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Ethics-In-Technology WGU Ethics In TechnologyQCO1 Questions and Answers

Questions 4

During an investigation into a bank robbery, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wants to monitor the telephone calls of identified suspects in the case for a two-week period. Due to the short time frame of the investigation, the FBI does not have time to pursue judicial authorization and get a warrant for surveillance.

Which type of telephone calls is legal for the FBI to monitor under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FlSA). given the time frame of the investigation?

Options:

A.

Calls between two non-U.S. citizens

B.

Calls initiated by a U.S. citizen to a non-U.S. citizen

C.

Calls initiated by a non-U.S. citizen to a U.S. citizen

D.

Calls between two U.S. citizens

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Questions 5

A malicious hacker takes over several computers via the internet and causes them to flood a target site with high volumes of data queries and other small tasks. Which type of attack is the hacker performing against the target site?

Options:

A.

Zero-day exploit

B.

Ransomware

C.

Denial-of-service (DoS)

D.

Worm

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Questions 6

An internet company develops a search engine to index websites and documents published online. The index displays short excerpts from search results in response to queries. Many of the indexed sites and documents are copyrighted.

Which doctrine covers the company's employment and reproduction of these materials?

Options:

A.

Safe harbor

B.

First sale

C.

Derivative work

D.

Fair use

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Questions 7

A company is bidding on a website project for a prospective client. The company knows that the client is going to weigh the time to deliver the project as one of its primary decision factors. The client has advised all bidders that completion time should be no more than three months with a budget of S50.000.

The company knows that with its current resourcing, it cannot complete the project in less than four months. However, it is confident that it will be able to deliver within four months to a high-quality standard and 20% under the set budget. The company advises the client that it would need four months but would be able to complete the project under budget.

What is this behavior considered?

Options:

A.

Ethical and illegal

B.

Unethical and illegal

C.

Unethical and legal

D.

Ethical and legal

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Questions 8

Which piece of legislation outlines who may access a person's credit data?

Options:

A.

Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act

B.

General Data Protection Regulation

C.

European Union Data Protection Directive

D.

Fair Credit Reporting Act

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Questions 9

A customer places an order for a product on an e*commerce site after reviewing the quantity and pricing on the online form. The customer then receives an email confirmation that displays different pricing than the order form. The customer reports the discrepancy to customer service.

Which security practice is this customer addressing?

Options:

A.

Availability

B.

Integrity

C.

Accessibility

D.

Confidentiality

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Questions 10

Which legislation provides a safe harbor for internet service providers (ISPs) whose customers violate intellectual property rights?

Options:

A.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

B.

Copyright Term Extension Act

C.

Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act

D.

Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

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Questions 11

To gather data for improved customer profiles, a social media platform uses microphone data from its users in the United States. Which U.S. Constitulional amendment does this action violate?

Options:

A.

Third Amendment

B.

Fourth Amendment

C.

Second Amendment

D.

First Amendment

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Questions 12

An engineer is working on a project to manufacture radar processing equipment for the U.S. military. As part of the project contract, all devices must be new. The engineer discovers that the manufacturer has a policy of using refurbished parts. The engineer speaks to their manager about it and is ignored.

What should this engineer do?

Options:

A.

Report the activities to the government

B.

Ask to be moved to a different activity

C.

Resign from their job

D.

Contact the local media

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Questions 13

An incident handler discovers an unauthorized change in the security key vault's database file, which caused a disclosure of confidential information. Which ethical issue does this incident pose?

Options:

A.

Property

B.

Privacy

C.

Access

D.

Accuracy

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Questions 14

A software company continues to refine and update the predictive algorithm that makes its product the market leader. Although the company announces some changes, most are unannounced so that people and businesses remain unaware.

What is this company protecting?

Options:

A.

Tradecraft

B.

Trade secret

C.

Trade dress

D.

Trademark

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Questions 15

A factory manager must decide whether to replace assembly-line workers with robots but is concerned about employees losing their jobs. The factory manager also believes this automation would enhance worker safety, save the factory money, raise corporate profits, and lower the prices of goods produced. The factory manager weighs all possible outcomes and chooses the action that produces the greatest good.

Which ethical theory does this approach represent?

Options:

A.

Deontology

B.

Relativism

C.

Virtue

D.

Consequentialism

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Questions 16

A robotics company engages an IT firm to deliver a marketing software solution. During the project, the robotics company asks for additional features that were not in the initial contract. The IT firm's project leader is unsure whether it can deliver these features but verbally agrees to the scope change. On delivery, the robotics company notes that several of the additional features are not included and that because of this, the solution is not compatible with certain legacy systems the company did not initially disclose.

Which factor might have mitigated the problem if the IT firm's project leader had abided by a professional code of ethics?

Options:

A.

Minimizing scope creep requests from the customer

B.

Improving decision-making around agreeing to additional scopes

C.

Avoiding the delivery of an incompatible solution

D.

Understanding the legal implications of noncontractual agreements

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Questions 17

A company notices a drift in model performance due to suspicious alterations of the source data. It hires a specialist to test the security of its information systems and look for vulnerabilities attackers might have exploited.

Which name describes this specialist?

Options:

A.

Black hat hacker

B.

While hat hacker

C.

Hacktivist

D.

Industrial spy

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Questions 18

A cloud computing company uses machine learning software to screen the resumes of job seekers. The company's aim is to reduce potential human prejudice in the hiring process. To set up the software and train the machine learning model, the company provides information from its hiring decisions over the past five years. After several months of using the software, the company runs an audit and finds that the software screens out minority job seekers at a much higher rate.

Which behavior is the trained machine learning model displaying?

Options:

A.

Exposing bias that exists in the data

B.

Acting fairly toward candidates

C.

Exhibiting intent to harm applicants

D.

Scoring low humility measurement

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Questions 19

A publicly-traded organization listed on the New York Stock Exchange has been flagged for possible accounting malpractices. An auditor discovers that the company used funds to disguise payments to international officials. The auditor also finds that the system of internal control does not adequately maintain books and records that reflect all business transactions.

Which law did the organization potentially violate?

Options:

A.

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

B.

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

C.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

D.

Electronic Communications Privacy Act

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Exam Name: WGU Ethics In TechnologyQCO1
Last Update: Dec 5, 2024
Questions: 66

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