CHAPTER 2 Flashcards
used to serve and connect people in the modern world.
Computer technology
Fill in the blanks:
1_________, communities, government and 2.____________ rely on computer technology to produce or innovate the 3________ of things in their lives, such as food, 4_________, entertainment, 5________, communication, education and 6.____________.
- Individuals
- Organizations
- Majority
- Services
- Health care
- Transportation
Enumerate:
Benefits of Computer Technology
- Communication
- Business
- Medicine
- Travel
- Education
Benefits of Computer Technology: (What)
It provides a number of benefits in terms of fast communication.
Instant messaging, Video conferencing, Email programs
Communication
Benefits of Computer Technology: (What)
It allows for the automation of numerous manufacturing processes.
It provides real-time access to financial markets across the globe, 24 hours a day.
Business
Benefits of Computer Technology: (What)
There is an entire sub-discipline in the field of information technology called “health informatics” that focuses on integration of various computer technologies into the medical field.
Medicine
Example/s how Communication benefits from Computer Technology:
1.Instant messaging
2. Video conferencing
3. Email programs
an entire sub-discipline in the field of information technology that focuses on integration of various computer technologies into the medical fields
Health informatics
Benefits of Computer Technology: (What)
Computer technology radically alters the process of ______. Savvy travelers no longer need a travel agent to get to their destination of choice.
Travel
Example/s how Travel benefits from Computer Technology
- Online Services
- GPS Systems
The benefits of computer technology are manifold. Computers in classroom provide young children the opportunity to learn skills, such as touch-typing, and core types of programs, such as word processing and spreadsheet applications, they will need throughout their careers.
Education
allows users the world over to pursue informal and formal distance learning, ranging from simple how-to videos up to graduate level college degrees.
Internet
Give at least 5 Advantages of Computer Technology:
- Increase your productivity
*Connects you to the Internet
*Can store vast amounts of information and reduce waste
*Helps sort, organize, and search through information
*Get a better understanding of data
*Keeps you connected
*Can help you learn and keep you informed
*Can make you money
*Can help automate and monitor
*Save time
*Assist the physically challenged
*Find love in your life
*Keeps you entertained
Give at least 5 Disadvantages of Computer Technology:
*Carpal tunnel and eye strain
*Too much sitting
*Short attention span and too much multitasking
*Can limit learning and create a dependency.
*Potential loss of privacy
*Time sinks and lots of distractions
*Increases waste and impacts the environment.
*Can reduce jobs.
*Trolls, abuse, stalking, and exploitation
*You could become anti-social or depressed.
derived from the Greek word ethos which means “character” or “custom”, which is equivalent to Latin word “more”, from which word like morality, morals, and morale are derived.
Ethics
the study of the morality of human actions
focuses on the care for the soul.
an area of philisopy that deals with man’s pursuit of the good life.
Ethics
a field of study that is concerned with questions of values, that is, judgements whether what human act (also called conduct or behavior) is a “good” or “bad” (some theories use the terms “right” or “wrong”, “correct” or “incorrect”).
Ethics
deals with the guiding procedures, values and practices that are adopted and applied to regulate and control the use of computers and its applications.
Computer Ethics
Ethical practices are written into or can be based from:
- Laws
- Code of Practice, Code of Conduct, Code of Professional Practice, Code of Ethics, Professional Code of Ethics.
This code of practice are styled as a code of Professional Responsibility, which include guidelines to handle difficult issues and decision.
Code of Practice, Code of Conduct, Code of Professional Practice, Code of Ethics, Professional Code of Ethics
________ governs society.
Law/s
_____________is an example of written, formal and rigid laws.
Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines
_____________is an example of unwritten, informal and flexible laws.
Traditions or belief
This code of practice is styled as a code of ________________ , which include guidelines to handle difficult issues and decision.
Professional Responsibility
Basic guidelines for using computers and information technology formulated by Computer Ethics Institute (CEI) :
(10 Commandments of Computer Ethics)
- Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
- Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s computer work
- Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files.
- Thou shalt not use computer to steal.
- Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness
- Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
- Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.
- Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output
- Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are developing.
- Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans.
Mema lang: Title of Chapter 2
Computers in our Daily Life
