Question 2: Understanding Wide Area Networks
2.1 Is it ethical for an ISP to throttle certain types of traffic while prioritizing others without notifying users? Identify
an ethical principle that is being violated.
(4 Marks)
2.2 What ethical considerations come into play when routing traffic through countries with strict data surveillance
laws?
(3 Marks)
2.3 In the context of Quality of Service (QoS), is it ethical to provide a significantly lower service level to free users
compared to premium users?
(3 Marks)
2.4 Is it ethical for a network administrator to compromise on security features to improve Quality of Service (QoS)?
(2 Marks)
2.5 When defining common WAN technologies and connections, is it ethical to lock customers into proprietary
technologies?
(3 Marks)
2.6 Is it ethical to oversell WAN services by promising speeds or reliability that the network can't consistently deliver?
(2 Marks)
2.7 What are the ethical considerations in using public WAN technologies, like the internet, for transmitting sensitive
or regulated information?