Chapter 11 Social Implications of IT: Computers in Polite Society
11.1 True/False Questions
1) When communicating via email, it is important to remember that you aren’t there in person, so you should explain yourself more completely.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Email cannot convey some emotions and meaning and shouldn’t be used in those circumstances. At times, it’s not the best medium for conveying a message. Sometimes a phone call or a face-to-face conversation is better.
2) It is impossible to convey emotion in an email.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: (possible) It is possible, but it is difficult and inappropriate sometimes to use email for some types of messages.
3) One message covering multiple topics is better than multiple messages, each with a single topic.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Multiple messages, each with one topic, are less likely to be confused or overlooked.
4) Including the question with the reply is a courtesy; it provides the context for your answer.
Answer: TRUE
5) Email backlogs should be answered in the order they were received.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Email should be answered in reverse order.
6) The majority of participants in crowdsourcing are typically motivated by large monetary rewards for themselves.
Answer: FALSE
7) A well-conceived password should be easy to remember and difficult to guess.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: You should be able to remember it, but no one else should be able to figure it out.
8) A password should never be written down.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: If you need to, write down the password and keep it in a safe place.
9) When choosing a security question that will be used to challenge your identity in the event of a forgotten password, the security question should have an answer that has not been publically disclosed.
Answer: TRUE
10) With stringent laws against spam in many places, and spammers being prosecuted, spam is no longer a common problem.
Answer: FALSE
11) The use of shareware implies the obligation to pay for it.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: If you use shareware, rightfully, you should pay for it.
12) For your work to have copyright protection, the copyright symbol, ©, must be listed on your work.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Once you create a work, it is covered by copyright, with or without the symbol.
13) Determining if email is spam is really just a program’s best guess, and some mistakes are inevitable.
Answer: TRUE
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