Test Bank for Information Technology for Managers, 2nd Edn, George Reynolds, (Complete Download)

CHAPTER 12— ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. _____ is a set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior. a. Moral b. Law c. Ethics d. Value ANS: C RATIONALE: Ethics is a set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior. Ethical behavior conforms to generally accepted social norms—many of which are almost universally accepted. Doing what is ethical can be difficult in certain situations. For example, although nearly everyone would agree that lying and cheating are unethical, some people might consider it acceptable to tell a lie to protect someone’s feelings or to keep a friend from getting into trouble.

2. Which of the following best describes morals? a. They are an individual’s beliefs about right and wrong. b. They are a set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior that are universally accepted. c. They consist of principles and core values that are essential to behavior. d. They are a system of rules enforced by a set of institutions that states what a person can and cannot do.

ANS: A RATIONALE: Morals are one’s personal beliefs about right and wrong, whereas the term ethics describes standards or codes of behavior expected of an individual by a group (nation, organization, and profession) to which an individual belongs. Moral acts conform to what an individual believes to be the right thing to do.

3. Which of the following defines law? a. It is an individual’s beliefs about right and wrong. b. It is a set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior that are universally accepted. c. It is a set of principles and core values that are essential to ethical work and governs a practitioner’s behavior. d. It is a system of rules enforced by a set of institutions that states what a person can and cannot do.

ANS: D RATIONALE: Law is a system of rules that tells us what we can and cannot do. Laws are enforced by a set of institutions (the police, courts, law-making bodies). Legal acts are acts that conform to the law.

4. Which of the following is true of a code of ethics? a. It is an individual’s beliefs about right and wrong. b. It is a set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior that are universally accepted.