BMIS Final CH 4

________ is a feature of social institutions that means mechanisms are in place to determine responsibility for an action.

Accountability

Which of the following is not an example of the potential dark side of big data?

Analyzing data from sensors installed in local parks to monitor soil moisture.

Which of the following protects the authors of a book from having their work copied by others?

Copyright law

Which of the following is the most common reason that business systems fail?

Data quality

Which of the following terms refers to significant disparities in access to computers and the Internet among different social groups and different locations?

Digital divide

________ is a feature of law-governed society and involves having laws that are known and understood, along with the ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that the laws are applied correctly.

Due process

Which of the following U.S. laws gives patients access to personal medical records and the right to authorize how this information can be used or disclosed?

HIPAA

A man steals from a grocery store in order to feed his starving family. Which of the following best expresses the utilitarian principle in evaluating this situation?

His action is acceptable, because the higher social value is the survival of the family.

30. Which of the following best describes Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative?

If an action is not right for everyone to take, it is not right for anyone to take.

Which of the following is not one of the current key technology trends that raises ethical issues?

Increase in data quality

Which of the five moral dimensions of the information age do the central business activities of DoubleClick involve?

Information rights and obligations

Which of the following is a primary drawback to the "do anything anywhere" computing environment?

It blurs the traditional boundaries between work and family time.

Which of the following best describes the effect that new information technology has on society?

It has a ripple effect, raising new ethical, social, and political issues.

The obligations that individuals and organizations have regarding the preservation of existing values and institutions fall within which of the following moral dimensions of the information age?

Quality of life

________ means that you accept the potential costs and obligations for the decisions you make.

Responsibility

Which ethical rule states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, it is not right to take at all?

Slippery-slope rule

Which of the following restricts the information that the U.S. federal government can collect about an individual and regulates what it can do with the information?

The Privacy Act

Which of the following is not true about the changes to EU data protection rules proposed in 2012?

The new rules would require Internet companies to obtain explicit consent from consumers for the use of their personal data.

________ prohibits an organization from collecting any personal information unless the individual specifically takes action to approve information collection and use.

The opt-in model

Which of the following best describes how new information systems can result in legal gray areas?

They result in new situations that are not covered by old laws.

Which of the following forms of protection of intellectual property requires that the property be the subject of a nondisclosure agreement?

Trade secret

All of the following are steps in the process for analyzing an ethical issue except:

assigning responsibility.

All of the following are technical solutions to protecting user privacy except:

data use policies.

In 2010, the FTC added all of the following recommendations to its privacy guidelines except:

firms should limit the length of time that any personal data is stored to six months or less

The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that:

if something someone else has created is useful to you, it has value, and you should assume the creator wants compensation for this work.

Redesigning and automating business processes can be seen as a double-edged sword because:

increases in efficiency may be accompanied by job losses.

In the ________ model of informed consent, personal information can be collected until the consumer specifically requests that his or her data not be collected.

opt-out

Which of the following ethical guidelines suggests that you put yourself in the place of others, and think of yourself as the object of the decision?

the Golden Rule

"Look and feel" copyright infringement lawsuits are concerned with:

the distinction between an idea and its expression.

According to ________, you should take the action that produces the least harm.

the risk aversion principle