Essentials of MIS - Ch.
Ethics - correct answer-principles of right and wrong that can be used by
individuals acting as free moral agents to make choices to guide their behavior
Information Rights - correct answer-the rights that individuals and
organizations have with respect to information that pertains to themselves
Profiling - correct answer-the use of computers to combine data from multiple
sources and create electronic dossiers of detailed information on individuals
Nonobvious Relationships Awareness (NORA) - correct answer-technology
that can find obscure hidden connections between people or other entities by
analyzing information from many different sources to correlate relationships
Responsibility - correct answer-accepting the potential costs, duties, and
obligations for the decisions one makes
Accountability - correct answer-the mechanisms for assessing responsibility
for decisions made and actions taken
Liability - correct answer-the existence of laws that permit individuals to
recover the damages done to them by other actors, systems, or organizations
Due Process - correct answer-a process in which laws are well-known and
understood and there is an ability to appeal to higher authrorities to ensure
that laws are applied correctly
Golden Rule - correct answer-putting oneself in the place of others as the
object of a decision
Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative - correct answer-a principle that
states that if an action is not right for everyone to take it is not right for anyone
Descartes' Rule of Change - correct answer-a principle that states that if an
action cannot be taken repeatedly, then it is not right to be taken at any time
Utilitarian Principle - correct answer-principle that assumes one can put values
in rank order and understand the consequence of various courses of action
Ethics - correct answer-principles of right and wrong that can be used by
individuals acting as free moral agents to make choices to guide their behavior
Information Rights - correct answer-the rights that individuals and
organizations have with respect to information that pertains to themselves
Profiling - correct answer-the use of computers to combine data from multiple
sources and create electronic dossiers of detailed information on individuals
Nonobvious Relationships Awareness (NORA) - correct answer-technology
that can find obscure hidden connections between people or other entities by
analyzing information from many different sources to correlate relationships
Responsibility - correct answer-accepting the potential costs, duties, and
obligations for the decisions one makes
Accountability - correct answer-the mechanisms for assessing responsibility
for decisions made and actions taken
Liability - correct answer-the existence of laws that permit individuals to
recover the damages done to them by other actors, systems, or organizations
Due Process - correct answer-a process in which laws are well-known and
understood and there is an ability to appeal to higher authrorities to ensure
that laws are applied correctly
Golden Rule - correct answer-putting oneself in the place of others as the
object of a decision
Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative - correct answer-a principle that
states that if an action is not right for everyone to take it is not right for anyone
Descartes' Rule of Change - correct answer-a principle that states that if an
action cannot be taken repeatedly, then it is not right to be taken at any time
Utilitarian Principle - correct answer-principle that assumes one can put values
in rank order and understand the consequence of various courses of action
