CIS 3250 Exam 3 Leach FSU
Which of the following occupations can sometimes cause Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI)? -
✔✔All of these (computer programmer, sign-language interpreter for the deaf, musician)
A feature of
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CIS 3250 Exam 3 Leach FSU
Which of the following occupations can sometimes cause Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI)? -
✔✔All of these (computer programmer, sign-language interpreter for the deaf, musician)
A feature of high reliability organizations is rigid structure. - ✔✔False
Legacy systems are typically reliable and flexible. - ✔✔False
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
Most of the delay in the opening of the Denver International Airport was because of problems
with - ✔✔the baggage handling system
Which of the following is NOT a Neo-Luddite criticism of computers? - ✔✔None of these
Ken Olson, president of Digital Equipment Corp. in the late 1970's, Thomas J. Watson, chairman
of IBM in the early 1940's, and Thomas Edison all made predictions about technology that were
extremely wrong. Which of the following explains why the predictions of experts are often so far
off? - ✔✔All of these
Providing new technology to poor countries is a matter of having enough money to buy
equipment. - ✔✔False
Sweatshop labor is involved in their manufacture is a Luddite criticism of technology - ✔✔True
Some people active in movements to shrink the digital divide emphasize the need to provide
access in ways appropriate to the local culture. - ✔✔True
Simplifications and assumptions are always made when designing a computer model. - ✔✔True
The term "Luddite" is a description for people who support technological progress - ✔✔False
White hat hackers use their skills to demonstrate system vulnerabilities and improve security. -
✔✔True
Phone phreaking is a form of hacking that involves manipulating the telephone system. -
✔✔True
In its early years, Internet security was a primary design concern. - ✔✔False
The term hacker was a creative programmer who wrote very elegant or clever programs until the
1970s. - ✔✔True
Phishing is defined as which of the following? - ✔✔sending millions of emails requesting
information to use to impersonate someone and steal money or goods
Libel tourism does NOT have which of the following characteristics?` - ✔✔The winning of libel
cases in the U.S. led to England coining the term libel tourism
In 1999, a French court ordered Yahoo! to block access by French people to - ✔✔online auction
sites containing Nazi materials
Web sites that look attractive to hackers, but are closely monitored so that everything the hacker
does at the site is recorded and studied are known as: - ✔✔Honey pots
Which of the following is an example of biometrics: - ✔✔All of these
Honey pots is defined as which of the following? - ✔✔Websites that are specifically designed to
be attractive to hackers
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of monitoring employee communications? -
✔✔Initiate complaints of harassment
The practice of hiring companies or employees in other countries is known as: - ✔✔Offshoring
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) prohibits employers from intercepting and
reading employees' stored email on company systems. - ✔✔False
Which of the following reasons for monitoring email, voice mail, and computer files is
considered legal? - ✔✔All of these
In government agencies, email is part of the official record and not subject to public disclosure
(with some exceptions). - ✔✔True
Roughly half of major companies in the U.S. sometimes monitor the email or voice mail of their
employees on company systems. - ✔✔True
Telecommuting is most commonly known as working for an employer at a computer-equipped
space in the employee's home.. - ✔✔True
Overall, telecommuting reduces productivity, but decreases overhead for employers. - ✔✔False
In the 1980's, the AFL-CIO advocated a government ban on all computer at-home work. -
✔✔True
The practice of companies in other countries employing people in the U.S. is known as: -
✔✔Inshoring
The "safe harbor" provisions of _______________ protect Websites from lawsuits and criminal
charges for copyright infringement when users post infringing material. - ✔✔Digital Millennium
Copyright Act
Which of the following is not an exclusive right (subject to some exceptions) granted by
copyright law? - ✔✔Profit from the work
In the term "Free Software", "free" implies all of the following except one. Which one? -
✔✔Free of cost
When was the first U.S. copyright law passed? - ✔✔In 1790
There are four factors to consider in deciding whether a use of copyrighted material is a fair use.
Which of the following is not one of those factors? - ✔✔The purpose and nature of the use is
only for nonprofit organizational purposes
Which of the following is not a factor specified in U.S. copyright law for determining fair use? -
✔✔The for-profit or non-profit status of the copyright holder
Copyright law protects processes and inventions, while patent law protects the particular
expression of an idea. - ✔✔False
"Anticircumvention" and "safe harbor" are the two significant parts of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act. - ✔✔True
Sega v. Accolade, Inc. (1992) helped determine that reverse engineering was allowable (fair
research use) in order to make a compatible product. - ✔✔True
All peer-to-peer technologies were found to be illegal as a result of the Napster case. - ✔✔False
The legal guidelines for determining whether material is obscene include all of the following
EXCEPT - ✔✔the material is intended for or distributed to persons under the age of 18
Which of the following limits deceptive commercial email and outlines spammers'
responsibilities: - ✔✔the CAN-SPAM Act
Which one of the media areas has the most First Amendment protection? - ✔✔Print
What areas is covered by the topics of Free Speech? - ✔✔All of these
Anonymizers allow a user to - ✔✔send email and surf the Web anonymously
The Privacy Act of 1974 established rules to regulate _________ - ✔✔Federal government
databases only
A cookie is - ✔✔a file that a Web site stores on a visitor's computer
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) said that -
✔✔telecommunications equipment must be designed to allow the interception of telephone calls
(with a court order)
If a business follows an "opt-in" policy for handling personal data, information about a customer
__________ - ✔✔may not be released unless the customer gives permission
In Katz v. United States (1967), the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the government needs a
court order to intrude where a reasonable person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. -
✔✔True
In Kyllo v. United States (2001), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that when the government uses a
device that's not in use by the general public to 'see' things it could not without intrusion, that is a
'search' and requires a warrant. - ✔✔True
The USA PATRIOT Act (2001) gives individuals more protection from governmental intrusion.
- ✔✔False
U.S. v. Jones (2012) was the first major case of digital technology surveillance and involved
police attaching a GPS tracking device to a person's vehicle without a search warrant. - ✔✔True
If the right to be forgotten is a ____________ right (a liberty), it could mean that we may choose
to stay off the Internet and become a recluse, but we cannot force someone else to remove
information about us. - ✔✔Negative
As a positive right (a _______ right), it allows a person to restrict sharing of information by
others. This can infringe freedom of speech and restrict access to truthful information. -
✔✔Claim
Software designers should include users in the design stages. - ✔✔True
Professional ethics requires professionals to maintain their skills. - ✔✔True
The brainstorming phase discussed in Chapter 9 can generate long discussion with humorous and
obviously wrong options. - ✔✔True
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
There are currently how many imperatives mentioned in the ACM Code? - ✔✔24
A claim right is also known as a _______________. - ✔✔Positive right
Claim rights or positive rights - ✔✔impose an obligation on some people to provide certain
things for others
Accelerometers help robots stay upright. - ✔✔True
Generally, a deontologist would be more comfortable breaking a rule in circumstances where
doing so would have good consequences. - ✔✔False
It is always wrong to lie would reflect the utilitarian theory of ethics. - ✔✔False
Golden rules, such as treat others as we would want them to treat us, can be found in the Bible. -
✔✔True
What statement best describes Utilitarianism. - ✔✔Main example of a consequentialist theory to
increase happiness or "Utility".
Wikipedia relies upon an advertising-based business model. - ✔✔False
Researchers are developing brain-computer interfaces to enable severely handicapped people to
control appliances with their thoughts. - ✔✔True
A Turing Test determines the strength of an encryption method. - ✔✔False
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