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OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT NEWEST ACTUAL u u u u
EXAM COMPLETE 60 QUESTIONS AND CORR u u u u u
ECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADE u u u u
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Two programmers disagree about which philosophical theory is bes
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t suited for their autonomous vehicles. One programmer suggests th
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eir vehicle should always choose the greatest good forthe greatest n
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umber of people. Which philosophical theory encapsulates this stan
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ce? - ANSWER >>>>Utilitarianism
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What is the difference between ethics and morals? - ANSWER
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>>>>Ethics reflect a societal code of behavior, whereas moralsre u u u u u u u u u
flect personal principles.
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An IT company holds itself accountable for how its actions affect its s
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hareholders, consumers, employees, community, the environment, u u u u u u
and suppliers. What is this company demonstrating?
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- ANSWER >>>>Corporate social responsibility
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A homeowners' association (HOA) installs license plate readers aft
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er an increase in reported crime in the neighborhood. Two domestic
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workers petition the HOA, requesting that their data be deleted to pr
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otect their privacy. The HOA considers this but denies their request,
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citing the greater need for security protectionfor residents. Which et
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hical theory does this represent? -
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ANSWER >>>>Consequentialism
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, A project team at an animal welfare agency is using predictive analy
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tics to help take animals out of abusive environments. The algorith
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m the team designed has a false positive rate that is higher than zer
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o, which means that some animals could be removed erroneously if
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the algorithm's recommendations are followed. The project owner u
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nderstands that pets may wrongfullybe removed from loving healthu u u u u u u u u
y homes but decides to use the algorithm anyway because it will ha
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ppen only a small percentage of the time. Which ethical theory does
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this represent? - ANSWER
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>>>>Consequentialism
A developer creates video games based on real war scenarios and
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designs characters that mimic real people from world events.The vi
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deo game has content perceived as excessively violent andrewards
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players who inflict the most harm on other players' virtualcharacters.
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The developer knows that these are simulated acts that depict real
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war scenarios to create an immersive experience for players but is c
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oncerned about the impact on their moral character.Which ethical th
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eory does this situation represent? - ANSWER >>>>Virtue
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A software sales company is currently struggling with low sales.Th
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e company is aware that one of its competitor's senior sales mana
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gers is dissatisfied with the competitor due to having beenoverlook
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ed for a promotion to the position of a vice president (VP). The com
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pany approaches the sales manager and offers them a position as
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VP for sales on the condition of bringing the manager's existing cu
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stomer list and contacts to the new role.
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The sales manager is bound by a noncompete clause. Which typeof
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decision-making process did the company follow? - ANSWER u u u u u u u
>>>>Unethical and illegal u u
A municipality decides to use the data it has on household waterusag
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e to build an algorithm that can identify welfare fraud. This would resu
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lt in a list of potential fraudsters that could be used to
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OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT NEWEST ACTUAL u u u u
EXAM COMPLETE 60 QUESTIONS AND CORR u u u u u
ECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADE u u u u
D A+. u
Two programmers disagree about which philosophical theory is bes
u u u u u u u u
t suited for their autonomous vehicles. One programmer suggests th
u u u u u u u u u
eir vehicle should always choose the greatest good forthe greatest n
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umber of people. Which philosophical theory encapsulates this stan
u u u u u u u u
ce? - ANSWER >>>>Utilitarianism
u u u
What is the difference between ethics and morals? - ANSWER
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>>>>Ethics reflect a societal code of behavior, whereas moralsre u u u u u u u u u
flect personal principles.
u u
An IT company holds itself accountable for how its actions affect its s
u u u u u u u u u u u u
hareholders, consumers, employees, community, the environment, u u u u u u
and suppliers. What is this company demonstrating?
u u u u u u
- ANSWER >>>>Corporate social responsibility
u u u u
A homeowners' association (HOA) installs license plate readers aft
u u u u u u u u
er an increase in reported crime in the neighborhood. Two domestic
u u u u u u u u u u u
workers petition the HOA, requesting that their data be deleted to pr
u u u u u u u u u u u
otect their privacy. The HOA considers this but denies their request,
u u u u u u u u u u u
citing the greater need for security protectionfor residents. Which et
u u u u u u u u u u
hical theory does this represent? -
u u u u u
ANSWER >>>>Consequentialism
u u
, A project team at an animal welfare agency is using predictive analy
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tics to help take animals out of abusive environments. The algorith
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m the team designed has a false positive rate that is higher than zer
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o, which means that some animals could be removed erroneously if
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the algorithm's recommendations are followed. The project owner u
u u u u u u u u
nderstands that pets may wrongfullybe removed from loving healthu u u u u u u u u
y homes but decides to use the algorithm anyway because it will ha
u u u u u u u u u u u u
ppen only a small percentage of the time. Which ethical theory does
u u u u u u u u u u u u
this represent? - ANSWER
u u u
>>>>Consequentialism
A developer creates video games based on real war scenarios and
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designs characters that mimic real people from world events.The vi
u u u u u u u u u u
deo game has content perceived as excessively violent andrewards
u u u u u u u u u u
players who inflict the most harm on other players' virtualcharacters.
u u u u u u u u u u
The developer knows that these are simulated acts that depict real
u u u u u u u u u u u u
war scenarios to create an immersive experience for players but is c
u u u u u u u u u u u
oncerned about the impact on their moral character.Which ethical th
u u u u u u u u u
eory does this situation represent? - ANSWER >>>>Virtue
u u u u u u u
A software sales company is currently struggling with low sales.Th
u u u u u u u u u u
e company is aware that one of its competitor's senior sales mana
u u u u u u u u u u u
gers is dissatisfied with the competitor due to having beenoverlook
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ed for a promotion to the position of a vice president (VP). The com
u u u u u u u u u u u u u
pany approaches the sales manager and offers them a position as
u u u u u u u u u u
VP for sales on the condition of bringing the manager's existing cu
u u u u u u u u u u u u
stomer list and contacts to the new role.
u u u u u u u
The sales manager is bound by a noncompete clause. Which typeof
u u u u u u u u u u u u
decision-making process did the company follow? - ANSWER u u u u u u u
>>>>Unethical and illegal u u
A municipality decides to use the data it has on household waterusag
u u u u u u u u u u u u
e to build an algorithm that can identify welfare fraud. This would resu
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lt in a list of potential fraudsters that could be used to
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