Business Ethics
Selling products and services online is known as: - ANSWER: E-commerce
"Access" in e-commerce ethics refers to: - ANSWER: The difference in computer
availability between the rich and the poor
Copyrighted material, such as songs or poems, are often referred to as: - ANSWER:
Intellectual property
Privacy and informed consent are issues that: - ANSWER: Become even more
important on the Internet than in brick-and-mortar businesses
The number one ethical issue in doing business over the Internet is: - ANSWER:
Possible invasion of privacy
One of the most serious invasion of privacy issues with respect to e-commerce is: -
ANSWER: Collection and use of personal information
A continuing concern in the realm of privacy issues is: - ANSWER: Identity theft
Which of the following is not a way that businesses attempt to protect consumers'
privacy? - ANSWER: Periodic purges of databanks
Developing Internet policies, helping their companies avoid consumer litigation, and
handling consumer complaints are all functions of a: - ANSWER: Chief privacy officer
(CPO)
Which of the following is not considered a questionable business practice made
possible by the Internet? - ANSWER: Plagiarism
A technique that lures prey into revealing passwords and other private data by providing
a convincing offer is called: - ANSWER: Phishing
At one time, it was assumed that the use of robotics in the workplace would lead to: -
ANSWER: More jobs
"Big Data" is: - ANSWER: Data proliferation and overload
The use of electronic means by a company to watch or monitor its employees is called:
- ANSWER: Surveillance
, The major issue related to electronic surveillance is: - ANSWER: Invasion of privacy
The development of smarter high-tech tools was advanced by: - ANSWER: 9-11
The most intensely monitored employee activities are: - ANSWER: Email and Internet
usage
One major study of workers found that employees admitted engaging in the following
unethical act(s): - ANSWER: Employees engaged in all of thes
e acts
Surveillance and security by use of computer technology got a big boost as a result of: -
ANSWER: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
A major concern for employers is their workers' use of cell phones: - ANSWER: While
driving
Ways that companies can address issues related to the ethical use of technology
include all of the following except: - ANSWER: Relying on local and federal laws
Which of the following is not one of the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics? -
ANSWER: Thou shalt not use a computer to spy on fellow employees
All of the following are commandments of computer ethics except: - ANSWER: Thou
shalt not use the company's computer for personal business
Using biology to discover, develop, manufacture, market, and sell products and services
is called: - ANSWER: Biotechnology
Most applications of biotechnology will come in the fields of: - ANSWER: All of these
Bioethics deals with the ethical issues embedded in: - ANSWER: The use of
biotechnology
The most significant obstacle to the use of biotechnology is: - ANSWER: The potential
for public backlash
The most basic moral question involved in stem cell research is: - ANSWER: What
constitutes human life
One of the main issues related to genetically modified foods is: - ANSWER: Labeling
requirements
All of the following are technological means by which companies invade consumer
privacy except: - ANSWER: Facebook
The Non GMO Project is: - ANSWER: About genetically modified foods
Selling products and services online is known as: - ANSWER: E-commerce
"Access" in e-commerce ethics refers to: - ANSWER: The difference in computer
availability between the rich and the poor
Copyrighted material, such as songs or poems, are often referred to as: - ANSWER:
Intellectual property
Privacy and informed consent are issues that: - ANSWER: Become even more
important on the Internet than in brick-and-mortar businesses
The number one ethical issue in doing business over the Internet is: - ANSWER:
Possible invasion of privacy
One of the most serious invasion of privacy issues with respect to e-commerce is: -
ANSWER: Collection and use of personal information
A continuing concern in the realm of privacy issues is: - ANSWER: Identity theft
Which of the following is not a way that businesses attempt to protect consumers'
privacy? - ANSWER: Periodic purges of databanks
Developing Internet policies, helping their companies avoid consumer litigation, and
handling consumer complaints are all functions of a: - ANSWER: Chief privacy officer
(CPO)
Which of the following is not considered a questionable business practice made
possible by the Internet? - ANSWER: Plagiarism
A technique that lures prey into revealing passwords and other private data by providing
a convincing offer is called: - ANSWER: Phishing
At one time, it was assumed that the use of robotics in the workplace would lead to: -
ANSWER: More jobs
"Big Data" is: - ANSWER: Data proliferation and overload
The use of electronic means by a company to watch or monitor its employees is called:
- ANSWER: Surveillance
, The major issue related to electronic surveillance is: - ANSWER: Invasion of privacy
The development of smarter high-tech tools was advanced by: - ANSWER: 9-11
The most intensely monitored employee activities are: - ANSWER: Email and Internet
usage
One major study of workers found that employees admitted engaging in the following
unethical act(s): - ANSWER: Employees engaged in all of thes
e acts
Surveillance and security by use of computer technology got a big boost as a result of: -
ANSWER: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
A major concern for employers is their workers' use of cell phones: - ANSWER: While
driving
Ways that companies can address issues related to the ethical use of technology
include all of the following except: - ANSWER: Relying on local and federal laws
Which of the following is not one of the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics? -
ANSWER: Thou shalt not use a computer to spy on fellow employees
All of the following are commandments of computer ethics except: - ANSWER: Thou
shalt not use the company's computer for personal business
Using biology to discover, develop, manufacture, market, and sell products and services
is called: - ANSWER: Biotechnology
Most applications of biotechnology will come in the fields of: - ANSWER: All of these
Bioethics deals with the ethical issues embedded in: - ANSWER: The use of
biotechnology
The most significant obstacle to the use of biotechnology is: - ANSWER: The potential
for public backlash
The most basic moral question involved in stem cell research is: - ANSWER: What
constitutes human life
One of the main issues related to genetically modified foods is: - ANSWER: Labeling
requirements
All of the following are technological means by which companies invade consumer
privacy except: - ANSWER: Facebook
The Non GMO Project is: - ANSWER: About genetically modified foods
