1B Ethical and legal compliance

Question 1

What is strict product liability?

Answer 1

A type of tort lawsuit might be appropriate if the software cause injury or property damage because it is dangerously defective

Question 2

What is malpractice?

Answer 2

The software is author provides unreasonably poor professional services.

Question 3

What is fraud?

Answer 3

Fraud exist if the seller of this offer knowingly misrepresented the capabilities of the product

Question 4

What is tort?

Answer 4

Wrongful act other than a breach of contract that injures another and for which the law imposes civil liabilities

Question 5

What are the five types of tort law suits that might be applied to software?

Answer 5

Conversion; negligence; strict product liability; malpractice; fried

Question 6

What is conversion?

Answer 6

Conversion is involved if the software was intentionally designed to steal from the customer user or destroy property

Question 7

What is negligence

Answer 7

If the developer of a software system failed to take steps that a reasonable software developer would take and because of failure the software cause personal injury or property damage that developer might be liable to damages under tort law