MIS-4 Flashcards
Acceptable use policy
Set of rules specifying the legal and ethical use of a system and the consequences of noncompliance
Accountability
Issues involving both the user’s and the organization’s responsibilities and liabilities
Nonrepudiation
Method for binding all the parties to a contract
Users should: _ _ _ _ to minimize the invasion of privacy
- Conduct business only with Web sites that have privacy policies
- Limit access to personal information to those with authorization
- Identify ways to prevent personal information gathered from being disclosed without consent
- Be able to review their records and correct any inaccuracies
Organizations must: _ _ _ _ _ _ to minimize the invasion of privacy
- Ensure data’s reliability and take precautions to prevent misuse of the data
- Make sure any data collection has a stated purpose
- Use verification procedures to ensure data accuracy
- Correct or delete incorrect data and delete the data when it is no longer needed for the stated purpose
- Not keep record-keeping systems that store personal data a secret
- Take all necessary measures to prevent unauthorized access to data and misuse of data
Federal Data Protection Laws
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA)
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Spam
Unsolicited e-mail sent for advertising purposes.
Sent in bulk using automated mailing software
Cookies
Small text files with unique ID tags that are embedded in a Web browser and saved on the user’s hard drive
Log files
Record a user’s actions on a Web site and are generated by Web server software
Types of Information on the Web
- Public information
- Private Inormation
Categories in Intellectual Property
- Industrial property
- Copyrighted material
- Trademark
- Patent
Laws Covering Software Piracy
- Telecommunications Act of 1996
- Communications Decency Act (CDA)
- Laws against spamming
Cybersquatting
Registering, selling, or using a domain name to profit from someone else’s trademark
Typosquatting
Relies on typographical errors made by Web users when typing a Web site address into a Web browser
Digital Divide
Divide created between the information rich and the information poor by information technology and the Internet
Impact of Information Technology in the Workplace
- Creation of technical jobs, requiring extensive training
- Increased consumers’ purchasing power
- Direct effect on the nature of jobs
= work from home
= Organizations have wider range for employment
Job deskilling
Occurs when skilled labor is eliminated by high technology
Virtual organizations
Networks of independent companies, suppliers, customers, and manufacturers connected via information technologies
Potential Benefits of Telecommuting
- Increased productivity
- Decreased neighborhood crime (more time in home)
- No commute
- Reduced costs for office space and utilities
Potential Drawback of Telecommuting
- No regulated work routine
- Less interaction with coworkers
- Family interruptions and household distractions
Health Issues of Information Technology
- Vision problems
- Musculoskeletal problems
- Skin problems
- Stress-related problems
Green Computing
- Promotes a sustainable environment and consumes the least amount of energy
- Involves the design, manufacture, use, and disposal of computers, servers, and computing devices with minimal impact on the environment
- Requires cooperation of both private and public sectors
Ways to Achieve Green Computing
- Designing products that last longer and are modular in design
- Designing search engines and computing routines that are faster and consume less energy
- Replacing underutilized smaller servers with one large server using a virtualization technique
Key Terms:
- Acceptable use policy
- Accountability
- Non repudiation
- spam
- cookies
- log files
- intellectual property
- Cyber squatting
- Digital divide
- Virtual organizations
- Green computing
