Chapter 15

Question 1

What are some of the ten commandments written by the Computer Ethics Institute.(4)

Answer 1

-Do not use a computer to harm other people
-Do not use a computer to steal.
-Think of the social consequences of the program you are designing
-Always use computers in ways that ensure consideration and respect for fellow humans

Question 2

What Issues need to be considered when evaluating uses of computers?(3)

Answer 2

Legal issues
Environmental issues
Cultural issues

Question 3

Name 3 laws that programmers need to adhere to.

Answer 3

Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1998)
General Data Protection Regulation (2018)
Computer Misuse Act 1998

Question 4

Define patent

Answer 4

Permission granted by a government to a person for a set period of time to stop others from making use of their inventions without their permissions.

Question 5

What does the GDPR do

Answer 5

Protect personal data that is held online.

Question 6

What does the Computer Misuse Act do.

Answer 6

Unauthorized access to computers to commit theft, destruction/changing of data

Question 7

What is a license

Answer 7

Provides users with the right to copies of the software.
Do not give ownership, so the user cannot edit source code.
Can allow or disallow the use of the software commercially or to share.

Question 8

What is an open source license

Answer 8

Allows users to use, modify and share code.

Question 9

Advantages of os license

Answer 9

Free
Can modify
OS community and forums

Question 10

Disadvantages of OS

Answer 10

needs specialist knowledge
May not appear professional
May not be thoroughly tested

Question 11

Outline 3 principles of the data protection act

Answer 11

Data must be kept secure
Data must be deleted when no longer needed
Data must not be sold to third parties

Question 12

What is proprietary software?

Answer 12

Provides users to the rights of copies to the software in return for a price
-Does not give ownership of the source code