ITE302 - FPT Final All Answers Correct
1 Each society forms a set of rules that establishes the boundaries of generally accepted behavior. These
rules are often expressed in statements about how people should behave, and they fit together to form
the ____ by which a society lives. ️moral co...
1 Each society forms a set of rules that establishes the boundaries of generally accepted behavior. These
rules are often expressed in statements about how people should behave, and they fit together to form
the ____ by which a society lives. ✔️moral code
2 A set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior within a society is called ____. ✔️ethics
3 Arthur Andersen, once a major international accounting firm, was indicted for obstruction of justice,
lost its auditing license, and eventually closed its U.S. offices based on the actions of a few employees
even though they were performing in a manner contrary to corporate policy and their employer's
directions. This is an example of the principle called respondeat superior or ____. ✔️"let the master
answer."
4 In 2007, ____ of all software in circulation worldwide was pirated. ✔️around 38%
5 ____ had one of the highest software piracy rates in 2007. ✔️Armenia
6 Habits that incline people to do what is acceptable are called ____. ✔️virtues
7 ____ describes standards or codes of behavior expected of an individual by a group (nation,
organization, profession) to which an individual belongs. ✔️Morals
8 ____ is a system of rules that tells us what we can and cannot do. ✔️Laws
9 ____ hired private investigators to identify members of its board of directors who were responsible for
leaking confidential company information to the press. ✔️Hewlett-Packard
10 Someone who stands to gain or lose, depending on how a situation is resolved is called a(n) ____.
✔️stakeholder
,11 Companies that develop and maintain strong employee relations ____. ✔️suffer lower turnover
rates
12 A judge found ____ guilty of not providing timely on-site technical support that customers were
entitled to and, as a result, lost its place as the world's largest computer manufacturer. ✔️Dell
13 The Department of Justice established sentencing guidelines that suggest more ____ treatment for
convicted executives if their companies have ethics programs. ✔️lenient
14 One characteristic of an organization that has a successful ethics program is that ____.
✔️employees are rewarded for ethical behavior.
15 A rapid increase in the appointment of corporate ethics officers typically follows ✔️the revelation of
a major business scandal.
16 In a for-profit organization, it is the primary objective of the ____ to oversee the organization's
business activities and management for the benefit of shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers,
and the community. ✔️Board of Directors
17 While nearly half of all employees surveyed saw some form of ethical misconduct in 2007, less than
____ of those employees reported the misconduct to management. ✔️60%
18 In a(n) ____, an organization reviews how well it is meeting its ethical and social responsibility goals,
and communications its new goals for the upcoming year. ✔️social audit
19 Ethical conduct criteria that could be used in an employee's performance evaluation includes ____.
✔️operating effectively in a multicultural environment
20 ____ is a likely cause of employees feeling "No one will ever know the difference, and if they do, so
what?" ✔️Management failing to hold people accountable for unethical actions
, 21 The step in the five-step decision-making process during which the decision maker (s) consider laws,
guidelines, policies, and principles that might apply to the decision is the ____ step. ✔️evaluate and
choose alternative
22 The step of the five-step decision process during which those who will be affected by the decision are
identified is the ____ step. ✔️develop problem statement
23 Part of developing a good problem statement includes ____. ✔️determining who is directly affected
by the problem
24 An approach to ethical decision making that is based on a vision of society as a community whose
members work together to achieve a common set of values and goals is the ____ approach.
✔️common good
25 An approach to ethical decision making that states you should choose the action or policy that has
the best overall consequences for all people who are directly or indirectly affected is the ____ approach.
✔️utilitarian
26 From a legal perspective, IT workers are not recognized as professionals because they are not ____
by the state or federal government. ✔️licensed
27 Many courts have ruled that IT workers are not liable for ____ because they do not meet the legal
definition of a professional. ✔️malpractice
28 As a result of increased ____, clients and service providers have built their working relationships on
the expectation that they can communicate easily and instantly around the globe through electronic
teleconferences, audio conferences, e-mail, and wireless devices. ✔️connectivity
29 As a result of improved ____, clients are able to break down their business processes into their
fundamental steps and decide which they will perform themselves and which they will outsource to
service providers. ✔️modularization
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