In Your Introductory Course on Computers, Your Professor Has Decided

question 144

Multiple Choice

In your introductory course on computers, your professor has decided to dedicate a lecture to technology 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 frequently discussed area of technology ethics?

• A) green computing
• B) information accuracy
• C) information authorship
• D) codes of conduct

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Definitions:

Technology Adoption Life Cycle

A framework within sociology that outlines how an innovation or new product gains acceptance, focusing on the psychological and demographic attributes of particular groups who adopt it.

Innovators

Individuals or entities that introduce new ideas, products, or methods, often driving changes and progress in various fields.

Early Adopters

Individuals or businesses who use or adopt new products, technologies, or innovations before the majority of others do.

Early Majority

The segment of consumers in the technology adoption lifecycle that adopts a new product just before the average person, usually after seeing evidence that it works from the "early adopters."