ITEC 1001 - quiz 6 - legal and ethical issues & change at work

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

Ad-supported streaming

Which of the following is NOT one of the three questions that potential whistleblowers should ask themselves?

Can the exposure of this information put the organization's reputation at risk?

Many websites have a(n) _______ area that should be checked for common questions and their responses.

FAQ

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

False

_______ computing concentrates on reducing the environmental impact of computers and their widespread use.

Green

_______ robots are those that are created to imitate the appearance or capabilities of humans.

Humanoid

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

Logs

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

Repair

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

Telecommuting

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

True

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

True

Individuals have been caught and prosecuted both for sharing material online and for copying it from a pirate site.

True

Like many businesses, schools have acceptable use policies (AUPs) to describe the appropriate use of their computers.

True

Many teenagers have had to seek therapy because of cyberbullying, and in a few extreme cases, even committed suicide.

True

Today's videos games are quite complex and require programming for user interaction, realistic motion and physics, and even intelligent character behavior.

True

Some licenses require that the user provide ______, or credit, to the author wherever the work is used.

attribution

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

netiquette

_______ software, such as Tor, will help mask your IP address from websites.

Anonymity

Which of the following areas of research is NOT related to biotechnology?

Creating robotic caretakers

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

DRM

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 negative or careless.

True

A _______ excels when it comes to installing, configuring, and supporting computer systems.

computer support specialist

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

fair use

Online social interactions that exhibit anger and/or insults are known as:

flaming