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D333 ALL REVIEW ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY | 164 QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
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D333 ALL REVIEWETHICS IN
TECHNOLOGY | 164
QUESTIONS | WITH
COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS!!
Evatee 8/12/24 WGU D333
,D333 ALL REVIEW ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY |
164 QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS!!
A software development company develops a public website for the federal
government. The website is dedicated to remediating threats of a pandemic
based on detailed specifications provided by the customer. During final tests,
the company discovers specification flaws that could potentially aggravate the
effects of the pandemic.
What should the company do to mitigate its risk associated with strict liability?
Answer - Disclose the test results to the government
A developer creates video games based on real war scenarios and designs
characters that mimic real people from world events. The video game has
content perceived as excessively violent and rewards players who inflict the
most harm on other players' virtual characters. The developer knows that these
are simulated acts that depict real war scenarios to create an immersive
experience for players but is concerned about the impact on their moral
character.
Which ethical theory does this situation represent? Answer - Virtue
Two programmers disagree about which philosophical theory is best suited for
their autonomous vehicles. One programmer suggests their vehicle should
always choose the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
Which philosophical theory encapsulates this stance? Answer - Utilitarianism
,What is the difference between ethics and morals? Answer - Ethics reflect a
societal code of behavior, whereas morals reflect personal principles.
An IT company holds itself accountable for how its actions affect its
shareholders, consumers, employees, community, the environment, and
suppliers.
What is this company demonstrating? Answer - Corporate social responsibility
A homeowners' association (HOA) installs license plate readers after an
increase in reported crime in the neighborhood. Two domestic workers petition
the HOA, requesting that their data be deleted to protect their privacy. The
HOA considers this but denies their request, citing the greater need for security
protection for residents.
Which ethical theory does this represent? Answer - Consequentialism
A project team at an animal welfare agency is using predictive analytics to help
take animals out of abusive environments. The algorithm the team designed
has a false positive rate that is higher than zero, which means that some
animals could be removed erroneously if the algorithm's recommendations are
followed. The project owner understands that pets may wrongfully be removed
from loving healthy homes but decides to use the algorithm anyway because it
will happen only a small percentage of the time.
Which ethical theory does this represent? Answer - Consequentialism
A software sales company is currently struggling with low sales. The company is
aware that one of its competitor's senior sales managers is dissatisfied with the
competitor due to having been overlooked for a promotion to the position of a
, vice president (VP). The company approaches the sales manager and offers
them a position as VP for sales on the condition of bringing the manager's
existing customer list and contacts to the new role. The sales manager is bound
by a noncompete clause.
Which type of decision-making process did the company follow? Answer -
Unethical and illegal
A municipality decides to use the data it has on household water usage to build
an algorithm that can identify welfare fraud. This would result in a list of
potential fraudsters that could be used to make welfare decisions. Although
the municipality is the rightful owner and processor of the data, citizens have
raised privacy issues with the application. The citizens object that they have no
way of knowing whether they are on the list and have no possibility of redress
if they are.
Which decision-making process did the municipality follow? Answer - Legal but
unethical
The marketing department of a financial services institution asks data scientists
to build a consumer profile based on transaction data. Although company
lawyers approve the request to explicitly signal customers with potential
gambling addiction problems, the data scientists refuse to build the profiles.
What describes this request? Answer - Unethical and legal
Which ethical concept is related to the right to use a person's or an
organization's intangible creative activities? Answer - Property
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