bus 219 chapter 4

________ are not held liable for the messages they transmit.

Regulated common carrier

Because of their special claims to knowledge, wisdom, and respect, professionals take on special rights and obligations.

True

Ethics describes the principles of right and wrong that can be used by individuals to make choices to guide their behavior.

True

The extreme difference among different social groups regarding their access to computers and the Internet is called the ________ divid

digital

CVS refers to

eye strain related to computer display screen use

Which legal mechanism grants the owner exclusive ownership of the ideas behind an invention for 20 years?

patent

_______ is the use of computers to assemble data from different sources to create electronic dossiers of detailed information about individuals.

profiling

The moral dimension of ________ can be described as the obligations that individuals and organizations have concerning rights to intellectual property.

property rights and obligations

A Facebook users' visit to a Web site can be tracked even if they do not click a Like button.

true

Computer abuse refers to acts involving the computer that may not be illegal but are considered unethical.

true

The symptoms of technostress include aggravation and hostility toward humans

true