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1Copyright©2012PearsonEducation,Inc.ManagementInformationSystems,12e(Laudon)Chapter4EthicalandSocialIssuesinInformationSystems1)Advancesindatastoragehavemaderoutineviolationofindividualprivacymoredifficult.Answer:FALSEDiff:1PageRef:126AACSB:UseofITCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.12)Thelaststepinanalyzinganethicalissueshouldbetoidentifythestakeholderspeoplewhohaveavestedinterestintheoutcomeofthedecision.Answer:FALSEDiff:2PageRef:130AACSB:EthicalUnderstandingandReasoningAbilitiesCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.23)Professionalstakeonspecialrightsandobligationsbecauseoftheirspecialclaimstoknowledge,wisdom,andrespect.Answer:TRUEDiff:1PageRef:131AACSB:EthicalUnderstandingandReasoningAbilitiesCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.24)Privacyistherighttobeleftalonewhenyouwanttobe,withoutsurveillanceorinterferencefromotherindividualsororganizations.Answer:TRUEDiff:1PageRef:131AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.35)MostAmericanandEuropeanprivacylawisbasedonasetoffiveprinciplescalledCOPPA.Answer:FALSEDiff:2PageRef:132AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.32Copyright©2012PearsonEducation,Inc.6)AcookieisasmallfilecontaininginformationaboutyouandyourWebactivitiesthatisdepositedonyourharddiskbyaWebsite.Answer:TRUEDiff:2PageRef:134AACSB:UseofITCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.37)Spywareissoftwarethatcomeshiddenindownloadedapplicationsandcantrackyouronlinemovements.Answer:TRUEDiff:2PageRef:135AACSB:UseofITCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.38)MostInternetbusinessesdoverylittletoprotecttheprivacyoftheircustomers.Answer:TRUEDiff:2PageRef:137AACSB:UseofITCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.39)P3Pencryptsorscramblese-mailordatasothatitcannotbereadillicitly.Answer:FALSEDiff:2PageRef:138AACSB:UseofITCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.310)Protectionfortradesecretsisenforcedatthefederallevel.Answer:FALSEDiff:3PageRef:139AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.311)Copyrightisthelegalprotectionaffordedintellectualproperty,suchasasong,book,orvideogame.Answer:TRUEDiff:2PageRef:139AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.33Copyright©2012PearsonEducation,Inc.12)Tradesecretlawprotectstheactualideasinaworkproduct,notjusttheirmanifestations.Answer:TRUEDiff:2PageRef:139AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.313)Thedrawbacktocopyrightprotectionisinpassingstringentcriteriaofnonobviousness.Answer:FALSEDiff:2PageRef:140AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.314)Accordingtothecourts,inthecreationofsoftware,uniqueconcepts,generalfunctionalfeatures,andevencolorsareprotectablebycopyrightlaw.Answer:FALSEDiff:2PageRef:140AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.315)Thekeyconceptsinpatentlawareoriginality,novelty,andvalue.Answer:FALSEDiff:3PageRef:140AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.316)Despitethepassageofseverallawsdefiningandaddressingcomputercrime,accessingacomputersystemwithoutauthorizationisnotyetafederalcrime.Answer:FALSEDiff:2PageRef:145AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.317)Insofarassoftwareisessentiallyanintangiblegood,producersofsoftwarecannotbeheldliableforanydamagesthattheirsoftwareunintentionallycauses.Answer:FALSEDiff:2PageRef:142AACSB:UseofITCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.44Copyright©2012PearsonEducation,Inc.18)TheEuropeanParliamenthaspassedabanonunsolicitedcommercialmessaging.Answer:TRUEDiff:2PageRef:146AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.419)Themostcommontypeofcomputer-relatedRSIisCTS.Answer:TRUEDiff:2PageRef:149AACSB:UseofITCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.420)Technostressisacomputer-relatedmaladywhosesymptomsincludefatigue.Answer:TRUEDiff:2PageRef:443AACSB:UseofITCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.421)Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeshownewinformationsystemsresultinlegalgrayareas?A)Theyworkwithnetworked,electronicdata,whicharemoredifficulttocontrolthaninformationstoredmanually.B)Theyresultinnewsituationsthatarenotcoveredbyoldlaws.C)Theyareimplementedbytechniciansratherthanmanagers.D)Theyarecreatedfromsetsoflogicalandtechnologicalrulesratherthansocialororganizationalmores.Answer:BDiff:2PageRef:124-125AACSB:EthicalUnderstandingandReasoningAbilitiesCASE:EvaluationintermsofassessObjective:4.122)TheintroductionofnewinformationtechnologyhasaA)dampeningeffectonthediscourseofbusinessethics.B)rippleeffectraisingnewethical,social,andpoliticalissues.C)beneficialeffectforsocietyasawhole,whileraisingdilemmasforconsumers.D)waterfalleffectinraisingevermorecomplexethicalissues.Answer:BDiff:2PageRef:124-125AACSB:EthicalUnderstandingandReasoningAbilitiesCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.15Copyright©2012PearsonEducation,Inc.23)Intheinformationage,theobligationsthatindividualsandorganizationshaveconcerningrightstointellectualpropertyfallwithinthemoraldimensionofA)propertyrightsandobligations.B)systemquality.C)accountabilityandcontrol.D)informationrightsandobligations.Answer:ADiff:1PageRef:126AACSB:EthicalUnderstandingandReasoningAbilitiesCASE:ComprehensionObjective:4.124)Intheinformationage,theobligationsthatindividualsandorganizationshave