Critical Thinking Questions Case 11-1 One Form of Software Theft

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Critical Thinking Questions Case 11-1 One form of software theft is the theft of the software from software manufacturers, which is known as piracy. Because this has historically been rather easy to do, the practice has become very common. As a computer instructor you feel it is your responsibility to explain this practice to students through the use of some examples. All of the following are permissible under a EULA except which of the following?

• A) Jamie installs Quark Xpress on a single computer.
• B) Christine leases her copy of Dreamweaver 8.
• C) Phuong-Dao makes one copy of Microsoft Office 2007 as a backup.
• D) Isaiah sells his copy of Adobe Photoshop CS2, having removed it from his computer first.

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Definitions:

Ego

In psychology, a part of the mind that mediates between conscious and unconscious thoughts, often tied to one's sense of self-esteem and identity.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory proposed by Freud that describes a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry with the same-sex parent.

Impulsiveness

A tendency to act on spontaneous desires without considering the consequences.

Superego

Part of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the ethical or moral self that counters the impulses of the id.