Question 1

Which of the following U.S. laws gives patients access to personal medical records and the right to authorize how this information can be used or disclosed?

Accepted Answer

A)   HIPAA
B)   Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
C)   Privacy Protection Act
D)   Freedom of Information Act

Question 2

"Look and feel" copyright infringement lawsuits are concerned with

Accepted Answer

A)   the distinction between tangible and intangible ideas.
B)   the distinction between an idea and its expression.
C)   using the graphical elements of another product.
D)   using the creative elements of another product.

Question 3

A colleague of yours frequently takes for his own personal use small amounts of office supplies, noting that the loss to the company is minimal. You counter that if everyone were to take the office supplies, the loss would no longer be minimal. Your rationale expresses which historical ethical principle?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kant's Categorical Imperative
B)   The Golden Rule
C)   The Risk Aversion Principle
D)   The "No free lunch" rule

Question 4

Protection for trade secrets is enforced at the federal level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following adjusts copyright laws to the Internet age by making it illegal to circumvent technology-based protections of copyrighted materials?

Accepted Answer

A)   Digital Millennium Copyright Act
B)   Privacy Act
C)   Freedom of Information Act
D)   Electronic Communications Privacy Act

Question 6

The European Parliament has passed a ban on unsolicited commercial messaging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Technostress is a computer-related malady whose symptoms include fatigue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

European privacy protection is ________ than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   less far-reaching
B)   less liable to laws
C)   much less stringent
D)   much more stringent

Question 9

Despite the passage of several laws defining and addressing computer crime, accessing a computer system without authorization is not yet a federal crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that

Accepted Answer

A)   if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, then it is not right to be taken at any time.
B)   one should take the action that produces the least harm or incurs the least cost.
C)   one can put values in rank order and understand the consequences of various courses of action.
D)   everything is owned by someone else, and that the creator wants compensation for this work.

Exam 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

Technostress is a computer-related malady whose symptoms include fatigue.

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Which of the following U.S. laws gives patients access to personal medical records and the right to authorize how this information can be used or disclosed?

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Which of the following adjusts copyright laws to the Internet age by making it illegal to circumvent technology-based protections of copyrighted materials?

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"Look and feel" copyright infringement lawsuits are concerned with

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Protection for trade secrets is enforced at the federal level.

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European privacy protection is ________ than in the United States.

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The European Parliament has passed a ban on unsolicited commercial messaging.

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The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that

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Despite the passage of several laws defining and addressing computer crime, accessing a computer system without authorization is not yet a federal crime.

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Technostress is a computer-related malady whose symptoms include fatigue.

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Which of the following U.S. laws gives patients access to personal medical records and the right to authorize how this information can be used or disclosed?

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Which of the following adjusts copyright laws to the Internet age by making it illegal to circumvent technology-based protections of copyrighted materials?

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"Look and feel" copyright infringement lawsuits are concerned with

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Protection for trade secrets is enforced at the federal level.

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European privacy protection is ________ than in the United States.

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The European Parliament has passed a ban on unsolicited commercial messaging.

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The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that

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Despite the passage of several laws defining and addressing computer crime, accessing a computer system without authorization is not yet a federal crime.

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