Ethical Implications of Information Systems Quiz
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What are ethics?

  • Principles of right and wrong that individuals use to follow the law
  • Principles of right and wrong that individuals use to make choices (correct)
  • Principles of right and wrong that organizations use to make choices
  • Principles of right and wrong that individuals use to judge others
  • How do information systems raise new ethical questions?

  • By creating new kinds of crime (correct)
  • By enforcing existing distributions of power
  • By decreasing the need for laws and regulations
  • By eliminating social and political institutions
  • What is the model for thinking about ethical, social, and political issues according to the text?

  • Society as a calm pond and IT as a gentle breeze
  • Society as a calm pond and IT as a rock creating ripples (correct)
  • IT as a calm pond and society as a rock creating ripples
  • Society as a turbulent sea and IT as a calming force
  • What are the five moral dimensions of information mentioned in the text?

    <p>Information rights and obligations; Property rights and obligations; Accountability and control; System quality; Quality of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why can't social and political institutions respond overnight to the ripples created by IT?

    <p>Because it may take years to develop etiquette, expectations, laws</p> Signup and view all the answers

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