Ethical Principles in Computing Quiz
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What is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of contributing to society and human well-being?

1.1 Contribute to society and to human well-being

What is the ethical principle that emphasizes the avoidance of causing harm?

1.2 Avoid harm

What is the ethical principle that stresses the importance of being honest and trustworthy?

1.3 Be honest and trustworthy

What is the ethical principle that emphasizes the need to be fair and to avoid discrimination?

<p>1.4 Be fair and take action not to discriminate</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ethical principle that underscores the respect for privacy?

<p>1.6 Respect privacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hacking was initially considered a positive term in the early 1960s to 1970s?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The term 'hacktivism' refers to the use of hacking to promote a political cause?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Companies began using hackers in the phase 2 of hacking to spread computer worms and viruses?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks are used to spread viruses and worms rapidly?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hacktivism is a form of civil disobedience and should not be punished?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The growth of the Web in the mid 1990s resulted in the rapid spread of viruses and worms?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

White hat hackers use their skills to demonstrate system vulnerabilities and improve security.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Pentagon has announced it would consider and treat some cyber attacks as acts of war, and the U.S. might respond with military force.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Firewalls are used to monitor and filter out communication from trusted sites or that fit a profile of suspicious activity.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), it outlaws hacking activities such as DoS, malware, unauthorized access, fraud, and impairing government operations.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Bahrain's Personal Data Protection Law covers computer crimes related to attacks on data and systems used for IT, illegal access to data, fraud crimes, and content crimes such as pornography.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted by the United States to govern the collection, processing, and storage of personal data.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Home users have a responsibility to ask questions and educate themselves on the tools to maintain security, such as personal firewalls, anti-virus, and anti-spyware.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The USA Patriot Act expanded the definition of loss to include the cost of responding to an attack, assessing damage, and restoring systems.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and... is responsible for enforcing Bahrain's PDPL.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ethical hacking courses focus on teaching hacking techniques for malicious purposes.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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