IT Ethics and Governance Quiz

Which statement describes the difference between legal and ethical behavior in IT?

• A) All unethical acts are illegal

• B) All ethical acts are illegal

• C) Not all unethical behavior is illegal

• D) Legal and ethical always mean the same

Which is an example of unethical behavior in IT?

• A) Writing documentation

• B) Installing unlicensed software

• C) Performing backups

• D) Changing passwords regularly

What is IT governance?

• A) Software update policy

• B) Framework for decision rights and accountability in IT

• C) Database backup method

• D) Hardware purchase procedure

Which regulation impacts data management?

• A) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

• B) The Hardware Licensing Law

• C) TCP/IP Protocol Act

• D) The Secure Software Bill

What is the main focus of the UK Data Protection Act 1998?

• A) Reducing storage cost

• B) Protecting personal data

• C) Improving internet speed

• D) Hardware security

Why is intellectual property important for database administrators?

• A) To restrict internet use

• B) To protect and respect original ideas and works

• C) To format hard drives

• D) To update server passwords

What is a patent?

• A) A hardware warranty

• B) Exclusive right to use or sell an invention

• C) A data backup method

• D) A type of database view

What does copyright provide?

• A) Exclusive right to reproduce and distribute works

• B) Right to update database fields

• C) Free software updates

• D) Unlimited cloud storage

What is 'serializability' in transaction management?

• A) Allowing random access

• B) Ensuring transactions can run concurrently without interfering

• C) Limiting the number of transactions

• D) Increasing network speed

Which problem occurs if two transactions overwrite each other's changes?

• A) Deadlock

• B) Lost update

• C) Backup error

• D) Unauthorized access