Ethics of computing Flashcards
What are the 5 parts of the electronic life cycle
Raw materials
Manufacturing
Transport
Energy
Environment
What is the impact of raw materials(3)
Workers exploited in bad conditions, diverse amounts of materials needed, chemicals pumped into the river
What is the impact of manufacturing (3)
Huge amounts of workers in sweatshops, workers in very close proximity, huge power used in factories
What is the impact of transport(3)
1000s of containers transported, huge amounts of diesel and energy used, diesel dumped overboard and destroys the ocean
What is the impact of energy(3)
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
What is the impact of waste4)
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
What does the DPA stand for
Data protection act
Who is the information commisioner
The 1 person responsible for this he upholding of computing laws
What is the difference between data subject and personal data
Data subject is data kept by you while personal rate is data that can identify you
What must personal data be(8)
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
What is level 1 of the computer misuse act
Unauthorised access
What is level 2 of the computer misuse act
Level 1 with intent to change
What is level 3 of the computer misuse act
Unauthorised alterations to data
What does the copyrights and patents act do
Prevents unauthorised distribution of intellectual property
What are the 3 types of licenses
Single, multiple, site
What is licensing
Software is often sold with a number of licences
What does the Creative Commons license do
Allows people with protected work to allow free distribution of the work. May be commercial or non commercial
What is source code(3)
The original language used to make the program. Usually refers to a high level language. Source code can be edited.
What is object code(3)
Compiled executable code which is machine code. Low level code. Cant be edited usually.
What is open source code
Software distributed with the source code so it can be edited
What are 3 characteristics of open source code
Generally allows users to edit/change code themselves, usually free to download, may be able to edit and distribute the updated changes
What is closed source code
Software distributed as object code so it’s virtually unidentifiable
What are 5 characteristics of closed source software
Licensed software, costs money mostly, produced professionally, many features built in, official updates and bug fixes.
