47. The use of
electronic
means by a
company
to watch or monitor its
employees
is
called
a.
management.
b.
control.
c.
surveillance.
d.
mentoring.
48. The major issue related to
electronic surveillance is
a. productivity.
b. invasion of
privacy.
c. company
loyalty.
d. legality.
49. The
development
of smarter
high-tech
tools was
advanced by:
a.
technological
advances since the tum of the
century.
b.
robotics.
c.
9-11.
d. the
internet.
50. The most intensely monitored employee activities
are
a. productivity and break times.
b. alcohol and tobacco consumption.
c. e-mail and Internet
usage.
d. break times and
absenteeism.
51. One major study of workers found that employees admitted engaging in the following unethical act(s):
a. wrongly blamed an error the employee had made on a technological glitch.
b. copied the company’s software for horne
use.
c. accessed private computer files without
permission.
d. employees engaged in all of these
acts.
52. Surveillance and security by use of computer technology got a big boost as a result
of
a. lower
costs.
b. enhanced resolution of digital photos.
c. relaxation of rules governing international travel.
d. the terrorist attacks of September
II,
200
I.
53. A major concern for employers is their workers’ use of cell
phones
a. to photograph sensitive sales
documents.
b. to record private employee
records.
c. while driving.
d. to converse with friends, instead of performing their
duties.
54. Ways that companies can address issues related to the ethical use of technology include all of the following
except
a. management guidelines.
b. use of the Information Systems Society’s code of
ethics.
c. relying on local and federal
laws.
d. collaboration between managers and
workers.
55. Which of the following is not one of the Ten Commandments of Computer
Ethics?
a. Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other
people.
b. Thou shalt not use a computer to
steal.
c. Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false
witness.
d. Thou shalt not use a computer to spy on fellow
employees.
56. All of the following are commandments of computer ethics
except
a. Thou shalt not use the company’s computer for personal
business.
b. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files.
c. Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
d. Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.
57. Using biology to discover, develop, manufacture, market, and sell products and services is called
a. bioethics.
b. biotechnology.
c. bionics.
d.
bio-commerce.
58. Most applications of biotechnology will come in the fields
of
a. health
care.
b.
pharmaceuticals.
c. agriculture.
d. all of these.
59. Bioethics deals with the ethical issues embedded
in
a. human and animal cloning.
b. embryonic stern cell
research.
c. extraordinary means to prolong life.
d. the use of biotechnology.
60. The most significant obstacle to the use of biotechnology is
a. fear that the technology will not
work.
b. the potential for public
backlash.
c. lack of funds to support
research.
d. government requirements for prolonged tests on human subjects.
61. The most basic moral question involved in stern cell research is
a. what constitutes human life.
b. who “owns” the
embryo.
c. the use to which the results of the research will be
applied.
d. who will benefit from the
research.
62. One of the main issues related to genetically modified foods (GMFs) is
a. whether the federal government will provide research
funding.
b. whether the living organism can be
patented.
c. labeling requirements.
d. the ability to export and import
GMFs.
63. All of the following are technological means by which companies invade consumer privacy
except
a. cookies
b. spam
c. botnets
d.
facebook
64. The Non GMO Project is:
a. non-profit collaboration of manufacturers, retailers, processors, distributors, farmers, seed companies
and
consumers
b. mission driven to ensure the lack of non-GMO choices
c. about everyone having limited availability of non-GMO choices
d. about genetically modified
foods
Provide
a short answer to each of these
questions.
Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
65. Consider an anecdote of a woman renting a car in California and being charged a large penalty because she
drove
out of state. The rental car company had tracked her locales through a global positioning system (GPS),
allegedly
without telling the woman that they would be doing so. Apparently the woman was upset because she was not
told
about the GPS. Is the failure to tell her the main
issue?
66. Which of the four categories of technology’s undesirable side effects is most worrisome?
Why?
67. Discuss some of the challenges that technology presents to
society.
68. One of the ways to make judgments about the ethical impacts of technology is to employ prevailing norms
of
acceptability in determining what is fair and to avoid harm. Provide a critique of using this criterion.
69. Evaluate the High Tech!High Touch authors’ solution for technological intoxication.
70. Why is protection of children an important ethical issue in the use of the
Internet?
71. Evaluate the Goverruuent’s involvement in internet privacy protection.
72. Evaluate the use of GPS to monitor the activities and locales of
employees.
73. Some companies involved in biotech research hire bioethicists to monitor the ethical issues raised by their
investigations. Can these bioethicists, paid by the firm doing the research, be
objective?
74. Discuss the benefits and problems associated with labeling genetically modified foods
(GMFs
).
75. One of the benefits of technology is that it reduces the amount
oflabor
needed to produce a given number of
goods
or services. Yet evidence shows that Americans work longer hours now than at any time in our history, and
we
work more hours than any other country. Discuss the implications of using technology to produce more instead
of
working less.
76. With respect to the three models of management ethics, discuss how technology might affect amoral
management.
77. There is some question about the ethics of Internet search engine companies accepting payment from
businesses
interested in receiving a higher ranking in search categories. Discuss the ethical implications of this practice. Is this
an ethical issue, or simply free enterprise at
work?
78. Discuss the implications of how bioethicists perform their
functions.
79. Discuss the pros and cons of genetic testing. Analyze what impact you believe the Genetic Information
and
Nondiscrimination Act will have on this issue.
80. Provide one example of how Internet technology has threatened businesses. Explain how ethics are being
violated.