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1.6.1 Impacts of Technology Flashcards

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What kind of issues does technology introduce?

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Ethical, legal, cultural, environmental and privacy issues.

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What are ethics?

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Ethics relates to what is considered right or wrong, morality and power.

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What is personal data?

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Personal data refers to any information that could be used to identify or impersonate a living individual.

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What are five examples of personal data?

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  • Full name
  • Date of birth
  • Address
  • Place of education/employment
  • Mother’s maiden name
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What is the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) for?

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To control the way that data is handled and to give legal rights to people who have information stored about them.

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How must personal data be processed?

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Fairly, lawfully and transparently processed

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Personal data be obtained for what purposes?

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Specified, explicit and legitimate purposes.

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Personal data must be…

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Adequate, relevant, accurate and up to date.

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Personal data must not be…

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Excessive, kept for longer than necessary

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How must personal data be handled?

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In a way that ensures security.

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What are three technological inventions that have an impact on the environment?

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  • Petrol cars
  • Electric cars
  • Server farms
  • Single use/disposable technology
  • Energy metres

Can be anything, really, these are just examples.

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What is the digital divide?

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The division between those people who have full access to technology and are comfortable using it, and those who don’t.

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What are five reasons the digital divide exists?

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  • Difference between socio-economic groups
  • Difference between those who live in urban areas and those who live in rural ones
  • Difference between countries which have reliable infrastructure and those that don’t
  • Difference between those who are educated and those who aren’t
  • Difference between population generations
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What exists to protect people’s creations?

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The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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What must a creation be to get automatically copyrighted?

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New, original, inventive, tangible, independently created and with industrial application (able to make money from)

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What does copyright protect?

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Original works

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What do patents protect?

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Ideas

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Does having a patent in one country mean you have it everywhere?

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No

19
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It is legal to copy, publish, distribute or sell copyrighted material when…

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  • You are the copyright holder
  • You have the copyright holder’s permission
  • The copyright holder has chosen to give up their copyright
20
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What are the main five things that get protected under copyright?

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  • Music
  • Art and photographs
  • Ideas
  • Text (books, articles and reports)
  • Algorithms (but only if the source code has been created)
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Why protect things under copyright?

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  • You might not want anyone else getting money off of your idea but you
  • You might want the public acclaim
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What is globalisation?

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The process in which the world becomes more interconnected

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What is the Computer Misuse Act 1990 for?

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To deal with the issue of accessing or modifying data without permission.

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What are the three primary offences of the Computer Misuse Act 1990?

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  • Unauthorised access to computer materials
  • Unauthorised access with intent to commit further offences
  • Unauthorised modification of computer material
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What is a positive effect of technology on culture?

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Easier, faster communication has contributed to the rise of democracy.

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What is a negative effect of technology on culture?

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Developing countries risk losing their cultural identities and assimilating themselves into an increasingly westernised world.

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What is a software license?

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Provides a user with proof that they have a right to use software because they have purchased it or got permission from the author.

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What are the two types of software licence?

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  • Proprietary software
  • Open source software
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What is proprietary software?

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Software licenced under strict conditions, usually preventing you from modifying or distributing the software.

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What is the main reason for someone to make proprietary software?

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To make a profit

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Is the source code of proprietary software open to the public?

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No

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Proprietary software licenses are usually licensed for a fixed number of…

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Computer systems

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What is one advantage of proprietary software?

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  • The software is fully tested and supported by the organisation.
  • Help can be sought from the organisation who supplied the software if problems occur.
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What is one disadvantage of proprietary software?

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  • There is an initial or ongoing (subscription) cost.
  • Only the machine code version of the software is distributed, which cannot be edited.
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What is open source software?

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Software where the source code is publicly available

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Is the source code of open source software open to the public?

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Yes

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What is one advantage of open source software?

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  • It usually costs nothing
  • It provides the source code so that anyone can modify the software for their own purposes
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What is one disadvantage of open source software?

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  • There is no guarantee that it works properly, as there is no requirement for anyone to ensure it is bug free.
  • Support might not be readily available, especially if the program is not in widespread use.

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