Unit 5

CS Ethics

[30.1] Why do websites collect user data?


    a) To speed up the internet
    b) To improve advertising effectiveness
    c) To delete user accounts
    d) To prevent users from visiting
    

[30.2] What is a “consumer profile”?


    a) A collection of facts about a user
    b) A shopping cart
    c) A password list
    d) A website design
    

[30.3] What is a third party in data collection?


    a) The website you visit
    b) Your internet provider
    c) A different company that receives your data
    d) Your device
    

[30.4] What is a cookie?


    a) A virus
    b) A social media account
    c) A type of advertisement
    d) A piece of data stored by your browser
    

[30.5] What is fingerprinting used for?


    a) A feature for unlocking phones
    b) Deleting cookies
    c) Improving graphics
    d) Identifying users across websites
    

[30.6] What is one major concern with machine learning decisions?


    a) They are too slow
    b) They use too little data
    c) They can be hard to explain
    d) They never make mistakes because they are modeled on real data
    

[30.7] What can cause bias in machine learning?


    a) Too many users at a given time
    b) Poor or biased training data
    c) Slow computers
    d) Simple algorithms
    

[30.8] True / False questions.


    a) Third-party cookies can track users across multiple websites.
    b) Machine learning algorithms are always fair and unbiased.
    c) Humans always question algorithm decisions carefully.
    d) Training large AI models can have environmental impacts.