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