CSCI 2600 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔_____ allow(s) us to simulate and investigate the possible effects of different
designs, scenarios, and policies. - ✔✔Models
✔✔Most of the delay in the opening of the Denver International Airport was because of
problems with - ✔✔the baggage handling system
✔✔One of the sources of failure common to BOTH the Therac-25 and the Ariane 5
rocket was - ✔✔reuse of software from previous versions of the systems
✔✔Which of the following occupations can sometimes cause Repetitive Strain Injuries
(RSI)? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔The Ariane 5 rocket failed because - ✔✔software error
✔✔What was the cause of a problem when credit bureau records incorrectly listed
thousands of New England residents as not having paid their local property taxes? -
✔✔input error
✔✔_____ tries to find flaws in a system - ✔✔IV&V team
✔✔____ is an iterative methodology popular among developers of systems in retail,
banking, online services, and throughout the software industry. - ✔✔agile
✔✔Which government organization regulates medical devices? - ✔✔The Food and
Drug Administration
✔✔Characteristics of good user interfaces include allow of the following except - ✔✔no
error messages
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a reason for computer failures? - ✔✔redundancy and
self-checking
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a principle for producing good systems? -
✔✔Overestimate the costs and time a project will take
✔✔In one application of a voice-recognition system, the system failed to recognize
female speakers. A likely reason was - ✔✔The program was primarily developed and
tested by men
✔✔Software designers should include users in the design stages. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔Professional ethics requires professionals maintain their skills. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following diesel cars did not contain software specifically designed to
falsify emissions testing in the United States? - ✔✔Mercedes-Benz
✔✔____________ provide valuable guidance for new or young members of the
profession who want to behave ethically but do not know what is expected of them. -
✔✔Professional Code of Ethics
✔✔A computer professional can cause great harm through - ✔✔incompetence
✔✔__________ includes knowing enough about an application to do a good job. -
✔✔professional responsibility
✔✔Which guideline and professional responsibility will minimize or eliminate the
confusion of user interfaces and system behaviors that increase risks of accidents or
failures? - ✔✔nclude users in the design and testing stages to provide safe and useful
systems.
✔✔How many different 'defeat devices' were implemented by VW over a 10-year
period? - ✔✔at least 6
✔✔ A ______ is a way to remotely delete apps or content from devices. - ✔✔Kill Switch
✔✔A branch of computer science that makes computer perform task we normally think
of that requires human intelligence - ✔✔Artificial Intelligence
✔✔Utilitarianism emphasizes duty and absolute rules regardless of consequences -
✔✔False
✔✔Ethics rules are to be followed in our interactions with other people and in our
actions that affect other people. - ✔✔True
✔✔Kant ethical theory consists of 3 guiding principles: to increase happiness regardless
of consequences, one must never treat people as a means to an end, and we should
follow rules of behavior that can universally be applied to everyone. - ✔✔False
✔✔The First Amendment which describes The Freedom of Speech is an example of
positive right. - ✔✔False
✔✔Rawl's belief is that an action, social, or political structure is not ethical if it has the
effect of leaving the least advantage people worse than they were before. - ✔✔True
GRADED A+
✔✔_____ allow(s) us to simulate and investigate the possible effects of different
designs, scenarios, and policies. - ✔✔Models
✔✔Most of the delay in the opening of the Denver International Airport was because of
problems with - ✔✔the baggage handling system
✔✔One of the sources of failure common to BOTH the Therac-25 and the Ariane 5
rocket was - ✔✔reuse of software from previous versions of the systems
✔✔Which of the following occupations can sometimes cause Repetitive Strain Injuries
(RSI)? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔The Ariane 5 rocket failed because - ✔✔software error
✔✔What was the cause of a problem when credit bureau records incorrectly listed
thousands of New England residents as not having paid their local property taxes? -
✔✔input error
✔✔_____ tries to find flaws in a system - ✔✔IV&V team
✔✔____ is an iterative methodology popular among developers of systems in retail,
banking, online services, and throughout the software industry. - ✔✔agile
✔✔Which government organization regulates medical devices? - ✔✔The Food and
Drug Administration
✔✔Characteristics of good user interfaces include allow of the following except - ✔✔no
error messages
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a reason for computer failures? - ✔✔redundancy and
self-checking
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a principle for producing good systems? -
✔✔Overestimate the costs and time a project will take
✔✔In one application of a voice-recognition system, the system failed to recognize
female speakers. A likely reason was - ✔✔The program was primarily developed and
tested by men
✔✔Software designers should include users in the design stages. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔Professional ethics requires professionals maintain their skills. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following diesel cars did not contain software specifically designed to
falsify emissions testing in the United States? - ✔✔Mercedes-Benz
✔✔____________ provide valuable guidance for new or young members of the
profession who want to behave ethically but do not know what is expected of them. -
✔✔Professional Code of Ethics
✔✔A computer professional can cause great harm through - ✔✔incompetence
✔✔__________ includes knowing enough about an application to do a good job. -
✔✔professional responsibility
✔✔Which guideline and professional responsibility will minimize or eliminate the
confusion of user interfaces and system behaviors that increase risks of accidents or
failures? - ✔✔nclude users in the design and testing stages to provide safe and useful
systems.
✔✔How many different 'defeat devices' were implemented by VW over a 10-year
period? - ✔✔at least 6
✔✔ A ______ is a way to remotely delete apps or content from devices. - ✔✔Kill Switch
✔✔A branch of computer science that makes computer perform task we normally think
of that requires human intelligence - ✔✔Artificial Intelligence
✔✔Utilitarianism emphasizes duty and absolute rules regardless of consequences -
✔✔False
✔✔Ethics rules are to be followed in our interactions with other people and in our
actions that affect other people. - ✔✔True
✔✔Kant ethical theory consists of 3 guiding principles: to increase happiness regardless
of consequences, one must never treat people as a means to an end, and we should
follow rules of behavior that can universally be applied to everyone. - ✔✔False
✔✔The First Amendment which describes The Freedom of Speech is an example of
positive right. - ✔✔False
✔✔Rawl's belief is that an action, social, or political structure is not ethical if it has the
effect of leaving the least advantage people worse than they were before. - ✔✔True
