Ethics in Information Technology 5th Edition George Reynolds- Test Bank

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Ethics in Information Technology 5th Edition George Reynolds- Test Bank

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CH02_Ethics_for_IT_Workers_and_IT_Users

 

True/False

 

1. TheUnitedStateshasadoptedlaborlawsandregulationsthatrequireamoreprecisedefinitionofwhatismeantbyaprofessional
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

2. WhentheBusinessSoftwareAlliance(BSA)findscasesofsoftwarepiracy,itcanassessheavymonetary
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

3. TheBusinessSoftwareAlliance(BSA)hasafewdozenlawyersandinvestigatorswhoprosecuteonlythe100orsomostegregiouscasesofsoftwarepiracyeach
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

4. ThereisapotentialconflictofinterestwhenITconsultantsorauditorsrecommendtheirownproductsandservicesorthoseofanaffiliatedvendortoremedyaproblemtheyhave
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

5. TheForeignCorruptPracticesActisalegallybindingglobaltreatytofightbriberyand
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

6. TheUnitedNationsConventionAgainstCorruptionmakesitacrimetobribeaforeignofficial,aforeignpoliticalpartyofficial,oracandidateforforeignpolitical
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

7. Abribeisacrimeevenifthepaymentwaslawfulunderthelawsoftheforeigncountryinwhichitwas
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

8. Whenitcomestodistinguishingbetweenbribesandgifts,theperceptionsofthedonorandrecipientalmostalways
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

9. Toqualifylegallyasabribe,thegiftorpaymentmustbemadedirectlyfromdonorto
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

10. Giftscomewithnoexpectationofafuturefavorforthe
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

11. CurrentlynooneITprofessionalorganizationhasemergedaspreeminent,sothereisnouniversalcodeofethicsfor
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

12. Lawsprovideacompleteguidetoethical
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

13. Certificationindicatesthataprofessionalpossessesaparticularsetofskills,knowledge,orabilities,intheopinionofthecertifying
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

14. Vendorcertificationsrequirepassingawrittenexam,whichusuallycontainsmultiple-choicequestionsbecauseoflegalconcernsaboutwhetherothertypesofexamscanbegraded
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

 

15. GovernmentlicensingisgenerallyadministeredatthefederallevelintheUnited
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

16. TherearemanyindustryassociationcertificationsinavarietyofIT-relatedsubject
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

17. Thecorebodyofknowledgeforanyprofessionoutlinesanagreed-uponcodeofethicsandpracticesforthosewhopracticeinthat
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

18. GovernmentlicensingofITworkersiscommonwithinmostofthestatesoftheUnited
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

19. Fromalegalperspective,thereisbothareasonablepersonstandardandareasonableprofessionalstandardtodecidewhetherpartiesoweadutyof
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

20. Abreachofthedutyofcareisdefinedasafailuretoconformtothecodeofethicsofaprofessional
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

21. Whilenopolicycanstopwrongdoers,itcanestablishboundariesforacceptableandunacceptablebehaviorandenablemanagementtopunish
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

 

22. Compliancemeanstobeinconformancewithaprofession’scorebodyof
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

23. Theinternalauditdepartmentincludesmembersoftheboardofdirectorswhodeterminethattheinternalsystemsandcontrolsoftheorganizationareadequateand
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

24. Membersoftheinternalauditteammustbeexpertindetectingandinvestigatingfinancialstatement
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: False

 

25. Professionalsrequireadvancedtrainingandexperience,mustexercisediscretionandjudgmentinthecourseoftheirwork,andtheirworkcannotbe
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER: True

 

MultipleChoice

 

26. Fromalegalperspective,ITworkersarenotrecognizedasprofessionalsbecausetheyarenot bythestateorfederal
    1. licensed sponsored

c.associated      d.graded

 

ANSWER: a

 

27. Inmalpracticelawsuits,manycourtshaveruledthatITworkersarenotliableformalpracticebecausethey .
    1. do not belong toa professional organization failtobreachadutyofcare

c.donotmeetthelegaldefinitionofaprofessional         d.arenotcertified

 

ANSWER: c

 

28. The isatradegroupthatrepresentstheworld’slargestsoftwareandhardware
    1. BusinessSoftwareAssociation(BSA) BusinessSoftwareAlliance(BSA)

c.InternationalBusinessSoftware(IBS)        d.InternationalSoftwareAssociation(ISA)

 

ANSWER: b

 

 

29. Toprovefraudinacourtoflaw,prosecutorsmustdemonstratethat:
    1. thewrongdoermadeafalserepresentationofmaterial

b.thewrongdoerdidnotintendtodeceivetheinnocentparty.

1. theinnocentpartyneverreliedonthemisrepresentation.

d.theinnocentpartywasnotinjured.

 

ANSWER: a

 

30. isaneffortbyanemployeetoattractattentiontoanegligent,illegal,unethical,abusive,ordangerousactbyacompanythatthreatensthepublic
    1. Professionalmalpractice Conflictofinterest

c.Whistle-blowing                     d.Businessintelligence

 

ANSWER: c

 

31. isthecrimeofobtaininggoods,services,orpropertythroughdeceptionor
    1. Conflictofinterest Breachofcontract

c.Fraud                         d.Misrepresentation

 

ANSWER: c

 

32. PenaltiesforviolatingtheForeignCorruptPracticesAct(FCPA)aresevere—corporationsfaceafineofupto

         perviolation.

a.$100,000        b.$500,000

c.$2million        d.$5million

 

ANSWER: c

 

33. TheForeignCorruptPracticesAct(FCPA)makesitacrimeto .
    1. pay anofficial toperform someofficialfunction faster makelawfulpaymentstoaforeignofficial

c.makefacilitatingpayments                                              d.bribeaforeignofficial

 

ANSWER: d

 

34. The permitsfacilitatingpaymentsthataremadefor“routinegovernmentactions,”suchasobtainingpermits

orlicenses.

1. BSA FCPA

c.NationsConventionAgainstCorruption      d.Sarbanes-OxleyAct

 

ANSWER: b

 

35. Theterm distinguishesthepersonwhousesahardwareorsoftwareproductfromtheITworkerswhodevelop,install,service,andsupportthe
    1. ITprofessional shareholder

c.ITuser                   d.stakeholder

 

ANSWER: c

 

 

36. A statestheprinciplesandcorevaluesthatareessentialtotheworkofaparticularoccupational
    1. workstatement missionstatement

c.manualof style       d.professionalcodeofethics

 

ANSWER: d

 

37. The isacomputingsocietyfoundedin1947withmorethan97,000studentandprofessionalmembersinmorethan100countries,anditpublishesover50journalsand30
    1. InstituteofElectricalandElectronicEngineersComputerSociety
    2. BusinessSoftwareAlliance
    3. AssociationforComputingMachinery
    4. AssociationofInformationTechnologyProfessionals

 

ANSWER: c

 

38. Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcertification?
    1. Itguaranteestheperformanceofanindividual. Itcanbeappliedtoproducts.

c.It is thesame as licensing.                                    d.Itisamandatoryrequirementbythelaw.

 

ANSWER: b

 

39. referstotheobligationtoprotectpeopleagainstanyunreasonableharmor
    1. Negligence Professionalmalpractice

c.Reasonableprofessionalstandard      d.Dutyofcare

 

ANSWER: d

 

40. A(n) isthefailuretoactasareasonablepersonwould
    1. professionalmalpractice dutyofcare

c.unreasonableprofessionalstandard     d.breachofthedutyofcare

 

ANSWER: d

 

41. inacorporatesettingcansometimesbedirectlytraceabletoITusers—theymightallowittohappenorthey

mightactivelyengageinit.

1. Professionalmalpractice Breachofthedutyofcare

c.Negligence                          d.Softwarepiracy

 

ANSWER: d

 

42. A isahardwareorsoftwaredevicethatservesasabarrierbetweenacompanyandtheoutsideworldand

limitsaccesstothecompany’snetworkbasedontheorganization’sInternetusagepolicy.

1. router hub

c.bridge      d.firewall

 

ANSWER: d

 

 

 

43. Avendorcertification .
    1. hasnoeffectonanITworker’ssalaryandcareerprospects

c.mayfocustoonarrowlyonthetechnicaldetails

ofthevendor’stechnology

 

1. usuallydoesnotrequirethepurchaseofexpensivetrainingmaterialandcourseinstruction

d.requiresvendorstopasslengthyessayexams

 

 

ANSWER: c

 

44. WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutlicensingofITworkers?

 

1. Licensingassuresandensuresthecompetencyofindividual

 

c.ThereisnosingleadministrativebodytoaccreditprofessionaleducationprogramsforIT.

1. TheUnitedStatesholdsalargenumberofinternationalornationallicensingprogramsforIT

d.Atpresent,thereareseveraluniversallyacceptedstandardsforlicensingITworkers.

 

 

ANSWER: c

 

 

45. Professionals’liabilityforinjuriescausedbytheirnegligenceisreferredtoas .
    1. misrepresentation professionalmalpractice

c.negligence                d.dutyofcare

 

ANSWER: b

 

46. ThepostingofthousandsofStateDepartmentdocumentsontheWikileaksWebsiteisanexampleof .
    1. inappropriatesharing of information breachofdutyofcare

c.inappropriate useofcomputing resources     d.negligence

 

ANSWER: a

 

47. Inthelegalsystem,complianceusuallyreferstobehaviorthatisinaccordancewith .
    1. personalbeliefs morality

c.legislation                  d.ethicalcodes

 

ANSWER: c

 

48. In1972,the recommendedthatpubliclyheldorganizationsestablishaudit

 

1. SysAdmin,Audit,Network,Security(SANS)Institute

1. AssociationofInformationTechnologyProfessionals(AITP)

 

1. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) NationalCouncilofExaminersforEngineeringand

Surveying(NCEES)

 

ANSWER: c

 

 

 

49. ThegoalofthestandardssetbytheForeignCorruptPracticesAct(FCPA)istopreventcompaniesfrom:

 

1. creatingrelationshipsbetweenITworkersand

c.usingslushfundsorothermeanstodisguisepaymentstoofficials.

b.makingfacilitatingpaymentsforobtainingpermitsorlicenses.

d.providingmisrepresentationsofamaterialfact.

 

 

ANSWER: c

 

50. AsurveybytheFawcettSocietyontheuseofcomputingresourcesatworkfoundthat .

 

1. 20percentofmenadmittoviewingpornwhileatwork

c.31percentofcomputerusersengageinsoftwarepiracy

1. over50percentofmobileworkersviewpornfromtheirWeb-enabledphones

d.nearly75percentofofficeworkersspend2hoursormoreaweekonFacebookwhileatwork

 

 

ANSWER: a

 

Completion

 

51. A(n) isacallingthatrequiresspecializedknowledgeandoftenlongandintensiveacademic

 

ANSWER: profession

 

52. isthemisstatementorincompletestatementofamaterial

 

ANSWER: Misrepresentation

 

53. The isatradegroupthatisfundedthroughduesbasedonmembercompanies’softwarerevenuesand

throughsettlementsfromcompaniesthatcommitsoftwarepiracy.

 

ANSWER: BusinessSoftwareAlliance(BSA)

 

54. A(n) isinformationusedinabusiness,generallyunknowntothepublic,thatthecompanyhastakenstrongmeasurestokeep

 

ANSWER: tradesecret

 

55. A(n) occurswhenapartyfailstoperformcertainexpressorimpliedobligations,whichimpairsordestroys

 

ANSWER: materialbreachofcontract

 

56. involvesprovidingmoney,property,orfavorstosomeoneinbusinessorgovernmenttoobtainabusiness

 

ANSWER: Bribery

 

57. One ofthemostcommonethicalproblemsformembers oftheITprofessionis ,whichinvolveslyingonaresumeandclaimingcompetenceinanITskillthatisinhigh

 

ANSWER: resumeinflation

 

58. Adherencetoaprofessional meansthatpractitionersuseacommonsetofcorevaluesandbeliefstoserveasaguidelineforethicaldecision

 

ANSWER: codeofethics

 

59. Certifications from generallyrequireacertainlevelofexperienceandabroaderperspectivethanvendor

 

ANSWER: industryassociations

 

60. Defendantswhohaveparticularexpertiseorcompetencearemeasuredagainstareasonable .

 

ANSWER: professionalstandard

 

 

 

61. The core foranyprofessionoutlinesagreed-uponsetsofskillsandabilitiesthatalllicensedprofessionalsmust

 

ANSWER: bodyofknowledge

 

62. hasbeendefinedasnotdoingsomethingthatareasonablepersonwoulddo,ordoingsomethingthatareasonablepersonwouldnot

 

ANSWER: Negligence

 

63. In theUnited States,a(n) givespermissiontoengageinanactivityoroperatea

 

ANSWER: governmentlicense

 

64. Thecourtsdecidewhetherpartiesoweadutyofcarebyapplyinga(n) standardtoevaluatehowanobjective,careful,andconscientiouspersonwouldhaveactedinthesame

 

ANSWER: reasonableperson

 

65. Abreachofthe isthefailuretoactasareasonablepersonwould

 

ANSWER: dutyofcare

 

66. meanstobeinaccordancewithestablishedpolicies,guidelines,specifications,or

 

ANSWER: Compliance

 

67. Manyorganizationshave createda newposition,the ,todealwithdemonstratingcompliancetomultiplegovernmentandindustry

 

ANSWER: chiefcomplianceofficer

 

68. The ofaboardofdirectorsprovidesassistancetotheboardinfulfillingitsresponsibilitieswithrespecttotheoversightofthequalityandintegrityoftheorganization’saccountingandreportingpracticesandcontrols,includingfinancialstatementsand

 

ANSWER: auditcommittee

 

69. Mostorganizationshavea(n) departmentwhoseprimaryresponsibilitiesincludedeterminingthatinternalsystemsandcontrolsareadequateand

 

ANSWER: internalaudit

 

70. ThebusinesstransactionsofanorganizationmustberecordedinaccordancewithGAAPwhichstandsfor .

ANSWER: generallyacceptedaccounting principles

 

 

Essay

 

71. Discusstheissueofwhistle-blowingintheIT

 

ANSWER: AnissuethatcancreatefrictionbetweenemployersandITprofessionalsiswhistle-blowing.Whistle-blowingisaneffortbyanemployeetoattractattentiontoanegligent,illegal,unethical,abusive,ordangerousactbyacompanythatthreatensthepublicinterest.Whistle-blowersoftenhavespecialinformationbasedontheirexpertiseorpositionwithintheoffendingorganization.Forexample,anemployeeofachipmanufacturingcompanymayknowthatthechemicalprocessusedtomakethechipsisdangeroustoemployeesandthegeneralpublic.Aconscientiousemployeewouldcalltheproblemtomanagement’sattentionandtrytocorrectitbyworkingwithappropriateresourceswithinthecompany.Butwhatiftheemployee’sattempttocorrecttheproblemthroughinternalchannelswasthwartedorignored?Theemployeecouldthenconsiderbecomingawhistle-blowerandreportingtheproblemtopeopleoutsidethecompany,includingstateorfederalagenciesthathavejurisdiction.Obviously,suchactionscouldhavenegativeconsequencesontheemployee’sjob,andcouldevenresultinretaliationandfiring.

 

72. ListreasonsfortherebeingfewinternationalornationallicensingprogramsforIT

 

ANSWER: TherearefewinternationalornationallicensingprogramsforITprofessionals,formanyreasons:

• Thereisnouniversallyacceptedcorebodyofknowledge
• Itisunclearwhoshouldmanagethecontentandadministrationoflicensingexams
• Thereisnoadministrativebodytoaccreditprofessionaleducationprograms
• Thereisnoadministrativebodytoassessandensurecompetenceofindividualprofessionals

 

73. Whatisaprofessionalcodeofethics?

 

ANSWER: Aprofessionalcodeofethicsstatestheprinciplesandcorevaluesthatareessentialtotheworkofaparticularoccupationalgroup.Practitionersinmanyprofessionssubscribetoacodeofethicsthatgovernstheirbehavior.Forexample,doctorsadheretovaryingversionsofthe2000-year-oldHippocraticoath,whichmedicalschoolsofferasanaffirmationtotheirgraduatingclasses.Mostcodesofethicscreatedbyprofessionalorganizationshavetwomainparts:Thefirstoutlineswhattheprofessionalorganizationaspirestobecome,andthesecondtypicallylistsrulesandprinciplesbywhichmembersoftheorganizationareexpectedtoabide.Manycodesalsoincludeacommitmenttocontinuingeducationforthosewhopracticetheprofession.

 

74. DefinethetermconflictofinterestandprovideanIT-relatedexampleof

 

ANSWER: AconflictofinterestisasituationwherethereisaconflictbetweentheITworker’s(orITfirm’s)self­interestandtheinterestofclients.Forexample,anITconsultingfirmmightbehiredtoassessafirm’sITstrategicplan.Afterafewweeksofanalysis,theconsultingfirmmightprovideapoorratingfortheexistingstrategyandinsistthatitsproprietaryproductsandservicesarerequiredtodevelopanewstrategicplan.Suchfindingswouldraisequestionsaboutthevendor’sobjectivityandwhetheritsrecommendationscanbetrusted.

 

 

 

75. Clarifythedifferencebetweenanorganization’sauditcommitteeanditsinternalaudit

 

ANSWER: Theauditcommitteeofaboardofdirectorsprovidesassistancetotheboardinfulfillingitsresponsibilitieswithrespecttotheoversightofthefollowingareasofactivity:

 

• Thequalityandintegrityoftheorganization’saccountingandreportingpracticesandcontrols,including

thefinancialstatementsandreports

• Theorganization’scompliancewithlegalandregulatoryrequirements
• Thequalifications,independence,andperformanceofthecompany’sindependentauditor(acertifiedpublicaccountantwhoprovidesacompanywithanaccountant’sopinionbutwhoisnototherwiseassociatedwiththecompany)
• Theperformanceofthecompany’sinternalauditteam

 

Inadditiontoanauditcommittee,mostorganizationsalsohaveaninternalauditdepartmentwhoseprimaryresponsibilitiesareto

 

• Determinethatinternalsystemsandcontrolsareadequateandeffective
• Verifytheexistenceofcompanyassetsandmaintainpropersafeguardsovertheirprotection
• Measuretheorganization’scompliancewithitsownpoliciesandprocedures
• Insurethatinstitutionalpoliciesandprocedures,appropriatelaws,andgoodpracticesarefollowed
• Evaluatetheadequacyandreliabilityofinformationavailableformanagementdecisionmaking

 

Althoughthemembersoftheinternalauditteamarenottypicallyexpertsindetectingandinvestigatingfinancialstatementfraud,theycanofferadviceonhowtodevelopandtestpoliciesandproceduresthatresultintransactionsbeingrecordedinaccordancewithgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples(GAAP).