Ethics of computing

Question 1

What are the 5 parts of the electronic life cycle

Answer 1

Raw materials
Manufacturing
Transport
Energy
Environment

Question 2

What is the impact of raw materials(3)

Answer 2

Workers exploited in bad conditions, diverse amounts of materials needed, chemicals pumped into the river

Question 3

What is the impact of manufacturing (3)

Answer 3

Huge amounts of workers in sweatshops, workers in very close proximity, huge power used in factories

Question 4

What is the impact of transport(3)

Answer 4

1000s of containers transported, huge amounts of diesel and energy used, diesel dumped overboard and destroys the ocean

Question 5

What is the impact of energy(3)

Answer 5

Doesn’t take much energy to use a phone or laptop, server houses use tons of ac and energy, crypto mining takes lots of energy for server files

Question 6

What is the impact of waste4)

Answer 6

Should be recycled but most go in landfill, lots of computers dumped overseas, children work to recycle overseas giving low life expectancy, poisonous chemicals used

Question 7

What does the DPA stand for

Answer 7

Data protection act

Question 8

Who is the information commisioner

Answer 8

The 1 person responsible for this he upholding of computing laws

Question 9

What is the difference between data subject and personal data

Answer 9

Data subject is data kept by you while personal rate is data that can identify you

Question 10

What must personal data be(8)

Answer 10

Processed fairly, for stated purposes, relevant, up to date, kept no longer then necessary, kept secure, processed according to your rights, not transferred outside of the EU unless adequate treaties

Question 11

What is level 1 of the computer misuse act

Answer 11

Unauthorised access

Question 12

What is level 2 of the computer misuse act

Answer 12

Level 1 with intent to change

Question 13

What is level 3 of the computer misuse act

Answer 13

Unauthorised alterations to data

Question 14

What does the copyrights and patents act do

Answer 14

Prevents unauthorised distribution of intellectual property

Question 15

What are the 3 types of licenses

Answer 15

Single, multiple, site

Question 16

What is licensing

Answer 16

Software is often sold with a number of licences

Question 17

What does the Creative Commons license do

Answer 17

Allows people with protected work to allow free distribution of the work. May be commercial or non commercial

Question 18

What is source code(3)

Answer 18

The original language used to make the program. Usually refers to a high level language. Source code can be edited.

Question 19

What is object code(3)

Answer 19

Compiled executable code which is machine code. Low level code. Cant be edited usually.

Question 20

What is open source code

Answer 20

Software distributed with the source code so it can be edited

Question 21

What are 3 characteristics of open source code

Answer 21

Generally allows users to edit/change code themselves, usually free to download, may be able to edit and distribute the updated changes

Question 22

What is closed source code

Answer 22

Software distributed as object code so it’s virtually unidentifiable

Question 23

What are 5 characteristics of closed source software

Answer 23

Licensed software, costs money mostly, produced professionally, many features built in, official updates and bug fixes.