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Management Information Systems Managing the Digital Firm 15th Edition By Kenneth C. Laudon – Test Bank
Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 15e (Laudon)
Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
1) Which of the following best describes how new information systems can result in legal gray areas?
A) They work with networked, digital data, which are more difficult to control than information stored manually.
B) They result in new situations that are not covered by old laws.
C) They are implemented by technicians rather than managers.
D) They are created from sets of logical and technological rules rather than social or organizational mores.
E) They are little understood by politicians or lawyers.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Ethical understanding and reasoning
LO: 4-1: What ethical, social, and political issues are raised by information systems?
2) Which of the following best describes the effect that new information technology has on society?
A) It has a dampening effect on the discourse of business ethics.
B) It has a ripple effect, raising new ethical, social, and political issues.
C) It is beneficial for society as a whole, while raising dilemmas for consumers.
D) It has a waterfall effect in raising ever more complex ethical issues.
E) It has a magnifying effect, creating increasing numbers of ethical issues.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Ethical understanding and reasoning
LO: 4-1: What ethical, social, and political issues are raised by information systems?
3) The obligations that individuals and organizations have concerning rights to intellectual property involve which of the following moral dimensions of the information age?
A) Property rights and obligations
B) System quality
C) Accountability and control
D) Information rights and obligations
E) Quality of life
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Ethical understanding and reasoning
LO: 4-1: What ethical, social, and political issues are raised by information systems?
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