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MTEL Digital Literacy and Computer Science - Question List

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16.
Which of the following uses of copyright-protected information is most likely to be permissible under fair use guidelines?
  1. A book reviewer quotes verbatim a few lines from a new novel as part of a review that appears in an online magazine.
  2. A language arts teacher scans an anthology of poetry and distributes digital copies to students at the start of the school year.
  3. A student downloads a graphic image from a non-profit website and uses it on their own site, attributing it to the original website.
  4. A researcher uses references at the end of a journal article as background information for their own research.
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17.
A teacher has instructed students working on a research project to maintain separate files for their own writing and excerpts from outside sources. The teacher notices that a student has cut and pasted an academic journal excerpt into the file intended for their own writing. After instructing the student to move the excerpt to the file intended for outside sources, which of the following scenarios illustrates the best way to respond ethically in this situation?
  1. Sharing this information with the student's other teachers so that they can reinforce appropriate use of resources.
  2. Guiding the student away from the journal and toward similar open-access articles and works in the public domain.
  3. Showing the student how to cite the journal article while describing basic copyright guidelines.
  4. Instructing the student to sufficiently paraphrase the excerpt so that it does not need to be cited.
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18.
A software developer has created a new software application. Creating a software license that users must review and accept before downloading the application will allow the developer to:
  1. Disclose warranty disclaimers for the software.
  2. Ensure that the software is not shared with other individuals.
  3. Set the price the purchaser will pay for the software.
  4. Explain how to download and install the software.
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19.
A student downloads open-source code under the GNU General Public License from an online repository. Under this type of license, the student is allowed to:
  1. Modify the code and then embed it in software that is distributed under a proprietary license.
  2. Use the original code for profit if licensing fees are paid to the repository.
  3. Freely modify and redistribute the code under the same copyright licensing terms.
  4. Distribute the code along with a school proprietary application.
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20.
A digital literacy teacher creates a website to explain project guidelines to students and parents/guardians and to model Web design. The teacher tests the site on several popular browsers before deploying it, but later receives feedback that the site does not display properly and cannot be easily read on smartphones or other mobile devices. Students would be at a disadvantage in this case if their households:
  1. Tend to adopt new technologies early.
  2. Rely on mobile-based translation apps.
  3. Prioritize mobile devices and connections based on cost.
  4. Prefer mobile devices because heads-of-house are younger adults.
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