Capstone Mod 2

Front 1

From a legal perspective, IT workers are not recognized as professionals because they are not ____ by the state or federal government.

Back 1

licensed

Front 2

Many courts have ruled that IT workers are not liable for ____ because they do not meet the legal definition of a professional.

Back 2

malpractice

Front 3

As a result of increased ____, clients and service providers have built their working relationships on the expectation that they can communicate easily and instantly around the globe through electronic teleconferences, audio conferences, e-mail, and wireless devices.

Back 3

connectivity

Front 4

As a result of improved ____, clients are able to break down their business processes into their fundamental steps and decide which they will perform themselves and which they will outsource to service providers.

Back 4

modularization

Front 5

The mission of the Business Software Alliance is to ____.

Back 5

stop the unauthorized copying of software

Front 6

Software manufacturers can file a civil suit against software pirates with penalties of up to ____ per copyrighted work.

Back 6

$100,000

Front 7

A ____ is information, generally unknown to the public, that a company has taken strong measures to keep confidential.

Back 7

trade secret

Front 8

Whistle-blowing is an effort by an employee to attract attention to a negligent, illegal, unethical, abusive, or dangerous act by a company that threatens the ____.

Back 8

public interest

Front 9

Before becoming a whistle-blower, an employee would normally call attention to a problem and try to correct it by first working with appropriate resources within ____.

Back 9

the company

Front 10

To prove fraud in a court of law, prosecutors must demonstrate that ____

Back 10

the accused made a false representation of a material fact

Front 11

____ occurs when a party fails to perform certain express or implied obligation, which impairs or destroys the essence of a contract.

Back 11

Breach of contract

Front 12

Accepting payment of entry fees for a golf tournament from a supplier is ____

Back 12

could be perceived as a bribe

Front 13

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it a crime to bribe a foreign official unless the payment was ____.

Back 13

lawful under the laws of the foreign country in which it was paid

Front 14

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act permits facilitating payments so that an official performs or makes a(n) ____.

Back 14

official function faster

Front 15

Studies have shown that around ____ of all job applicants exaggerate their accomplishments on their resume.

Back 15

30%

Front 16

An IT professional organization whose mission is to provide superior leadership and education in information technology and that has a goal to help its members make themselves more marketable within their industry is ____.

Back 16

AITP

Front 17

Certification indicates that a professional possesses a particular set of skills, knowledge, or abilities, in the opinion of the ____.

Back 17

certifying organization

Front 18

A government license grants permission for an individual to engage in an activity or to operate a business. It is generally administered at the ____ level and often requires that the recipient pass a test of some kind.

Back 18

state

Front 19

The obligation to protect people against any unreasonable harm or risk is called ____.

Back 19

duty of care

Front 20

Because there are no ____ against which to compare a software engineer’s professional behavior, he or she cannot be subject to malpractice lawsuits.

Back 20

uniform standards

Front 21

A device that limits access to the company’s network based on the organization’s Internet usage policy is called a(n) ____.

Back 21

firewall

Front 22

Adherence to a professional code of ethics means that practitioners use a common set of ____ as a guideline for ethical decision making.

Back 22

core values and beliefs

Front 23

IT workers have a key responsibility to establish an environment that supports ethical behavior by users. Such an environment discourages software piracy, minimizes the inappropriate use of corporate computing resources, and avoids the inappropriate sharing of ____.

Back 23

information

Front 24

A feature that is associated with a bribe is that a bribe ____.

Back 24

encourages an obligation for the recipient

Front 25

If misrepresentation causes a party to enter into a contract, that party may have the legal right to ____.

Back 25

either cancel the contract or seek reimbursement for damages, but not both