Question 1

Which of the following is true of parties charged with vicarious liability?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are held responsible for the actions of their subordinates.
B)   They are seldom in supervisory or managerial roles.
C)   They only comprise the individuals directly responsible for the damage.
D)   They only comprise individuals who were the recipients of the damage.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

According to the legal concept of cyberliability,employers can be held liable for the actions of their employees through Internet communications to the same degree as if they had written those communications on company letterhead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

_____ is a legal concept that means a party may be held responsible for injury or damage even when he or she was not actively involved in an incident.

Accepted Answer

A)   Thin consent
B)   Vicarious liability
C)   Ratability
D)   Thick consentE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the technology used to monitor employees at the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A)   Keystroke loggers can track employees' location while they move through the workplace.
B)   Packet-sniffing software can intercept and archive all communications on a network.
C)   Cybersquatting software can automatically monitor breaks between receiving calls.
D)   "Smart" ID cards can be employed to capture every key pressed on a computer keyboard.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Keystroke loggers can only capture information that is not deleted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a benefit of telecommuting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Employers find it easy to keep track of the number of hours employees put into a project.
B)   Employees cannot be contacted by employers after a company's work hours.
C)   Employers cannot request employees to work after a company's work hours.
D)   Employees have the flexibility of taking care of their personal needs during work hours.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following explains why employers are in favor of monitoring and restricting the actions of their employees?

Accepted Answer

A)   The implications of vicarious liability for employers
B)   The federal restrictions placed upon wiretapping
C)   The reluctance of employees to give thick consent
D)   The federal restrictions placed on cybersquattingE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

_____ can be employed to capture every key pressed on a computer keyboard.

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The answer of _____ can be employed to capture every...

Question 9

The implications of vicarious liability are that the party charged is responsible for the actions of his or her _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The implications of vicarious liability are that...

Question 10

One of the ways in which multinational corporations lower their expenses is by shipping work to countries with lower labor costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Advances in technology make it harder for employers to assign employees work outside the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Under federal law,video surveillance is legal only if:

Accepted Answer

A)   the camera focuses on publicly accessible areas.
B)   the camera is placed in employee rest areas.
C)   the cameras aren't focused on customers.
D)   the cameras aren't focused on employees.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

_____ can record information that has been typed into a computer using a keyboard even after the information has been deleted.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ can record information that has been...

Question 14

According to Adam Moore,the distinction between the two types of consent to employee-monitoring-thin and thick-is created by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the state of the job market
B)   cybersquatting
C)   the organization's structure
D)   wiretappingE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Copying and distributing unpaid-for proprietary software is not a violation of computer ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Telecommuting allows employees a certain degree of flexibility in terms of their work hours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is true of keystroke loggers?

Accepted Answer

A)   They can record typed-in information even if it is deleted.
B)   They can videotape employees in public areas.
C)   They can analyze and archive calls made on personal phones.
D)   They can track the movement of employees in the workplace.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Information,once digitized,cannot be sent over a fiber-optic cable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is true of technological advances over the last two decades?

Accepted Answer

A)   They have not changed the work environment.
B)   They have increased employees' accessibility.
C)   They have raised no new ethical issues.
D)   They have limited the mobility of employees.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

The legal concept of _____ holds employers liable for the actions of their employees through Internet communications to the same degree as if they had written those communications on company letterhead.

Accepted Answer

A)   cyberliability
B)   cybersquatting
C)   hyper-networking
D)   virtual-mirroringE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 8: Ethics and Technology

_____ can record information that has been typed into a computer using a keyboard even after the information has been deleted.

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According to Adam Moore,the distinction between the two types of consent to employee-monitoring-thin and thick-is created by _____.

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_____ can be employed to capture every key pressed on a computer keyboard.

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One of the ways in which multinational corporations lower their expenses is by shipping work to countries with lower labor costs.

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Advances in technology make it harder for employers to assign employees work outside the workplace.

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According to the legal concept of cyberliability,employers can be held liable for the actions of their employees through Internet communications to the same degree as if they had written those communications on company letterhead.

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_____ is a legal concept that means a party may be held responsible for injury or damage even when he or she was not actively involved in an incident.

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Which of the following is a benefit of telecommuting?

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Which of the following is true of technological advances over the last two decades?

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Which of the following is true of the technology used to monitor employees at the workplace?

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Keystroke loggers can only capture information that is not deleted.

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The legal concept of _____ holds employers liable for the actions of their employees through Internet communications to the same degree as if they had written those communications on company letterhead.

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Information,once digitized,cannot be sent over a fiber-optic cable.

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Which of the following is true of keystroke loggers?

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Which of the following explains why employers are in favor of monitoring and restricting the actions of their employees?

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The implications of vicarious liability are that the party charged is responsible for the actions of his or her _____.

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Which of the following is true of parties charged with vicarious liability?

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Under federal law,video surveillance is legal only if:

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Telecommuting allows employees a certain degree of flexibility in terms of their work hours.

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Copying and distributing unpaid-for proprietary software is not a violation of computer ethics.

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