Chapter 6

Acceptable Use Policy

A(n) ____ is a document containing an organization's policies for the ethical, secure, and appropriate use of computing resources.

false

Copyright protection lasts 20 years after the date of publication or release.

false

In the United States, there are laws to prevent VPN providers from keeping logs on your activity, so it is safe to assume that you have complete anonymity when browsing websites with a VPN.

fair use

Copyright law contains an exception known as ___, which provides for a limited set of circumstances where others can use portions of copyrighted material without firt obtaining permission.

true

Creative works such as books, songs, photographs are protected by copyright law.

footprints

Digital ___ are effectively a trail of your data, activities, and even locations visited while carrying a smartphone.

true

Ethics involves a rational analysis of the voluntary, moral choices that individuals make.

piracy

In the world of computing, ___ means acquiring or exchanging copies of protected digital creations without payment or permission from their creator.

licensing

It is though ___ that a copyright holder can grant usage or distribution rights to others.

NSA

Many government agencies, such as the ___, monitor the Internet and mobile activities of individuals all over the world.

FAQ

Many websites have a ___ area that should be checked for common questions and their responses.

true

Most creative commons licenses require, at a minimum , that the user provide attribution to the author wherever the work is used.

DRM

Software is sometimes illegally modified in order to disable ___ technologies such as copy protection and authenticity checks.

false

The sleep mode on a computer generally saves more electricity than hibernate mode.

Nettiquette

The term ___ refers to the set of online behaviors that are considered polite and proper.

ad supported streaming

Which of the following alternatives to piracy will allow you to listen to your favorite songs for free?

repair

Which of the following words is NOT part of the green computing model?

true

Your public, online activity may not only affect your ability to be hired, but it could also place you at risk of losing your job if you make your company look negatives or careless.

Biotechnology

___ is an application of biology that uses living organisms to manufacture new products or improve existing one.

whistleblowing

___ is the act of alerting the public about harmful activities that are being hidden by an organization.

true

For those who have lost a limb, engineers have developed robotic prosthetics that can perform a variety of movements by simply projecting a thought to them.

false

Most experts recommend that companies monitor their employees secretly in order to prevent workers from circumventing the technologies used to track them.

privacy policy

Online companies typically have a(n) ___ on their websites that clearly state what information is collected from users and what is done with that information.

trolling

___ is the act of being annoying and antagonistic in online social interactions.

digital divide

___ refers to the technology gap that exists between different social and economic classes.

Al

___ systems can include anything from sophisticated programs that answer questions to futuristic robots that can think and act like humans.

neural networks

____ aim(s) to revolutionize Al by asking computers to process data and learn in a manner inspired by the human brain.

logs

____ are files that record activities and events on a computer.

watson

____ displays a form of artificial intelligence with its astounding capability to understand complex questions and quickly find the answers using large databases of information.

Nanotechnology

____ involves the creation or manipulation of matter at the smallest possible scale.

Private browsing

____ is a feature of all modern browsers that will delete your history, cache, and cookies the moment you close the private window.

telecommuting

____ is the process of working for a company without being physically present at the company's office.

Outsourcing

____ occurs when an organization transfers some aspect of their business to a third party.

automation

____ occurs when computer or machines can perform the work that was once done by a human.