ITIS 428 Chapter 3

Question 1

What is the key difference between ethics and law?

Accepted Answer

Ethics define what’s acceptable behavior, not necessarily legal

Question 2

Ethical design in UX includes allowing users to cancel their participation at any time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What makes a situation an ethical dilemma?

Accepted Answer

It has two conflicting propositions with moral consequences

Question 4

According to James Moor, why are computers considered “logically malleable”?

Accepted Answer

They can perform any task described in terms of inputs and outputs

Question 5

In UX research and design, which of the following is NOT an ethical requirement?

Accepted Answer

Making the design look appealing

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of “invisible abuse”?

Accepted Answer

Software collecting browsing data without user consent

Question 7

Ethical problems in computing never involve assumptions made by programmers.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Selling personal data used to be considered unethical before it became illegal in many countries.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

James Moor’s “invisibility factor” suggests people fully understand how computers work internally.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What is algorithmic bias?

Accepted Answer

Unfair outcomes in software favoring certain users

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