1.6 Impacts of digital technology Flashcards
What different types of issues does technology introduce?
-Ethical issues.
-Legal issues.
-Cultural issues.
-Environmental issues.
What are ethical issues?
What would be considered right and wrong by society.
What are legal issues?
What is right and wrong according to law.
What are cultural issues?
How groups of people with particular beliefs, practices or languages may be affected.
What are environmental issues?
How we impact the natural world.
What is internet censorship?
When someone tries to control what other people can access on the internet.
What is computer surveillance?
When someone monitors what other people are accessing on the internet.
What is the digital divide?
Some people have greater access to technology than others.
What causes the digital divide?
-Some people don’t have enough money to buy new devices.
-Urban areas have greater network coverage than rural areas.
-Some people don’t know how to use the internet and other new technologies.
What is the global divide?
The level of access to technology is different in different countries.
What are some environmental issues?
-When we make devices we use up natural resources.
-When we use devices we use lots of energy.
-When we throw away devices we create lots of E-waste.
What are the six principles of the Data Protection Act 2018?
-Data should be kept safe and secure.
-Data should not be kept longer than necessary.
-Data must be accurate and kept up to date.
-Data should be adequate, relevant and not excessive for the specified use.
-Data must only be used for the specified purpose.
-Data must only be used in a fair, lawful and transparent way.
What is the purpose of the Copyright Designs and Patents act 1988?
Protects intellectual property.
What is the Copyright Designs and Patents act 1988?
Illegal to share copyrighted files without the copyright holder’s permission or use unlicensed software / plagiarise somebody else’s work.
What does copyright cover?
Written or recorded content. Any physical content.
What does patents cover?
Protects ideas and concepts rather than actual content.
What is the purpose of the Data Protection Act 2018
Controls the use of personal data.
What is the purpose of the Computer Misuse Act 1990?
Prevents illegal access to files.
What has the Computer Misuse Act 1990 made illegal?
-Gaining unauthorised access to a private network or device through hacking.
-Gaining unauthorised access to a network or device in order to commit a crime like stealing data.
-Unauthorised modification of computer material like deleting files.
-Making, supplying or obtaining malware.
What is a software license
An agreement that allows 1 or more individuals to legally use a piece of software.
What is open source software?
Source code is made freely available and users may legally modify it to create their own spin-off software.
What are advantages of open source software?
-Free so not made for profit.
-Community forums encourage the collaboration and sharing of ideas.
-Users can adapt software to fit their needs.
-Users can suggest bug fixes and improvements to the original developers.
What are disadvantages of open source software?
-May be limited user documentation.
-No warranties if something goes wrong.
-No customer support
What is compiled code?
The final file that runs and doesn’t tell you how the program was made.
What is proprietary software?
Only releases compiled code not the source code and restricts the modification, copying and redistribution of the software.
What are the advantages of proprietary software?
-Comes with warranties, documentation and customer support.
-Should be well-tested and reliable as the company’s reputation depends on this.
-Fixes and updates will come regularly.
-Cheaper for companies instead of developing own custom-built software.
What are the disadvantages of proprietary software?
-Can be expensive.
-Software may not exactly fit what the user needs and they can’t do anything about it.
-Software companies may not maintaom older software after warranties expire as they’ll want people to buy their latest product.
What is source code?
The actual programming code behind the software which shows exactly how the software was made.
