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WGU D333 ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A U.S. federal law passed in 1998 to protect the privacy of
children under the age of 13. The Act imposes certain
requirements on operators of websites or online services directed
to children and on operators of other websites or online services
that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal
information online from a child. It requires parental consent for the
collection or use of any personal information of the children. -
ANSWER-Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
A U.S. law enacted in 2006 that organizes sex offenders into
three tiers and mandates that Tier 3 offenders (the most serious)
update their whereabouts every three months with lifetime
registration requirements. The Act also establishes a national sex
offender registry and provides for more stringent monitoring of sex
offenders. - ANSWER-Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety
Act
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A legal action where the defendant's true name is unknown,
allowing the plaintiff to obtain a court order to serve the lawsuit to
the defendant by using information discovered through the lawsuit
process. - ANSWER-John Doe Lawsuit
Legal actions filed against individuals or organizations to
intimidate or silence them from speaking out on an issue of public
concern. - ANSWER-SLAPP Laws
Anti-SLAPP Laws: Legislation designed to protect individuals or
organizations from Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
(SLAPP). - ANSWER-Anti-SLAPP Laws
Malicious software that encrypts a victim's files, with the attacker
then demanding a ransom from the victim to restore access to the
data upon payment. - ANSWER-Ransomware
A type of malware that replicates itself to spread to other
computers, often using a network, without needing to attach to a
host program or user intervention. - ANSWER-Worm
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A cyber attack that uses disguised email as a weapon. The goal is
to trick the email recipient into believing that the message is
something they want or need and to click a link or download an
attachment. - ANSWER-Phishing
Unsolicited and often unwanted communication over the internet,
typically in the form of emails, which may contain advertisements,
malicious links, or scams. - ANSWER-Spam
A malicious attempt to disrupt normal traffic to a web server,
service, or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding
infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic. - ANSWER-
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attack
The act of publicly revealing previously private personal
information about an individual or organization, usually through
the internet, often with malicious intent. - ANSWER-Doxing
The act of sending threatening or harassing messages via the
internet, including posting personal information, threats, or false
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accusations to cause distress or fear. - ANSWER-
Cyberharassment
The use of the internet or other electronic means to stalk or
harass an individual, a group, or an organization. It may include
false accusations, defamation, slander, and libel. - ANSWER-
Cyberstalking
A dangerous prank that involves making a deceptive emergency
call to dispatch law enforcement, particularly SWAT teams, to
another person's address, based on false claims of an ongoing
critical incident or threat. - ANSWER-Swatting
A set of defined rules and practices that govern how an
organization manages, protects, and distributes sensitive
information, ensuring the integrity, availability, and confidentiality
of data. - ANSWER-Security Policy
A set of interrelated components—including hardware, software,
databases, networks, people, and procedures—that collects and
WGU D333 ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A U.S. federal law passed in 1998 to protect the privacy of
children under the age of 13. The Act imposes certain
requirements on operators of websites or online services directed
to children and on operators of other websites or online services
that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal
information online from a child. It requires parental consent for the
collection or use of any personal information of the children. -
ANSWER-Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
A U.S. law enacted in 2006 that organizes sex offenders into
three tiers and mandates that Tier 3 offenders (the most serious)
update their whereabouts every three months with lifetime
registration requirements. The Act also establishes a national sex
offender registry and provides for more stringent monitoring of sex
offenders. - ANSWER-Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety
Act
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A legal action where the defendant's true name is unknown,
allowing the plaintiff to obtain a court order to serve the lawsuit to
the defendant by using information discovered through the lawsuit
process. - ANSWER-John Doe Lawsuit
Legal actions filed against individuals or organizations to
intimidate or silence them from speaking out on an issue of public
concern. - ANSWER-SLAPP Laws
Anti-SLAPP Laws: Legislation designed to protect individuals or
organizations from Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
(SLAPP). - ANSWER-Anti-SLAPP Laws
Malicious software that encrypts a victim's files, with the attacker
then demanding a ransom from the victim to restore access to the
data upon payment. - ANSWER-Ransomware
A type of malware that replicates itself to spread to other
computers, often using a network, without needing to attach to a
host program or user intervention. - ANSWER-Worm
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A cyber attack that uses disguised email as a weapon. The goal is
to trick the email recipient into believing that the message is
something they want or need and to click a link or download an
attachment. - ANSWER-Phishing
Unsolicited and often unwanted communication over the internet,
typically in the form of emails, which may contain advertisements,
malicious links, or scams. - ANSWER-Spam
A malicious attempt to disrupt normal traffic to a web server,
service, or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding
infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic. - ANSWER-
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attack
The act of publicly revealing previously private personal
information about an individual or organization, usually through
the internet, often with malicious intent. - ANSWER-Doxing
The act of sending threatening or harassing messages via the
internet, including posting personal information, threats, or false
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accusations to cause distress or fear. - ANSWER-
Cyberharassment
The use of the internet or other electronic means to stalk or
harass an individual, a group, or an organization. It may include
false accusations, defamation, slander, and libel. - ANSWER-
Cyberstalking
A dangerous prank that involves making a deceptive emergency
call to dispatch law enforcement, particularly SWAT teams, to
another person's address, based on false claims of an ongoing
critical incident or threat. - ANSWER-Swatting
A set of defined rules and practices that govern how an
organization manages, protects, and distributes sensitive
information, ensuring the integrity, availability, and confidentiality
of data. - ANSWER-Security Policy
A set of interrelated components—including hardware, software,
databases, networks, people, and procedures—that collects and
