Critical Thinking Questions Case 5-2 in Your Introductory Course on Computers

question 77

Multiple Choice

Critical Thinking Questions Case 5-2 In your introductory course on computers, your professor has decided to dedicate a lecture to computer ethics. There is a lot of ambiguity in this topic, and she has presented a range of circumstances for you and your classmates to review. Which of the following is NOT a question of computer ethics?

• A) Users are required to provide a software product's 25-character identification number before installing software.
• B) A student copies text from the web and uses it in a research paper for his English class.
• C) A student who has been expelled from school installs a computer virus on a computer in the student lab.
• D) Someone copies The DaVinci Code to the web and encourages others to read it.

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Definitions:

Cosureties

Joint parties who guarantee to pay back a loan or satisfy a debt for someone else if that person fails to do so.

Right of Reimbursement

The right to be repaid or compensated for expenses, losses, or damages that have been paid out or incurred on behalf of another party or entity.

Cosigns

Occurs when an individual signs a contract or loan agreement alongside another, taking on equal responsibility for the obligation.

Artisans' Liens

A possessory lien that allows craftsmen or service providers to retain possession of an item they have serviced or improved until they are paid.