Chapter 4 INNOVATIVE SYSTEM AND TECHNOLOGY

What are ethics?

• Principles of efficiency and productivity

• Rules of political engagement

• Principles of right and wrong guiding behavior

• Methods of system implementation

What major challenge does information systems pose?

• Increasing the cost of business operations

• Threatening existing distributions of power, money, rights, and obligations

• Reducing societal knowledge sharing

• Increasing dependency on physical storage

Which of the following is NOT one of the five dimensions of information technology and systems?

• System quality

• Property rights and obligations

•  Speed of data transfer

• Quality of Life

What does the concept of privacy emphasize?

• Sharing data freely for transparency

• Avoiding public appearances

• Being left alone and free from interference

• Restricting public data access for organizations

 Which of these methods is commonly used for data collection on the web?

• Web bugs

• Cookies

• Spyware

• All of the above

Intellectual property refers to

• Physical property created by corporations

• Tangible and Intangible property created by individuals or corporations

• Government-owned trade secrets

• Open-source data available to the public

How is intellectual property protected?

• Patents

• Trademark

• Copyright

• All of the above

What is a societal issue related to software quality?

• The cost of software updates

• Expectations of perfection in software systems

• Over-reliance on legacy systems

• Public awareness of software development processes

Which of these describes “Fair Information Practice Principles”?

• Guidelines for reducing software errors

•  Standards for protecting individual privacy

• Rules for intellectual property enforcement

• Steps to improve system efficiency

What is a political issue concerning privacy?

• How much data companies can share with users

• What laws govern data collection and usage by organizations like the FBI

• Standards for data retention by companies

• The social expectation of transparency