Package Title: Reading Questions Chapter 3

Course Title: Rainer IIS 5e

Chapter Number: 3

Question type: True-False

1) Ethics deals strictly with legal interpretations of what is right and wrong.
Answer: False
Title: Reading Question 3.01
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 3.1 Ethical Issues
Learning Objective 1: LO 3.1 Define ethics, list and describe the three fundamental tenets of
ethics, and describe the four categories of ethical issues related to information technology.

Question type: True-False

2) Ethics is a branch of philosophy that deals with what is considered to be right and wrong.
Answer: True
Title: Reading Question 3.02
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 3.1 Ethical Issues
Learning Objective 1: LO 3.1 Define ethics, list and describe the three fundamental tenets of
ethics, and describe the four categories of ethical issues related to information technology.

Question type: Multiple-Choice

3) Ethical issues may be categorized into which of the following types?

a) privacy
b) accuracy
c) property
d) accessibility
e) all of the above
Answer: e
Title: Reading Question 3.03
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 3.1 Ethical Issues
Learning Objective 1: LO 3.1 Define ethics, list and describe the three fundamental tenets of
ethics, and describe the four categories of ethical issues related to information technology.

Question type: Multiple-Choice

4) The _________ approach to ethics maintains that an ethical action is the one that provides the
most good or does the least harm:
a) utilitarian approach
b) rights approach
c) fairness approach
d) common good approach
Answer: a
Title: Reading Question 3.04
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 3.1 Ethical Issues
Learning Objective 1: LO 3.1 Define ethics, list and describe the three fundamental tenets of
ethics, and describe the four categories of ethical issues related to information technology.

Question type: Multiple-Choice

5) The relationship between ethics and legality can best be described in which of the following
statements?
a) If an act is unethical it is always illegal.
b) An act can be unethical but still be legal.
c) An ethical act is always legal.
d) None of the above
Answer: b
Title: Reading Question 3.05
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 3.1 Ethical Issues
Learning Objective 1: LO 3.1 Define ethics, list and describe the three fundamental tenets of
ethics, and describe the four categories of ethical issues related to information technology.

Question type: Multiple-Choice

6) _______________ is the tenet of ethics that refers to determining who is responsible for
actions that were taken.
a) Liability
b) Responsibility
c) Accountability
d) The code of ethics
Answer: c
Title: Reading Question 3.06
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference 1: 3.1 Ethical Issues
Learning Objective 1: LO 3.1 Define ethics, list and describe the three fundamental tenets of
ethics, and describe the four categories of ethical issues related to information technology.

Question type: True-False

7) The law basically does not support an employer's right to read electronic mail and other
electronic documents.
Answer: False
Title: Reading Question 3.07
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 3.2 Privacy
Learning Objective 1: LO 3.2 Identify three places that store personal data, and, for each one,
discuss at least one potential threat to the privacy of the data stored there.

Question type: True-False

8) Privacy regulations are basically the same from country to country around the world.
Answer: False
Title: Reading Question 3.08
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 3.2 Privacy
Learning Objective 1: LO 3.2 Identify three places that store personal data, and, for each one,
discuss at least one potential threat to the privacy of the data stored there.

Question type: Multiple-Choice

9) Which type of privacy policy restricts an organization from collecting personal information
until the customer specifically authorizes it?
a) electronic surveillance
b) opt-out model

c) opt-in model
d) profiling
Answer: c
Title: Reading Question 3.09
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference 1: 3.2 Privacy
Learning Objective 1: LO 3.2 Identify three places that store personal data, and, for each one,
discuss at least one potential threat to the privacy of the data stored there.

Question type: Multiple-Choice

10) When comparing data protection laws internationally, which laws are stricter?
a) US laws
b) EU laws
c) US and EU laws are equally as strict.
Answer: b
Title: Reading Question 3.10
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference 1: 3.2 Privacy
Learning Objective 1: LO 3.2 Identify three places that store personal data, and, for each one,
discuss at least one potential threat to the privacy of the data stored there.