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ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY OA AND PRE
ASSESSMENT ACTUAL TEST 2025/2026
ACCURATE TEST WITH COMPLETE REAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A NEW
UPDATED VERSIONS |GUARANTEED PASS.
(FULL REVISED!) WGU D333 ETHICS IN
TECHNOLOGY
1. A company must decide whether to sell user data for profit.
Using utilitarianism, what is the primary consideration?
• A) Maximizing shareholder wealth
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• B) Producing the greatest good for the greatest number
• C) Following universal duties regardless of outcome
• D) Protecting individual rights above all
Rationale: Utilitarianism is consequentialist – it judges actions
by their outcomes, seeking the greatest net benefit.
2. Which ethical framework focuses on duties and
rules regardless of consequences? (Select all that apply)
• A) Deontology
• B) Utilitarianism
• C) Kantian ethics
• D) Ethical egoism
Rationale: Deontology (Kant) holds that certain actions are
morally required or forbidden irrespective of outcomes.
3. A software engineer is asked to add a hidden backdoor to
an app. She refuses because "it would violate user trust in all
similar apps." This reasoning aligns with:
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• A) Utilitarianism – calculating harm vs benefit
• B) Categorical imperative – act only on maxims that could
become universal law
• C) Social contract theory – obeying explicit laws
• D) Virtue ethics – cultivating honesty as a trait
Rationale: Kant's categorical imperative asks: would you want
everyone to act this way? Universalizing hidden backdoors
would destroy all trust.
4. Which of the following are virtues in virtue ethics? (Select
all that apply)
• A) Honesty
• B) Courage
• C) Integrity
• D) Profitability
Rationale: Virtue ethics focuses on character traits (virtues), not
financial outcomes.
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5. Scenario: An IT manager discovers a security flaw that could
leak 10,000 records. Fixing it costs $50,000 and will delay a
product launch. Using utilitarianism, what should they do?
• A) Fix the flaw if the expected harm of a breach exceeds
$50,000
• B) Never fix flaws because launches are more important
• C) Fix only if required by law
• D) Ignore the flaw to save jobs
Rationale: Utilitarianism compares total costs and benefits. If
breach risk > fix cost, fix it.
6. "An action is morally right if it respects the inherent dignity
of rational beings." This statement reflects:
• A) Utilitarianism
• B) Deontology (Kant's humanity formulation)
• C) Relativism
• D) Egoism
ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY OA AND PRE
ASSESSMENT ACTUAL TEST 2025/2026
ACCURATE TEST WITH COMPLETE REAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A NEW
UPDATED VERSIONS |GUARANTEED PASS.
(FULL REVISED!) WGU D333 ETHICS IN
TECHNOLOGY
1. A company must decide whether to sell user data for profit.
Using utilitarianism, what is the primary consideration?
• A) Maximizing shareholder wealth
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• B) Producing the greatest good for the greatest number
• C) Following universal duties regardless of outcome
• D) Protecting individual rights above all
Rationale: Utilitarianism is consequentialist – it judges actions
by their outcomes, seeking the greatest net benefit.
2. Which ethical framework focuses on duties and
rules regardless of consequences? (Select all that apply)
• A) Deontology
• B) Utilitarianism
• C) Kantian ethics
• D) Ethical egoism
Rationale: Deontology (Kant) holds that certain actions are
morally required or forbidden irrespective of outcomes.
3. A software engineer is asked to add a hidden backdoor to
an app. She refuses because "it would violate user trust in all
similar apps." This reasoning aligns with:
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• A) Utilitarianism – calculating harm vs benefit
• B) Categorical imperative – act only on maxims that could
become universal law
• C) Social contract theory – obeying explicit laws
• D) Virtue ethics – cultivating honesty as a trait
Rationale: Kant's categorical imperative asks: would you want
everyone to act this way? Universalizing hidden backdoors
would destroy all trust.
4. Which of the following are virtues in virtue ethics? (Select
all that apply)
• A) Honesty
• B) Courage
• C) Integrity
• D) Profitability
Rationale: Virtue ethics focuses on character traits (virtues), not
financial outcomes.
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5. Scenario: An IT manager discovers a security flaw that could
leak 10,000 records. Fixing it costs $50,000 and will delay a
product launch. Using utilitarianism, what should they do?
• A) Fix the flaw if the expected harm of a breach exceeds
$50,000
• B) Never fix flaws because launches are more important
• C) Fix only if required by law
• D) Ignore the flaw to save jobs
Rationale: Utilitarianism compares total costs and benefits. If
breach risk > fix cost, fix it.
6. "An action is morally right if it respects the inherent dignity
of rational beings." This statement reflects:
• A) Utilitarianism
• B) Deontology (Kant's humanity formulation)
• C) Relativism
• D) Egoism
