Question 1

Accepting the potential costs, duties, and obligations for the decisions you make is referred to as

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A)   responsibility.
B)   accountability.
C)   liability.
D)   due process.

Question 2

How does a cookie work?

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A cookie works as follows: A user opens ...

Question 3

According to the courts, in the creation of software, unique concepts, general functional features, and even colors are protectable by copyright law.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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A)   They work with networked, electronic data, which are more difficult to control than information stored manually.
B)   They result in new situations that are not covered by old laws.
C)   They are implemented by technicians rather than managers.
D)   They are created from sets of logical and technological rules rather than social or organizational mores.

Question 5

Data gathered by online behavioral tracking firms is limited to the user's behavior on a single Web site.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which U.S. act restricts the information the federal government can collect and regulates what they can do with the information?

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A)   Privacy Act of 1974
B)   Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
C)   Freedom of Information Act
D)   HIPAA of 1996

Question 7

Intellectual property can best be described as

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A)   intangible property created by individuals or corporations.
B)   unique creative work or ideas.
C)   tangible or intangible property created from a unique idea.
D)   the expression of an intangible idea.

Question 8

In general, it is very difficult to hold software producers liable for their software products when those products are considered to be

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A)   part of a machine.
B)   similar to books.
C)   services.
D)   artistic expressions.

Question 9

Which two of the following issues are privacy advocates and advertising industry most in conflict over? (Select two of the following.)

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A)   an opt-in policy required at all sites
B)   a national Do-Not-Track list
C)   an opt-out policy required at all sites
D)   disclosure and transparency in the use of Flash or super cookies

Question 10

What do you consider to be the primary ethical, social, and political issues regarding the quality of a software product?

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