Question: The Fair Credit Reporting Act includes provisions to ensure that the information in consumer reporting agency files is accurate and up-to-date.
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Answer: True
Question: A trade secret is information, generally unknown to the public, that a company has taken strong measures to keep confidential.
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Answer: True
Question: What term refers to the obligation to protect people against any unreasonable harm or risk?
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Answer: Duty of care
Question: The internal audit department includes members of the board of directors who determine that the internal systems and controls of the organization are adequate and effective.
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Answer: False
Question: Which entity is a computing society founded in 1947 with more than 97,000 student and professional members in more than 100 countries, and it publishes over 50 journals and 30 newsletters?
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Answer: Association for Computing Machinery
Question: The posting of thousands of State Department documents on the Wikileaks Web site is an example of which of the following?
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Answer: inappropriate sharing of information
Question: Which of the following is a trade group that represents the world’s largest software and hardware manufacturers?
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Answer: Business Software Alliance (BSA)
Question: Professionals who breach the duty of care are liable for injuries that their negligence causes. This liability is commonly referred to as which of the following?
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Answer: professional malpractice
Question: A breach of the duty of care is defined as a failure to conform to the code of ethics of a professional organization.
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Answer: False
Question: Which of the following is an effort by an employee to attract attention to a negligent, illegal, unethical, abusive, or dangerous act by a company that threatens the public interest?
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Answer: Whistle-blowing
Question: Which of the following is the term for the crime of obtaining goods, services, or property through deception or trickery?
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Answer: Fraud
Question: What is the term for the process of a government agency negotiating with a business in private to gain an agreement to stop an illegal or questionable practice?
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Answer: Consent decree
Question: What is the primary ethical issue facing IT professionals?
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Answer: Privacy
Question: Which of the following refers to the principle that one should do no harm?
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Answer: Nonmaleficence
Question: What is the term for a license that enables software to be freely used, modified, and shared?
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Answer: Open source
Question: Which of the following is NOT an example of intellectual property?
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Answer: Public domain
Question: Which of the following is a legal concept that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to its use and distribution?
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Answer: Copyright
Question: Which of the following is an agreement between the software manufacturer and the user that stipulates the terms of use?
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Answer: EULA