MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

$1)$ Which of the following best describes how new information systems can result in legal gray areas? $1)$

A$)$ They are created from sets of logical and technological rules rather than social or

organizational mores.

B$)$ They result in new situations that are not covered by old laws.

C$)$ They work with networked, digital data, which are more difficult to control than information

stored manually.

D$)$ They are implemented by technicians rather than managers.

E$)$ They are little understood by politicians or lawyers.

$2)$ Which of the following best describes the effect that new information technology has on society? $2)$

A$)$ It has a dampening effect on the discourse of business ethics.

B$)$ It has a ripple effect, raising new ethical, social, and political issues.

C$)$ It has a magnifying effect, creating increasing numbers of ethical issues.

D$)$ It has a waterfall effect in raising ever more complex ethical issues.

E$)$ It is beneficial for society as a whole, while raising dilemmas for consumers.

$3)$ The obligations that individuals and organizations have concerning rights to intellectual property

involve which of the following moral dimensions of the information age?

$3)$

A$)$ Information rights and obligations

B$)$ Property rights and obligations

C$)$ Accountability and control

D$)$ Quality of life

E$)$ System quality

$4)$ The obligations that individuals and organizations have regarding the preservation of existing

values and institutions fall within which of the following moral dimensions of the information age?

$4)$

A$)$ Accountability and control

B$)$ Quality of life

C$)$ Property rights and obligations

D$)$ Family and home

E$)$ System quality

$5)$ Which of the following is not one of the current key technology trends that raises ethical issues? $5)$

A$)$ Data analysis advancements

B$)$ Decline in data storage costs

C$)$ Advances in networking technology

D$)$ Increase in use of mobile devices

E$)$ Increase in data quality

$6)$ The use of computers to assemble data from different sources to create digital dossiers of detailed

information about individuals is known as which of the following?

$6)$

A$)$ Profiling

B$)$ Spyware

C$)$ Targeting

D$)$ Spamming

E$)$ Phishing

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TRUE$/$FALSE$.$ Write $\text{'}$T$\text{'}$ if the statement is true and $\text{'}$F$\text{'}$ if the statement is false.

$7)$ Ethics describes the principles of right and wrong that can be used by individuals to make choices

to guide their behavior.

$7)$

$8)$ Routine violations of individual privacy are made easier by advances in data storage. $8)$

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

$9)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ means that you accept the potential costs and obligations for the decisions you make. $9)$

A$)$ Accountability

B$)$ Responsibility

C$)$ Due process

D$)$ Duty

E$)$ Liability

$10)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ is a feature of social institutions that means mechanisms are in place to determine

responsibility for an action.

$10)$

A$)$ Liability

B$)$ Due process

C$)$ The judicial system

D$)$ The courts of appeal

E$)$ Accountability

$11)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ is a feature of law$-$governed society and involves having laws that are known and

understood, along with the ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that the laws are

applied correctly.

$11)$

A$)$ Liability

B$)$ Due process

C$)$ The judicial system

D$)$ Responsibility

E$)$ Accountability

$12)$ Which of the following best describes Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative? $12)$

A$)$ One should take the action that produces the least harm or incurs the least cost.

B$)$ If an action is not right for everyone to take, it is not right for anyone to take.

C$)$ If an action cannot be taken repeatedly, then it is not right to be taken at any time.

D$)$ One can put values in rank order and understand the consequences of various courses of

action.

E$)$ You should act towards others as you would like them to act towards you.

$13)$ The ethical no$-$free$-$lunch rule states that: $13)$

A$)$ if something someone else has created is useful to you, it has value, and you should assume

the creator wants compensation for this work.

B$)$ one can put values in rank order and understand the consequences of various courses of

action.

C$)$ if an action is not right for everyone to take, it is not right for anyone to take.

D$)$ if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, then it is not right to be taken at any time.

E$)$ one should take the action that produces the least harm or incurs the least cost.

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$14)$ According to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,$ you should take the action that produces the least harm. $14)$

A$)$ the utilitarian principle

B$)$ the risk aversion principle

C$)$ the $"$no free lunch" rule

D$)$ Kant's categorical imperative

E$)$ the Golden Rule

$15)$ Which ethical rule states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, it is not right to take at all? $15)$

A$)$ High$-$failure cost rule

B$)$ Golden Rule

C$)$ Lemming rule

D$)$ Slippery$-$slope rule

E$)$ Utilitarian principle

$16)$ Which of the following ethica