Case 5-2 ​In Your Introductory Course on Computers, Your Professor Has Decided

question 192

Multiple Choice

Case 5-2
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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:

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure that severs connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe, once used to treat mental disorders.

Walter Freeman

A controversial American physician known for his role in popularizing the lobotomy procedure.

Egas Moniz

A Portuguese neurologist and the developer of cerebral angiography, also awarded the Nobel Prize for pioneering the prefrontal leucotomy procedure.

Transorbital Lobotomy

A form of lobotomy introduced in the 1940s that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe, through the eye sockets, to treat mental illnesses.