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