CHAPTER 1

Question 1

The ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

(“the Code”)??

Answer 1

• expresses the conscience of the profession.

Question 2

includes principles formulated as statements of responsibility, based on the understanding that the public good is always the primary consideration.

Answer 2

The Code

Question 3

includes promoting fundamental human rights and protecting each individual’s right to autonomy. An essential aim of computing professionals is to minimize negative consequences of computing, including threats to health, safety, personal security, and privacy. When the interests of multiple groups conflict, the needs of those less advantaged should be given increased attention and priority.

• Contribute to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing.
• Avoid harm.
• Be honest and trustworthy.
• Be fair and take action not to discriminate.

Answer 3

Contribute to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing

Question 4

An essential aim of computing professionals is to minimize negative consequences of computing, including threats to health, safety, personal security, and privacy.

• Contribute to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing.
• Avoid harm.
• Be honest and trustworthy.
• Be fair and take action not to discriminate.

Answer 4

Contribute to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing

Question 5

Computing professionals should foster fair participation of all people, including those of underrepresented groups. Prejudicial discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, family status, gender identity, labor union membership, military status, nationality, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other inappropriate factor is an explicit violation of the Code.

• Contribute to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing.
• Avoid harm.
• Be honest and trustworthy.
• Be fair and take action not to discriminate.

Answer 5

Be fair and take action not to discriminate.

Question 6

“harm” means negative consequences, especially when those consequences are significant and unjust. Examples of harm include unjustified physical or mental injury, unjustified destruction or disclosure of information, and unjustified damage to property, reputation, and the environment.

• Contribute to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing.
• Avoid harm.
• Be honest and trustworthy.
• Be fair and take action not to discriminate.

Answer 6

Avoid harm.

Question 7

A computing professional should be transparent and provide full disclosure of all pertinent system capabilities, limitations, and potential problems to the appropriate parties. Making deliberately false or misleading claims, fabricating or falsifying data, offering or accepting bribes, and other dishonest conduct are violations of the Code.

• Contribute to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing.
• Avoid harm.
• Be honest and trustworthy.
• Be fair and take action not to discriminate.

Answer 7

Be honest and trustworthy.

Question 8

Computing professionals should therefore credit the creators of ideas, inventions, work, and artifacts, and respect copyrights, patents, trade secrets, license agreements, and other methods of protecting authors’ works.

• Respect the work required to produce new ideas, inventions, creative works, and computing artifacts.
• Respect privacy.
• Honor confidentiality.
• Be honest and trustworthy.

Answer 8

Respect the work required to produce new ideas, inventions, creative works, and computing artifacts.

Question 9

should not claim private ownership of work that they or others have shared as public resources.

• Respect the work required to produce new ideas, inventions, creative works, and computing artifacts.
• Respect privacy.
• Honor confidentiality.
• Be honest and trustworthy.

Answer 9

Respect the work required to produce new ideas, inventions, creative works, and computing artifacts.

Question 10

a computing professional should become conversant in the various definitions and forms of privacy and should understand the rights and responsibilities associated with the collection and use of personal information.