Some of the Most Important Ethical Guidelines Involve ____ and ____

question 47

Multiple Choice

Some of the most important ethical guidelines involve ____ and ____.

• A) information; confidence
• B) informed consent; confidentiality
• C) information storage; confidentiality
• D) informed consent; confidence in treatment methods

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Definitions:

Hacker

Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system (whether an individual computer or a network).

Packet

A formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network, containing both control information and user data, critical for data transmission protocols.

Virus

A computer program that attaches itself to another computer program (known as the host program) and attempts to spread itself to other computers when files are exchanged.

Identity Theft

The process by which someone uses personal information about someone else (such as the victim’s name, address, and Social Security number) to assume the victim’s identity for the purpose of defrauding another.