CC101 (midterm part 1)

Question 1

is a money or favour given or promised in order to influence the
judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust.

Answer 1

BRIBE

Question 2

is the use or production of copyright protected
material without the permission of the copyright holder.

Answer 2

Copyright infringement

Question 3

is a criminal activity that either targets or uses a computer, a
computer network or a networked device.

Answer 3

Cybercrime

Question 4

is a branch of philosophy that used to study ideal human
behaviour and ideal ways of being.

Answer 4

ethics

Question 5

is the repeated use of electronic communications to harass
or frighten someone, for example by sending threatening emails.

Answer 5

cyberstalking

Question 6

is the condition of human flourishing or of living well.

Answer 6

Eudaimonia

Question 7

is the practice of using the Internet to illegally copy software and
pass it on to other people.

Answer 7

Piracy

Question 8

are practices and processes that give a company an
economic advantage over its competitors.

Answer 8

Trade secrets

Question 9

is the term used when a person passes on information
concerning wrongdoing, such as corruption, sexual harassment, etc.

Answer 9

Whistle blowing

Question 10

He believed that ideal behaviors were practices
that lead to the end goal eudaimonia, which is synonymous with a high

level of happiness or well-being.

Answer 10

Aristotle

Question 11

an 18th-
century philosopher and ethicist, believed that ideal behaviour was acting in

accordance with once duty. For him, well-being meant having freedom to
exercise autonomy (self-determination), not being used as means to an end,
being treated with dignity, and having the capability to think rationally.

Answer 11

kant immanuel

Question 12

A partial list of IT specialists are classified as “professionals” which
includes:

Answer 12

programmers, system analyst, software engineers, database
administrators, local area network (LAN) administrator, and chief
information officers (CIOS).

Question 13

discuss and agree upon fundamental
aspects of this relationship before the professional accepts in employment
offer.

Answer 13

Relationships between IT professionals and Employers

Question 14

In this type, each party agrees to provide something of value to each
other. Generally, IT professionals provides hardware, software, or services at

a certain cost and within a given time period.

Answer 14

Relationships between IT professionals and Clients

Question 15

Most IT professional understand that building a good relationship with
———– encourages the flow of useful communication and sharing of ideas.
IT professionals should not make unreasonable demands.

Answer 15

Relationships between IT professionals and Suppliers

Question 16

Professionals feel a degree of loyalty to other professionals and they help
each other. Experienced professionals can act as mentors and help develop
new members of the profession.

Answer 16

Relationships between IT professionals and Other Professionals

Question 17

IT professionals develop, install, service and support the product for IT
users. IT users need the product to deliver organizational benefits.

Answer 17

Relationships between IT professionals and IT Users

Question 18

Society not only expects professionals not to cause harm, but to provide
significant benefits. IT professionals have a relationship with others in
society who may be affected by their action. However, no formal organization
that takes responsibility for establishing and maintains standards that
protect the public.

Answer 18

Relationships between IT professionals and Society

Question 19

Unauthorized access, colloquially called —— is the classic
example of a computer crime. In many ways, unauthorized access to a
computer or system is analogous to physical trespass, and it may include
gaining access to restricted systems or exceeding one’s authorization on a
system to which one may have legitimate access.

Answer 19

“hacking,”

Question 20

An attacker may also seek unauthorized access to a computer in order to
convert the computer’s resources to the hacker’s own use. A common
example of this,

called a ——–is a network of compromised computers to
be used for resource-intensive tasks such as sending unwanted
advertisement e-mails, or “spam,” to a very large number of people at a time
(Anderson et al. 2012).

Answer 20

botnet

Question 21

Information privacy exists when the usage, release and
circulation of personal information can be controlled. Invasions of privacy
occur when individuals cannot maintain a substantial degree of control over
their personal information and its usage.

Answer 21

online privacy (right to be let alone)

Question 22

The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of most
precious rights because it is a condition for democracy

Answer 22

online freedom of expression ( (France, 1789,
Declaration of the Rights of Man, Article 11).

Question 23

therefore holds potential for a stronger diversity of opinions
and expressions, as they actually exist in society, thus strengthening the
public discourse and sphere.

Answer 23

cyberspace

Question 24

codified in codes of conduct, customer contracts and/or access
criteria, chat policies, or filtering systems can be effective regulators.

Answer 24

norms

Question 25

refers to creations of mind, such as inventions;
literary and artistic works, designs, and symbols, names and images used in
commerce.

Answer 25

Intellectual Property (Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights)

Question 26

refers to the legal right of the owner of intellectual property. In
simpler terms, it is the right to copy. This means that the original creators of
products and anyone they give authorization to are the only ones with the
exclusive right to reproduce the work.

Answer 26

copyright

Question 27

is an exclusive right granted for an invention – a product or
process that provides a new way of doing something, or that offers a new
technical solution to a problem. A patent provides patent owners with
protection for their inventions. Protection is granted for a limited period,
generally 20 years.

Answer 27

patent

Question 28

is a distinctive sign that identifies certain goods or services
produced or provided by an individual or a company. Its origin dates back to
ancient times when craftsmen reproduced their signatures, or “marks”, on
their artistic works or products of a functional or practical nature.

Answer 28

trademark

Question 29

is an international organization dedicated to helping ensure that the
rights of creators and owners of intellectual property are protected
worldwide, and that inventors and authors are therefore recognized and
rewarded for their ingenuity

Answer 29

Established in 1970, the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)