An Owner of a Small Publishing Company Allowed a Friend

question 50

Multiple Choice

An owner of a small publishing company allowed a friend who was starting a machine embroidery business to load the publishing company's copy of Microsoft Word onto the friend's computer.This activity is

• A)both legal and ethical.
• B)caveat emptor.
• C)illegal but ethical.
• D)both illegal and unethical.
• E)sanctioned by the Business Software Alliance since only one copy was transferred.

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Definitions:

Peer-To-Peer

A decentralized network architecture where all the participants, or nodes, share part of their resources directly with each other, without going through a centralized server.

Node

A device connected to a network such as a computer, a peripheral (such as a printer), or a communications device (such as a modem).

Communicates Directly

The process where two systems or devices establish a connection without intermediary devices or services.

Print Server

A server that manages all client-requested printing jobs for all printers on a network.