Evaluation

Practice Ethics Exam
The following questions deal with the ethical use of instructional technology. Please read and study the information on the external web sites provided in the Resources area of the ITPS site before answering these questions.

These questions are similar to the ones you will find on the actual Ethics Exam. No information or data is recorded when you take this practice exam (no penalty for incorrect answers).

1. Catarina makes a single set of backup disks for a new computer program she has purchased. She stores these away in the event that some time in the future they might be needed. This action is:

2. Phyllis loans commercial software to a friend for use while maintaining a copy of that software on her computer for possible use. This action is:

3. Roger forwards a chain letter using the University computer system. This action is:

4. Christian deliberately erases all files on his own computer by reformatting the hard drive. This action is:

5. Jack refuses to have his computer diskette scanned for viruses before loading it on a University computer. This action is:

6. Naoko uses a friend's computer and e-mail program to send a message without identifying himself. This action is:

7. A faculty member uses a University computer to host a web page for personal financial gain. This action is:

8. Hirono maintains a web page on a University server to promote a non-profit, on-campus organization. This action is:

9. A faculty member sends large volumes of unsolicited commercial e-mail to registered computer uses on campus. This action is:

10. Celeste attempts to gain access to her own grades by "hacking" the University's advisement programs. This action is:

How well did you do? If you scored at least 9 out of 10 and have read and understood the resource web pages for Competency #1, this would be a good time to take the online test (available after November 15, 2002).