
Standards
Security
15. Refers to the correspondence of data with itself at its creation.
Control
Policies
Integrity
Intellectual property
16. A complex example of __ is the use of encrypted digital signatures in a business transaction.
Authentication
Reliability
Security
Standards
17. 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.
Authentication
Reliability
Standards
Policies
18. Measures include restricted access to machines and networks and encryption of information
Control
Integrity
Security
Integrity
19. The new global village provides a worldwide cultural awareness - but may also lead to less diversity.
People and machines
Privacy
Cultural diversity
Equality of access
20. Data lacks __ when it has been changed accidentally or tampered with.
Policies
Authentication
Integrity
Authenticity
21. Govern the design and use of hardware - software - and information.
Standards
People and machines
Reliability
Integrity
22. __ of the user is crucial in many situations - particularly in business and legal matters.
Privacy
Authentication
Integrity
People and machines
23. 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
Security
Authentication
24. Example: Employer surveillance of employees represents a new kind of __ imposed on people.
Control
Reliability
Authentication
Policies
25. Example: A national policy on information technology security would need to define what constitutes unlawful access to networks and how to treat transgression.
Equality of access
Standards
Policies
Control
26. The ability of individuals and groups to determine for themselves when - how - and to what extent the information about themselves is shared with others.
Privacy
Globalization
Integrity
Authentication
27. The degree of __ of information systems determines society's confidence in the information contained in the systems.
Control
Control
Security
People and machines
28. The __ of machines - software - and data determines our confidence in their value.
Privacy and anonymity
Authentication
Control
Reliability
29. 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
Equality of access
Authentication
Security
Cultural diversity
30. Example: An automatic aircraft landing system provides an example of increased reliability resulting from IT __.
Control
Equality of access
Globalization
Intellectual property
31. __ can promote or restrict access - modify behavior or require the fulfillment of certain conditions prior to or during use.
Policies
Authentication
Equality of access
Authenticity
32. __ 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
Equality of access
Anonymity
Globalization
33. The diminishing importance of geographical - political - economic - and cultural boundaries - often caused by information technology.
Globalization
Standards
Policies
Control
34. 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
Authenticity
Policies
People and machines
Globalization
35. Example: __ affect the exchange of information by making it subject to copyright laws.
People and machines
Globalization
Policies
Control