Ethics week 5 Question and answer

📝 Exam Practice Deck: Q&A Format

Q1. What ethical issue is triggered when a software engineer sells customer account details?

• Correct Answer: b) Privacy violation
• Core Concept: Data Privacy
• Reasoning: Customer data is confidential. Disclosing or selling it without explicit consent directly breaches privacy principles.
• Key Distinction: Privacy safeguards personal data, whereas intellectual property/copyright covers ownership of creations and code.

Q2. Identify which of the following are legally classified as computer crimes:

• I. Unauthorized access
• II. Introducing malware
• III. Using licensed software according to agreement
• IV. Stealing digital records
• Correct Answer: a) I, II, and IV
• Core Concept: Computer Crimes
• Reasoning: Statements I, II, and IV involve malicious interference, damage, or unauthorized acquisition. Statement III is fully lawful.

Q3. What violation occurs when an employee uses company computing resources without informing management?

• Correct Answer: c) Unauthorized use of computing resources
• Core Concept: Resource Ethics
• Reasoning: Servers, networks, and corporate IT systems are organizational assets. Using them for unapproved, personal tasks breaches company policy.

Q4. Define the core parameters of software piracy.

• Correct Answer: b) Unauthorized copying, distribution, or use of software
• Core Concept: Software Piracy
• Reasoning: Any reproduction, sharing, or operation of software without a valid license or explicit authorization constitutes piracy.

Q5. Which actions directly threaten data integrity?

• I. Unauthorized alteration of records
• II. Introducing malware into a database
• III. Regularly maintaining offline backups
• IV. Deliberate data manipulation
• Correct Answer: a) I, II, and IV
• Core Concept: Data Integrity
• Reasoning: Integrity demands that data remains accurate and complete. Alterations, malware corruption, and intentional manipulation damage it. Backups protect it.

Q6. A programmer discovers a security flaw and reports it responsibly without exploitation. What is this practice?

• Correct Answer: a) Ethical hacking
• Core Concept: Cybersecurity Ethics
• Reasoning: Security evaluation requires official authorization and a commitment to responsible, white-hat disclosure. Missing these elements turns it into a violation.

Q7. Which rights define digital privacy in a modern computing environment?

• I. Control over personal information
• II. Protection from unjustified surveillance
• III. Unlimited access to all online information
• IV. Protection against unauthorized disclosure
• Correct Answer: a) I, II, and IV
• Core Concept: Digital Privacy
• Reasoning: Privacy centers on personal autonomy, consent, and protection. Unlimited access to online info (III) is a governance or accessibility topic, not a personal privacy right.

Q8. What specific research misconduct is committed when a scientist intentionally changes data to make an experiment look successful?

• Correct Answer: c) Falsification
• Core Concept: Research Integrity
• Reasoning: Falsification is the manipulation or misrepresentation of genuine data.
• The FFP Boundary:
  • Fabrication = inventing entirely fake data.
  • Falsification = altering real data.
  • Plagiarism = stealing credit for ideas.

Q9. Provide the standard cybersecurity definition of hacking.

• Correct Answer: b) Unauthorized access to computer systems or networks
• Core Concept: Hacking
• Reasoning: In legal and security frameworks, breaching network or system perimeters without permission maps directly to malicious hacking.

Q10. What are the baseline ethical responsibilities of a professional mobile app developer?

• I. Protect user data
• II. Ensure application reliability
• III. Deliberately hide known security flaws to save face
• IV. Respect intellectual-property rights
• Correct Answer: a) I, II, and IV
• Core Concept: Professional Ethics
• Reasoning: Concealing vulnerabilities leaves users exposed and unsafe, directly violating the code of professional responsibility.

🔑 Final Memory Drill

• Data Breach/Sale → Privacy Violation
• Altered Research Data → Falsification
• Created Fake Data → Fabrication
• Vulnerability Reporting → Ethical Hacking
• Unlicensed Software Use → Software Piracy

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