WGU Ethics In Technology QCO1 (Ethics-In-Technology) Free Practice Test
Question 1
Which legislation provides a safe harbor for internet service providers (ISPs) whose customers violate intellectual property rights?
Correct Answer: D
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Question 2
A publicly-traded organization listed on the New York Stock Exchange has been flagged for possible accounting malpractices. An auditor discovers that the company used funds to disguise payments to international officials. The auditor also finds that the system of internal control does not adequately maintain books and records that reflect all business transactions.
Which law did the organization potentially violate?
Which law did the organization potentially violate?
Correct Answer: C
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Question 3
A company struggles to maintain project schedules with its current resource capacity. With a new set of corporate goals and restrictions on full-time hires, the company is considering adding contingent workers to help fill the gap.
What is a disadvantage of using contingent workers to support the company's goals?
What is a disadvantage of using contingent workers to support the company's goals?
Correct Answer: C
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Question 4
During an investigation into a bank robbery, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wants to monitor the telephone calls of identified suspects in the case for a two-week period. Due to the short time frame of the investigation, the FBI does not have time to pursue judicial authorization and get a warrant for surveillance.
Which type of telephone calls is legal for the FBI to monitor under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FlSA). given the time frame of the investigation?
Which type of telephone calls is legal for the FBI to monitor under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FlSA). given the time frame of the investigation?
Correct Answer: C
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Question 5
A company notices a drift in model performance due to suspicious alterations of the source data. It hires a specialist to test the security of its information systems and look for vulnerabilities attackers might have exploited.
Which name describes this specialist?
Which name describes this specialist?
Correct Answer: D
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Question 6
A factory manager must decide whether to replace assembly-line workers with robots but is concerned about employees losing their jobs. The factory manager also believes this automation would enhance worker safety, save the factory money, raise corporate profits, and lower the prices of goods produced. The factory manager weighs all possible outcomes and chooses the action that produces the greatest good.
Which ethical theory does this approach represent?
Which ethical theory does this approach represent?
Correct Answer: A
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Question 7
A hospital is struggling with adverse patient outcomes caused by avoidable medication errors. Many of these errors are due to illegible writing by the prescribing physician or incomplete data (or the prescribed medication and dose.
Which technology system reduces these errors?
Which technology system reduces these errors?
Correct Answer: B
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