Chapter 6 CGS

AUP

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

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 first obtaining permission.

False

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

True

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

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.

Piracy

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

False

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

Netiquette

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?

Private browser

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

Biotechnology

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

Whistleblowing

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

True

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

NSA

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

True

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

FAQ

Many websites have a(n) ___ 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.

False

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

True

Most population centers now have a municipal or private program that encourages the recycling of old and broken computers and peripherals.

Privacy olicy

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.

DRM

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

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 negative or careless.

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.

Trolling

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

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 its business to a third party.

Automation

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

Digital divide

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