CSCI 415 ETHICS1. Wallace argues the need for a Code of Network Ethics for software producing organizations.

a) True

b) False

2. Ann Rand is known for her theory on the ethics of justice.

a) True

b) False

3. Computer ethics is the study of ethical issues limited to computing machines and professionals. (True

a) False

4. For years philosophers have argued that the moral point of view is depicted by impartiality, that is, no special consideration is given to your own interests.

a) True

b) False

5. A conclusion drawn about the whole, based on characteristics of the components, of the whole results in fallacy of ambiguity.

a) True

b) False

6. Accessibility, informational and descriptive are the three theories of privacy.

a) True

b) False

7. Early philosophers believed the primary focus of morality to be character, that is, what should I do and what kind of person should I be.

a) True

b) False

8. Ethics of duty is concerned with issues of human decency.

a) True

b) False

9. An argument can be defined as a form of reasoning that attempts to establish the truth of one claim (called a premise) based on the assumed truth of the evidence in other claims (called conclusion) provided to support the conclusion.

a) True

b) False

10. Any works created by federal government employees within the scope of their employment must be copyrighted.

a) True

b) False

11. The consequences of every individual action is viewed and utility is computed every time that action is performed, is the course of action followed by the:

a) Act deontologist

b) Rule utilitarian

c) Act utilitarian

d) Rule deontologist

12. The text defines morality as a system of rules (policies) used to guide human behavior, and the standards for evaluating those rules or policies that range from formal laws to informal guidelines for actions. Code of Network Ethics for software producing organizations

a) Social policies

b) Directives

13. A system of rules for guiding human conduct, along with the principles for evaluating those rules:

a) ethics

b) code of conduct

c) morality

d) value system

14. The composition of a good ethical theory includes criteria used to analyze moral issues and guide us in moral deliberations that may lead to new laws. Which components are missing in the Video Privacy Protection Act making it a good example of a "quick fix" while failing to address the focal point of the problem for which it was written?

a) Comprehensive, consistent

b) Systematic, comprehensive

c) Consistent, systematic

d) Coherent, consistent

15. "Preachy" and "judgmental" are terms often used to describe

a) ethicists

b) theorists

c) legalists

d) moralists

16. When we think of ethics and morality in general, the ethics of duty may be defined by:

a) what is right

b) looking out for yourself

c) a religious source

d) making the world a better place

17. ______ means preventing unauthorized withholding of information from those who need it when they need it.

a) Availability

b) Confirmation

c) Integrity

d) Confidentiality

18. This informal fallacy is sometimes referred to as the thin end of the wedge.

a) Begging the Question Slippery

b) Slope Argument

c) Fallacy of Composition/Fallacy of Division

d) Fallacy of Ambiguity

19. Which type of morality rule of conduct does "do not steal" fall under?

a) Social policies

b) Directives

20. Moor's theory of privacy includes these significant building blocks

a) informational views of privacy, non-intrusion, and non interference

b) non interference and categorical imperative

c) morals, rules, and non interference

d) non interference, non intrusion and non descriptive