George Washington University - BADM 2301

1)The ethical standard states that an ethical action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm.

1. 1. Common good
   2. Fairness
   3. Rights
   4. Utilitarian
   5. Well­being
2. The                          ethical standard states that an ethical action is the one that best protects and respects the moral rights of the affected parties.
   1. Common good
   2. Fairness
   3. Rights
   4. Utilitarian
   5. Well­being

3. The                            ethical standard states that ethical actions treat all human beings equally.
   1. Common goo
   2. Fairness
   3. Rights
   4. Utilitarian
   5. Well­being

4. The                                ethical standard states that respect and compassion for all others is the basis for ethical actions.
   1. Common good
   2. Fairness
   3. Rights
   4. Utilitarian
   5. Well­being

5. Which of the following is not a step in ethical decision making?
   1. Recognize the ethical issue
   2. Get the facts
   3. Evaluate alternative actions
   4. Make a decision and test it
   5. All of these steps in ethical decision making

6. Various organizations that promote fair and responsible use of information systems often develop a  .
   1. Code of ethics
   2. Strategic plan
   3. Mission statement
   4. Responsibility charter

1. 5. Goals outline

7. What is            is not necessarily           .
   1. Illegal, unethical
   2. Ethical, illegal
   3. Unethical, illegal
   4. Unethical, legal
   5. Ethical, legal

8.            issues involve collecting, storing, and disseminating information about individuals.
   1. Privacy
   2. Accuracy
   3. TrAnswerferability
   4. Property
   5. Accessibility

9.            issues involve the authenticity and fidelity of information that is collected and processed.
   1. Privacy
   2. Accuracy
   3. Transferability
   4. Property
   5. Accessibility

10.            issues involve who may obtain information and how much they should pay for this information.
    1. Privacy
    2. Accuracy
    3. Transferability
    4. Property
    5. Accessibility

11.                            means accepting the consequences of your decisions and actions.
    1. Privacy
    2. Responsibility
    3. Transferability
    4. Accountability
    5. Liability

12.                              determines who is responsible for the actions taken.
    1. Privacy
    2. Responsibility

1. 3. Transferability
   4. Accountability
   5. Liability

13. Which of the following is not an ethical issue related to IT?
    1. Privacy
    2. Accuracy
    3. Accountability
    4. Property (such as intellectual property)
    5. Accessibility to information

14. Which of the following statements is correct?

1. An individual’s right to privacy is absolute
2. Determining and enforcing privacy regulations can be difficult
3. An individual’s right to privacy supersedes the needs of society
4. Advances in information technologies have not affected individual privacy
5. The Internet has increased individuals’ privacy

15. The process of profiling:
    1. Increases individual privacy
    2. Decreases individual privacy
    3. Has no effect on individual privacy
    4. Is illegal in more than half of the states
    5. Is legal but unethical

16. What is the relationship between advances in information technology and the practice of profiling?
    1. Advances in IT make it more difficult to provide individuals
    2. Advances in in IT have no impact on profiling
    3. Advances in IT make it more expensive to profile industries
    4. Advances in IT make it easier to profile individuals

17. Which of the following statements is not correct?
    1. Employees have limited protection against surveillance by employers
    2. The large majority of organizations monitor employee Internet usage
    3. The large majority of organizations use URL filtering
    4. As with normal first­class mail, employers cannot read employee e­mail
    5. Employees should be aware that surveillance legal

18. How does society keep owners of electronic bulletin boards from disseminating offensive or untrue content? This is a difficult question because it involves the conflict between         on the one hand and      on the other.
    1. The public, the individual